{"id":10203,"date":"2015-12-30T22:12:31","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T03:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=10203"},"modified":"2016-01-14T08:49:03","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T13:49:03","slug":"new-orleans-louisiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=10203","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans, Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, December 30, 2015<\/p>\n<p>As this eventful year draws to an end, we find ourselves in NOLA celebrating a decade birthday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8310.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10238\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8310.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8310\" width=\"400\" height=\"278\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We arrived Monday evening after an easy three hour plane ride and explored &#8220;The Crescent City.&#8221; This nickname refers to New Orleans&#8217;s location within a bend of the Mississippi River.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_83191.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10239\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_83191.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8319\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The famous Bourbon Street was tacky and crowded with rowdy young tourists. 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