Hi, everybody! I want to welcome you to New Orleans.
Tour USA is going to show you the city which was once called the Paris of America.
My name is Louise Faraday and I’ll be your guide today.
I hope you are hungry because we will stop for lunch at one of New Orleans’ famous restaurants.
But you will be back at your hotel by three o’clock.
First we are going to drive along the River Road.
You see the beautiful plantations, wonderful old homes that have been kept as they were more than 100 years ago.
These were plantations that raised sugar cane.
If you have time while you are in New Orleans, you can take a trip along the river in one of the many tour boats.
Of course, the heart of New Orleans is the French Quarter.
Notice the iron balconies and the courtyards of the lovely homes we are passing.
They look French or Spanish because they city was first French, and then became Spanish, and then became French again!
Then around 1800 New Orleans became part of the United States.
The city has kept its European feeling.
You should see New Orleans in the spring during the Mardi Gras Festival!
That is the most exciting time to be here.
We are now passing some of the famous jazz clubs.
New Orleans is the home of jazz, and people come from everywhere to hear the great musicians play.
But now it’s lunch time and here we are at Antoine’s, one of the most famous restaurants in America.
Of course it’s French!
I hope you have enjoyed seeing New Orleans with Tour USA.
Tour USA is going to show you the city which was once called the Paris of America.
My name is Louise Faraday and I’ll be your guide today.
I hope you are hungry because we will stop for lunch at one of New Orleans’ famous restaurants.
But you will be back at your hotel by three o’clock.
First we are going to drive along the River Road.
You see the beautiful plantations, wonderful old homes that have been kept as they were more than 100 years ago.
These were plantations that raised sugar cane.
If you have time while you are in New Orleans, you can take a trip along the river in one of the many tour boats.
Of course, the heart of New Orleans is the French Quarter.
Notice the iron balconies and the courtyards of the lovely homes we are passing.
They look French or Spanish because they city was first French, and then became Spanish, and then became French again!
Then around 1800 New Orleans became part of the United States.
The city has kept its European feeling.
You should see New Orleans in the spring during the Mardi Gras Festival!
That is the most exciting time to be here.
We are now passing some of the famous jazz clubs.
New Orleans is the home of jazz, and people come from everywhere to hear the great musicians play.
But now it’s lunch time and here we are at Antoine’s, one of the most famous restaurants in America.
Of course it’s French!
I hope you have enjoyed seeing New Orleans with Tour USA.