New Orleans this Afternoon

After our swamp tour this morning, we spent the afternoon in town.  Lunch first at Coop's Place.

The best soup I have had in a long time - red fish, along with salad.  Dan had the same.  G and Ts to wash it all down.  And then a wander through the French Market (touristy but interesting and a lot of different foods as well, and then down to Jackson Square where we took the opportunity to have a close up view of the Mississippi again.  A huge liner was going past.  We watched ships, dredges and boats from the levee for a while, then Dan got pressured into having his shoes shined by a local but it was entertaining, nevertheless.

Lots of colourful characters down there.  We did a bit of people watching.

 Barges up and down here all the time and freight.

 Riverboat cruising is a thing, too.

 Here is the liner - quite a way up the rivers so there must be a good channel through.

 This is in Jackson Square.

 Here is the French market.