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What can you say about New Orleans that hasn’t already been said ??? If it involves having a great time, then New Orleans is the place…if its Mardi Gras time, then you are really going to have a blast. Guess what…ITS MARDI GRAS time and we’re really having a blast!!! We are camped on the opposite side of Lake Pontchartrain as New Orleans so that means we either take I-12 to Slidell and then I-10 into New Orleans or make the 24 mile drive across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. That causeway is amazing. Like I just wrote, it is 24 miles long, 4 lanes wide (2 & 2 with water dividing), 65 MPH (and everyone does it…), and a toll of $3 total. It also saves us about 15-20 minutes travel time vs. I-10/I-12. Our first drive into N.O. was no big deal. We just plugged our destination into our GPS and drove directly into our parking lot. For $16 we had a full day enjoying the town. Our first destination was to the “French Quarter”, but especially to Café du Monde. You all know how much I enjoy coffee, and you also know how much I enjoy my pastries,
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