27 Doors to Walk Through in New Orleans
Latest News | December 14, 2015
Source: huffingtonpost St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, LA. (c) Michelle Moore
New Orleans is a city of made of equal parts magic, music, and lovers of life. When walking down the streets of the French Quarter, Frenchman Street, and the Garden District, you can't help but stroll among the spirits of yesterday -- each one filled with a variety of emotions ranging from love, light, and strength to sorrow, darkness and despair. New Orleans is a city with a history like no other, a city that embodies strength and perseverance, a city that continually rebuilds. New Orleans has shown the world time and time again that no matter how fierce the storms are that cross it's path, it will continue to shine because brass never rusts, and when one song ends, it's time for the next one to begin.
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I was in New Orleans a week ago, for the first time in over ten years, accompanied by two lovely girlfriends who have a gift for capturing picturesque moments. Our adventure mantra was threefold: (1) have an open mind and be bold, (2) go with the flow and allow the city take us wherever she wanted us to go, and (3) if doors opened, walk through them.
Our rules worked like magic. One day we found ourselves smiling from ear to ear as we danced to the sax player that is Donald Harrison (get ready to swoon ladies), followed by a quick stop to get our tarot cards read in the French Quarter, dancing to the Rebirth Brass Band at The Maple Leaf Bar alongside Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top, enjoying our adventure into the wee hours of the morning. Another day we'd be dancing in the streets to a brass band on the corner of Chartres St. and Frenchmen St., only to walk down Bourbon Street onto the set of Jack Reacher 2 while Tom Cruise ran through a Halloween parade in December. One afternoon we jumped into an Uber right after John Malkovich jumped out only to head to a book store where the handsome gentlemen buying books next to me was Michiel Huisman from HBO'sTreme and Game of Thrones (sorry ladies, he's taken). New Orleans is filled with both danger and excitement around every corner, but if you keep your ears and eyes open, it is a city where anyone can have the same front row seat for amazing food, music, and new life experiences.
The Crescent City embraced us, unlocking doors every step of the way. It unlocked a door in my heart that will forever be open to the people, the sounds, and the spirits that are the city of New Orleans.
27 Doors to Walk Through in New Orleans
1. Café du Monde - 800 Decatur St.
Close your eyes. Make a wish as you blow lightly on the plate full of powdered sugar. Feel gratitude for how awesome your life is going to get after you take your first bite. Every day should begin and end with coffee and beignets from the 24 hour café that is Café du Monde.
