The 'Big Easy'

Vanessa getting in on the act in New Orleans

It was a sad start to the day, not just because we had to get up at 4am, but we had to return the Mustang before catching our flight to New Orleans, Louisiana.

Affectionately known as the 'Big Easy', it didn't take us long to settle in once we'd checked in for our three night stay at a very small and quirky guesthouse. It was situated just a couple of minutes walk in the hot sunshine from Frenchmen Street where live music could be heard from every bar. It hooks you in very quickly and before we knew it we were tucking into a pulled rabbit and spicy sausage jambalaya with crayfish and a shrimp creole at Coop's Bar.

Wandering the streets with their French colonial buildings, a very cool looking street entertainer decided that Vanessa would be be an excellent victim for his act, much to everyone's amusement, especially mine.