They weren't actual suits of armor, I must clarify. They were the decorative suits of armor.
Dowding, the food is ok...too spicy for my liking. The raw oysters are my favorite, eaten at the oyster bar. With beer and crackers, hot sauce and Worchester Sauce.
There are some good Italian restaurants in the French Quarter, plus one or two great seafood restaurants. But it's been at least 10 years since I was there, and I live 2 hours away.
Attending a convention would be the best way to experience New Orleans. Even folks who have lived here (Mobile) for many years, always seem to stay in the tourist part of the French Quarter when they visit there.
There was a cool bar called The Dungeon, that opened at 12 midnight. Hippy bar. Was way back in an interior section of a city block, accessed by a brick path about 100 feet long, through a narrow courtyard with a colorful waterfall. Place was cramped and elongated, not unlike a submarine. It even had a conning tower bar up a spiral staircase. This upper bar was small and about 12 by 20 feet, or smaller...padded in carpet with couches or sandbag type chairs lining the walls, and a bar on one end. Two small tables and chairs.
If it's still there, that would be the place to go.
Les
