In January, 1999, my family and I went on a fabulous vacation.  We started our trip in New Orleans.  In addition to observing the architecture, listening to the music, sampling the food, going shopping and meeting people along Bourbon Street, the Home of Jazz, there are wax museums, trolley cars and quaint antique shops.  Riverwalk, a modern and extensive shopping mall, is located right on the pier where our ship was docked.   From our hotel, the Holiday Inn Express, we were able to walk directly to the point of embarkation, which was an unexpected convenience.
 
 
        To see a large picture of our ship at the pier in New Orleans, click here.
 

	Bourbon Street, early in the morning.
	Wax museum near Bourbon Street.
	Horse drawn carriages abound.  To see more of the New Orleans landscape, click here or click on the picture.