You did not go to the right places and do the right things. Bourbon Street is one big smelly tourist trap.
“You did not go to the right places and do the right things.”
Actually we were there for a week long visit (Metterie) and incrementally toured the City, but as I recall we blew past Bourbon St. as our tour guide (a relative) didn’t want to linger there. Most of our time was spent in a car traveling about with lifelong local relatives providing history etc., but we had the opportunity to borrow a car and drive about ourselves as well. My statement and opinion of N.O. comes from having been out by ourselves and seeing, and smelling is believing.