Hey guys, just wanted to thank everyone for the great advice. New Orleans was an amazing place, it's so refreshing to go to a city that still has some unique qualities that you can't find anywhere else. The people are really friendly and chatty (almost too much), but have clearly gone through a lot.
Jazzfest was amazing....I highly recommend building a trip down south around this. I spent most of my time in the Blues tent, but the Zydeco music was also really great....so much better to hear this live, surrounded by a lot of great food options. Unfortunately it was raining for a good chunk of the day, but since the weather was so warm and humid, it really didn't matter.
I went on a swamp tour which I highly recommend to anyone (do the small 6 man boat though, not the giant 20-man ones). We saw a lot of gators, snakes, turtles, and even some wild boars and nutria. Amazing to get so close.
Here's a little photo of us feeding a gator with a marshmallow. Apparently they'll eat anything, and marshmallows tend to look like dead floating fish.
Speaking of which, I've never eaten so many new animals. I can now check Gator, Turtle, Crawfish, Corbia off my list....
Bourbon Street wasn't really my bag, but that's alright, the french quarter was still great.
