Bourbon Street, New Orleans & a lil bit of Baton Rouge

I was in Louisiana this past 4th of July for the Essence music festival. My friends and I flew into Baton Rouge and the plan was to explore the city before driving down to New Orleans (the festival location). On asking our Baton Rouge hotel receptionist what adventures we could get up to, she gave us a ten minutes speech on how awfully boring it was in Baton Rouge, and how we were crazy to think we could have fun there. We decided to still hit the streets, and true to her words, there was absolutely nothing to do in Baton Rouge! We went to the old State Capitol and turned our time there to a mini photo shoot. 

New Orleans on the other hand was bustling with activity, and once we freshened up at our hotel, we headed straight to the French Quarters to stuff our faces with Cajun and Creole cuisine (Etouffe, anyone!). Thereafter, we went to the legendary Bourbon Street. I had heard so much about Bourbon Street, and I was not in any way disappointed. The partying, the street dancing and drinking was epic!

It was a fun day, but I wish I had taken the time to explore the brightly colored creole cottages, and enjoy authentic jazz music.

I will be posting pictures from the music festival but for now enjoy the pictures from my first day in Louisiana!

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Baton Rouge street direction

Old Louisiana State Capitol  in BR

Still in Baton Rouge

Bourbon Street, NOLA!

Louis Armstrong Park, French quarters   

So we stopped at the famous Cafe Du Monde for some beignet

and of course we had to get some hand grenades!

That's all folks. Have an amazing week.

Travel Therapy: Brussels

Of all the cities I visited during my Europe spring tour, Brussels was my absolute favorite. While I am a sucker for old architecture, I also appreciate contemporary looks, and Brussels offered a perfect blend of traditional and modern. Brussels was the 4th city I visited and by then, I was spent,and was not in anyway interested in exploring museums or cathedrals. We spent most of the time strolling around, people watching and off course stuffing our faces with Belgian ice cream and waffle-YUM! Here are some of the pictures. Enjoy!

A trip to Belgium is not complete without a taste of waffles and icecream

Travel Therapy: Montreux-Vevey area, Switzerland

The 3rd installment from my Europe trip features my day trip to the scenic and beautiful towns of Montreaux & Vevey. Other than my painful shoes, I had the most perfect day in this picturesque region. My time there was spent visiting the famous Chateau de Chillon and just generally chilling by the seaside. We briefly visited Lausanne, but at that point, I was too tired to whip out my camera.  

I hope you enjoy the pictures.

At Château de Chillon which is located on the shore of Lake Geneva in Veytaux

Army uniforms in Chateau de Chillon

Chilling at the shore side

Charlie Chaplin adopted the lovely city of Vevey and a statue by the lake side was erected in his remembrance 

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You can see the alps in the far distance

Located across the Alimentarium Food Museum, the giant fork was set up to mark the museum's 10th anniversary

The quaint town of Vevey

Random fact: Milk chocolate was invented in Vevey by Daniel Peter in 1875. Source

That's all folks,  have a great week.

Travel Therapy: Genève

Hi all, this is the second installment from my Europe trip. Geneva, Switzerland was my first stop in Europe and I stayed there for three days. Genève is a gorgeous but EXTREMELY expensive city. Of all the places I visited, it was the cleanest and had the most polite people. I enjoyed my stay there but was bummed out by the snow storm that prevented me from going to one of the Swiss Alps! Below are some of the sights I captured. 

Enjoy...

Jet d'Eau at Lake Geneva

L'horloge fleurie(flower clock) at Jardin Anglais.
Geneva is famous for its watchmakers and this flower clock is an ode to the city's clockmakers

The Broken Chair opposite the Palais des Nations

and of course I had to stop by the UN.Even if only to touch the walls.

Fooling around with the canon guns at l'Ancien Arsenal

Parc Des Bastions

Giant chess game at Parc des Bastions

Lake Geneva

Monument de la Réformation at University of Geneva


That's all folks, have a fab week!