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My trip was really supposed to be just driving through Florida, but I couldn't be so close to New Orleans (3 hours from Pensacola) and not visit!! New Orleans is so unique!
You start out your day with an order of
Beignets (fried dough smothered in powdered sugar).
What, pray tell, could be better?
Soon, my face will be smothered in powdered sugar!
BOURBON STREET
I didn't try the Absinthe, but my friend did. I was already
on a sugar high from the Beignets!
I didn't try the Absinthe, but my friend did. I was already
on a sugar high from the Beignets!
It's an interesting process how they light the Absinthe on fire.
This was a fun bunch of musicians playing really good music!
ANIMAL ABUSE!
The cable car is a great way to get around New Orleans.
Beats walking!
The "New Orleans Water Meter" is actually a water meter box cover commonly seen throughout the streets of New Orleans. It is so unique that many companies have started producing New Orleans memorabilia in the form of t-shirts, jewelry, and coffee table coasters using its likeness. The surge in recent interest in this water meter is because since the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, local New Orleanians and many of the city's supporters have been showing their pride by wearing fleur de lis and water meter accessories. There are few things that say "New Orleans" like a fleur de lis, or their very own special water meter cover. You see this all over the French Quarter.
Saint Louis Cemetery is the name of 3 Roman Catholic
cemeteries in New Orleans. All these graves are above-
ground vaults; most were constructed in the 18th
Century and 19th Century. It is a fascinating place
to visit, and a big part of New Orleans' history.
cemeteries in New Orleans. All these graves are above-
ground vaults; most were constructed in the 18th
Century and 19th Century. It is a fascinating place
to visit, and a big part of New Orleans' history.
This was unexplainable to me too!
This is the tomb of Marie Laveau, the most famous name in New Orleans and Voodoo history. She is famous for her spells, and the spread of Voodoo throughout Louisiana. She is very fondly remembered and was the equivalent of a high priestess in the practice of Voodoo in the 19th and early 20th centuries. If you ask Marie Laveau for a favor, you should knock three times on her crypt before asking. After the favor is granted, return to the crypt and mark 3 X's on the wall*, or leave her a gift of money (coins only), alcoholic beverages, flowers or other Voodoo items that would please her.
(* Writing on the crypts is against the law.)
(* Writing on the crypts is against the law.)
The architecture in New Orleans has a style all its own!
RODRIGUE
Artist George Rodrigue was born and raised in Louisiana.
He is famous for his BLUE DOG art. While I was
in New Orleans, he had a display in the lobby of a hotel.
Artist George Rodrigue was born and raised in Louisiana.
He is famous for his BLUE DOG art. While I was
in New Orleans, he had a display in the lobby of a hotel.
Rodrigue also has a store in the French Quarter.
Bad enough the dog is blue; did he have
to humiliate him in this clown costume too?
to humiliate him in this clown costume too?
OTHER ART
I thought it was unusual there were painted coffins all
over the city, but, actually, they were cable cars.
over the city, but, actually, they were cable cars.
