We arrived in New Orleans during spring flood, the mighty Mississippi was getting close to the top of Levies, As we always do in a port city, we wanted to spend some time out on the water to get a feel of the river. We chose a lunch time Jazz cruise on the Riverboat Natchez, a 100 year old steam powered classic. The music was great and the food was surprisingly good. Notice the house rooftops down below the river level, the streets are 15 feet below water level. The river was incredibly busy with ship and barge traffic, grain and coal from America’s heartland brought here on the river to be exported world wide.
Bourbon Street was half empty so the small Jazz clubs had plenty of room. We were amazed at the caliber of musicians playing, true pros and a wonderful experience. We could have spent more time in this beautiful city, we’ll be back. 
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