Burgundy Bed and Breakfast
While traveling through the south we made an impromptu decision to hit New Orleans. From a Tuscaloosa motel I scoped the internet for a bed and breakfast, knowing that even post Katrina B&Bs still populated the French Quarter, and we’d get a good insight into New Orleans by staying with someone rather than through a hotel window.
Carl has owned the Burgundy for many years, and gave me a warm invitation by telephone. Five hours later, after driving past the eerily empty suburbs of New Orleans drove around the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood until we honed it on his house.
The Burgundy Bed and Breakfast is located in a beautiful long old home. Known as “shotgun” houses, often you can see, (or shoot), from the front door all the way through the rear. The residence was immaculate on the outside and inside. High ceilings, bright colors, modern and tasteful, we immediately felt at home. Our host Carl gave us a primer navigating the winding grid of streets.
I found the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood to be a wonderful quiet area full of beautiful homes and small businesses. When traveling to a large city, especially if I only have a few days to spend, I prefer to base myself in one residential area in order to better absorb the local scene and pace of life.
Carl was a wonderful host. We had an excellent breakfast each morning and met another gay couple from the Netherlands that was also doing a deep south road trip.
