A Day in New Orleans

North Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans, LA

MAILBAG!!  The letter reprinted below arrived from New York City, NY.  It is a city like New Orleans, a place that everybody knows and dreams about.  Our historic and colorful New Orleans bed and breakfast is building its reputation by reviews on Trip Advisor and on bedandbreakfast.com, but it is always good to get real mail from the U.S. Postal Service.

The Letter:

Dear La Belle Esplanade,

We were at wits' end trying to decide where to stay in New Orleans.  Luckily, you're listing showed up on hotels.com.  We visited your website and made our reservation directly through whaleheadking.com.  

After we checked in, we followed your recommendations to enjoy your neighborhood before heading to the French Quarter.  We saw the most beautiful cast-iron cornstalk fence in the whole city.  

Around the corner from Community Coffee

We walked up to City park and the art museum.  We enjoyed a cup of cafe au lait with chicory at Morning Call.  

New Orleans Peristyle

The whole afternoon seemed like a dream.  We thought we saw the Roman Candy Cart in the distance.

Roman Candy on St. Charles Avenue

We walked up to Angelo Bracato where we shared two scoops of ice cream, and we picked up two strawberry taffy sticks to go.  

Since long before anyone reading this was born, there has been a Bracato making spumoni

We walked back and sat on the couch in Les Fleurs Suite.  It was so nice to do something unplanned and wholly magical.

Your suite is waiting

For dinner, we walked lakeside toward North Broad Street.  We didn't want to stray too far from the neighborhood.  We had a dinner we will never forget.

Neon in New Orleans

We will never forget any of our stay.  Thank you for introducing us to the New Orleans outside the French Quarter and the tourism brochures.  What a city!

Thanks for everything,
CP and AT.
NY, NY

[Editor's note:  Names have been obscured to protect the happy.]

A votre sante,
La Belle Esplanade bed and breakfast