New Orleans Aerial Tour

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So here we are at May, and let me just say that when I was first planning out all of my dates for the year, I was really most nervous about this one. (See other date ideas here). Groupon gave me this at a fantastic price that I had no choice but to buy it, I also had no choice but to use it before it expired which was May, my birthday month. So I became fearless  for my birthday! Ok, ok I guess I wont leave you hanging any longer.

(This is my super excited so I’m not looking super nervous face!)

Backstory:

For my May date, I took me and the boyfriend on a 30 minute aerial tour of New Orleans. Now, I know some of you are thinking… really? that’s it? But for me, a person who has NEVER flown in all 27 (almost 28 years) of her life. It was. (See where I’ve traveled since then! ) Some say the teeny tiny place are worse than the big commercial ones. For me, I just liked that A) it was 30 minutes and B) the pilot was right there to for me to yell, ” GET. ME. DOWN!” …you know, just in casies.

Luckily, I didn’t have any issues, and actually wanted to stay up longer. It made me realize it was a silly fear and since I’ve been on multiple airlines and even flown by myself.

The Date:

The 30 minute aerial tour was really cool to be able to see your own city from above. Our pilot has been flying for years and quite comical. He made us feel safe and offered to let us pick where to go. We really didn’t think that far about it, so it just took us over all the traditional spots. If you’ve been here, you know New Orleans is not that big. We got to get great pictures of the Superdome, the fairgrounds, the cemeteries, Lake Pontchartrain etc.

Here’s just a few of the great pictures we took from above:

The mighty Mississippi was prominent from all around.

The fairgrounds were not quite as green as normal as Jazzfest was the two weekends before.

Our cemeteries… crazy to look at from above. Since New Orleans is below sea level, we bury our loved ones above ground.

The city:

Lake Pontchartrain and the interstate along with great landscape views:

It was truly a wonderful site, and as quick as we were up, we were back down.

The Groupon, (if anyone was interested) was a buy one get one free. So seeing how one of us basically flew for free, I had to take it. If I remember correctly, it was $125/person. So I payed $125 plus gas for our trip. It was definitely one of our more expensive trips but well worth it for me to get over my fear of flying and for the sites. Definitely check out Groupon if you are looking for ideas in your city.

On to June where we become tourist and meet people from all over the US.

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