Sometimes we come across cemeteries that are interesting to visit. Today, we started the day at the Lafayette Cemetery #1. The main entrance gates were locked when we first walked up, but a custodian arrived before we walked away and told us they were about to have a movie filming crew there and that we could visit the cemetery until they arrived. Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is one of the city's oldest cemeteries. Originally this location was part of the Livaudais Plantation. In 1833 this area became the City of Lafayette, that is when the cemetery was originally established. Lafayette was incorporated into the city of New Orleans in 1852 and dubbed the "Garden District." We walked around, reading the history on rows and rows of tombs/graves, coming in all sorts of different shapes, sizes, dates and conditions. The cemetery is well maintained and laid out decently well. It was an interesting walk.
From there we headed to New Orleans' French Market and the famous Café Du Monde for our first taste of the world famous Beignets. Beignets are square French style doughnuts, lavishly covered with powdered sugar. I loved them! The original Cafe Du Monde Coffee stand was established in 1862 in the New Orleans French Market. Today, the Cafe is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It closes only on Christmas Day.
We wandered around for a while walking down and around Decatur St. We heard a band playing some wonderful jazz music and decided that would be a good place to get something to eat. It was a wide open café with overhead cover, a small band and some great food. We stayed there for a couple of hours enjoying the food, a bottle of wine and the amazing music. We walked along the river before heading back to the Naval Base. This was a perfect day; lovely walks, fabulous food, good wine and awesome jazz.
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