Howdy friends, so Monday was our wedding anniversary and I wanted to surprise Travis with something special. Just like the way he surprised me with a trip to Houston for Valentine’s Day. You can read about that dream here. We don’t really have the time to go anywhere extravagant or exotic for that matter. So I figured, why not a night out in our own backyard so to speak. We live 45 minutes from New Orleans, a magical, mystical, hot mess of a city. LITERALLY. So why not tour like a tourist in our home state.
I wanted this trip to be different, I didn’t want to stay at a Hilton, Hampton Inn, or any other generic hotel. I found some place magical. It’s called Hotel Royal. An 1827 creole townhouse on the corner of Royal Street, one block from Bourbon. Above is a shot of me by in the courtyard.
We had a deluxe balcony room.
One of our views.
We spent the day walking around and squeezed in some shopping of course. Don’t forget who’s writing here. 🙂 I could shop 24/7
We went to the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, and the New Orleans Outlet River Walk.
We saw tons of beautiful art and stopped in a few local shops and boutiques.
There are SO many wonderful places to eat that I feel silly even making suggestions. We stopped in at the following places…
I hope you have a fabulous night my dear. Thanks for reading and if ever given the opportunity to visit the Big Easy, you must do so!
until next time,
stay cute, stay sweet.
xoxo,
marcy b
