The River Walk and Canal Street Mall

From our hotel room we could see a very large sign in the near distance. It read "River Walk Mall" and advertised on the side of the building were what shops were inside. Stores such as Forever 21, Coach, and Lucky Brand, to name a few. Back home, shops like these are not close by. So, my roommate and I were very excited to go shopping here! Once we finally got there, we realized that the Canal Street mall was not very far away. This mall had shops such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co, and Louis Vuitton. I had never been to those stores before, so we made sure to stop at that mall too!

So, our fist stop was the River Walk. This mall had a large food court including Chinese food, seafood, fried chicken, and desserts. Along with the stores mentioned above, there were also several large tourists shops that had tons of souvenirs. The prices at these shops seemed to be a bit cheaper than those in the French Quarter. However, I would say the French Market still had the lowest prices. At the opposite end of the mall a Hilton hotel was connected to it which included a Starbucks! A little hard to find, but it was the closest one around and my roommate was very happy to find it. I enjoyed this mall a lot because there were so many different shops and I could spend all day there! Another store that I like was IT'SUGAR. This is a large candy shop with all sorts of candy sold in large quantities. Something strange that they had were flavored crickets! When I saw that I couldn't believe it and I thought that they were fake. But, they definitely weren't. Overall, I would definitely recommend going to the River Walk Mall. This is a good place to go to buy souvenirs that are a little nicer than at the French Market.

 A selfie at the food court                                                                   My roommate and I shopping

 

 Flavored crickets

After the River Walk Mall, my roommate and I took a short walk to the Canal Street mall. When we arrived, our attention was immediately drawn to the HUMONGOUS Christmas tree in the middle of the mall. I had never seen a tree so big before, inside of a building anyway. It was so pretty and decorated with traditional gold lights and decorations. I can't stand it when a tree is decorated with bright colors like pink; I like the traditional golds, silvers, and reds. Anyway. after we took pictures next to the tree, which was too big to fit into the picture, we made our way to a store that my roommate had been dying to go to, Tiffany & Co. 

Now that we were inside Tiffany & Co, Bree wanted to try on a big, sparkly engagement ring. We were looking at all of the rings and she picked an engagement ring in a light blue box and I picked a wedding set. When we were helped, the man informed us that the ring Bree decided to try on cost $143,000!!! I will always remember what he told me. He said, "$143,000, not a very nice car, but a decent ring." I could not believe what he just said!! I wondered what kind of car he was driving! Anyway, after Bree tried on the beautifully expensive ring I tried on the wedding set. The set I picked was a much more affordable $80,000. HA! What can I say, we have good taste. 

Bree's $143,000 ring

My $80,000 set

 

After we finally left Tiffany & Co, feeling excited yet sad because we couldn't afford the rings, we visited the other stores inside the mall. This mall did not have as many stores as the River Walk. The stores it did have were all name brand, designer stores and were extremely expensive! Honestly, I don't think I could afford anything there. So, overall, I would definitely go to this mall to see the sights, but that is about it. Unless you are rich.