New Orleans French Quarter Vacation Tour
New Orleans French Quarter Vacation Tour
Transcript
00:30What's going on everybody, this is Jeff with IslandHopperTV and today we are going to explore
00:38the French Quarter of Narlins, also known as NOLA.
00:43So we're going to explore Decatur, Frenchman Street, Royal.
00:49This here is Royal and St. Peter and there's a lot of things to see and do in the French
00:54Quarter as you're about to discover, more so than just Bourbon Street.
00:59I mean the French Quarter is huge, it is a big, huge walking area and when you come
01:07to New Orleans you're going to have to spend quite a bit of time, if you want, exploring
01:15all of the intricacies of the French Quarter.
01:20I also wanted to give you guys a little bit of a history on New Orleans, or Mardi Gras,
01:28which means Fat Tuesday.
01:31It's a religious festival that takes place in February or March and that's what Mardi
01:39Gras is, Fat Tuesday.
01:43Now you know when you go to Fat Tuesday restaurant what you're dealing with and you've got many
01:48different things.
01:51You've got those cool people there.
01:59Lots of street performers.
02:02We will also show you guys around Bourbon Street.
02:06Now bear in mind, it is the afternoon, so the way it looks down here in the afternoon
02:11and at night, two totally different things.
02:13And it is just a Tuesday.
02:17So, Tuesday afternoon in the French Quarter.
02:23If I go this way a little bit more, that will take me to Decatur and I'll also end up near
02:30the Mississippi River.
02:32If I go that way, that's just downtown, the business district.
02:36So let's go ahead and keep this tour going.
02:40Alright, so, this is Decatur Street.
02:49Now, one of the things I will say, New Orleans in the 1800s was the third largest city in
02:57America.
02:58But, because of flooding, it has come under siege.
03:04Many of you already know what happened in 2004 with Hurricane Katrina.
03:09But the erosion of the New Orleans coastline has been going on for a long time.
03:16It is a part of the Mississippi River Delta.
03:20And, combined with the fact that it is already swamp land, the Mississippi River Delta, and
03:29the ocean just keeps eating away at the flat marshland.
03:32That is what keeps New Orleans on its toes.
03:38So, it does flood here.
03:41Lots of water.
03:43Tidal surge is real around New Orleans.
03:50Or, as they like to call it around here, NOLA.
03:54If I keep going that way, I go to Bourbon Street.
03:59I want to keep taking you guys up and down.
04:02We are on Decatur.
04:06This is Jackson Square.
04:23I'll show you guys Jackson Square real quick.
04:39Bananas.
04:42Banana.
04:54Banana.
05:07So, here you go.
05:08St. Ann in Decatur.
05:10The only other city that kind of reminds me of this place is Key West.
05:17Key West has a little bit of a similar vibe to this here.
05:24So, I went up to Decatur.
05:27I'll add in the market tour.
05:31There is a market up there.
05:33I'll add that in later on in the video if you want to see that.
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06:26So, we're going to cruise down this St. Ann Street.
06:38So, look at this.
06:40Fried Calamari Crab Cakes.
06:42Gulf Shrimp.
06:43Fried Alligator.
06:44Crawfish.
06:46Sautéed Crab Legs.
06:47Frog Legs.
06:49Crawfish.
06:50Wow.
06:57Alright, here we got crab cakes.
07:00And, we got crab claws.
07:03Let's give it a try.
07:07And, here we are at the French Market.
07:21It's on Frenchman Street.
07:37Wow.
07:58That's some pretty good art right there.
08:07It's a beautiful day in Louisiana today.
08:35Look at this.
08:38Have a great day.
08:41A real alligator head.
08:44But, it said no pictures, so I didn't show you guys.
08:48What do we got here?
08:53Oh, some drinks.
08:55Gator Head.
09:00Apple Bainette.
09:08Let's see.
09:16Oh, they got oyster and shrimp.
09:21Look.
09:22Might just have to do some oyster and shrimp.
09:25Oh, boys.
09:34You guys do oyster?
09:35No.
09:36No?
09:37Okay.
09:38Not right now.
09:39Okay.
09:42So, Seinehan and Chartas.
09:53By the way, there are better French pronunciations for most of these words.
10:02But,
10:04I only know c'est la vie.
10:06Bonjour.
10:20A few other words.
10:34Like I said earlier, the French Quarter is really, it's pretty big.
10:40It's not just some one road.
11:03This is a nice street because it's got lots of vegetation on Royal Street.
11:09Let's go cruise Royal Street real quick.
11:11Before we go to Louis Armstrong.
11:25Oh, hey.
11:26We're in the Big Easy.
11:28Bourbon Street.
11:3110 in the morning.
11:57Let's go.
12:28Damn, there's sailors.
12:29There's sailors everywhere.
12:58Hello.
13:23Okay.
13:27Let's go.
13:57Everything okay?
13:59What happened over there?
14:06Alright, I'm going down to Frenchman Quarter.
14:10Frenchman Street.
14:14So, let's keep cruising here on Orleans Street.
14:27Let's go.
14:58This is a main drag, though.
15:03And this main drag is called...
15:13Canal Street.
15:15So, this here is Canal Street.
15:19And,
15:21Canal Street.
15:24So, this here is Canal Street.
15:44I'd say Canal Street separates the French Quarter from downtown.
15:50Let's go.
16:09Go ahead.
16:12Alright, everybody.
16:13Thanks for watching this episode from the French Quarter in New Orleans.
16:17Thanks to everyone who's been liking and subscribing to these videos,
16:20and we will see you guys next time.