A few years back I had the opportunity to visit New Orleans in the spring with my friend. Now I’ve returned with my parents to visit in the fall!
My mom had recently expressed a desire to do more travelling while still physically able, which kicked off creating a list of places to visit, and ultimately booking this first trip. Hopefully the first of many to come. She asked if I wanted to tag along, and I couldn’t pass up another visit to the city. I also thought I could help out a bit, since I’d already visited the city before.
On to the photos!
No visit is complete without trying out some beignets! From Cafe Beignet on Bourbon Street.Al "Jumbo" Hirt Jazz statue at Cafe Beignet.Grave of Marie Laveau, Queen of Voodoo. Note the barely visible "XXX" marks.Unique vertical tomb style, stacked five caskets high.Nicholas Cage's future resting place. Not joking.CemeteryAngel statue, melted by time (and acid rain)Statue near the French Market: Michelle by sculptor Paul PerretJoan of Arc statue"At Rest" from Cypress Grove CemeterySwamp treeTurtles sunbathing in a swampAlligator in a swampSpider in a swamp. The tour guide got close to this one and rubbed its belly with his bare hands. "You know you're in Louisiana when they tickle the spiders" said one fellow tourist.Great Blue HeronSwamp treesThe bayou with another tourist riverboat in view.AlligatorsAlligator hiding underwaterNew Orleans skyline at sunset.Benito Juarez statueMom and dad on Bourbon Street. My mom was on the phone with my sister, who was trying to get a screen grab of us on a street webcam.Segway tours trailing a horse and carriageMom and dadAboard the Natchez SteamboatJackson Square seen from the steamboatSpeed control on the steamboatCloseup from the engine room of the steamboatCloseup from the engine room of the steamboatView down the streetCalle D Santa AnaBalcony in the French QuarterHot sauce paradiseBuilding in the French QuarterBalcony in the French QuarterAcme Oyster HouseChargrileld Oysters from Acme Oyster HouseJazz band in the French QuarterMom and dad in front of some shady establishments on Bourbon StreetGreat colors in the driveway of our hotel (The W Hotel)W Hotel courtyard at nightAndrew Jackson statue at nightSteamboat Natchez at sunriseSunrise on the Mississipi River - taken standing on the leveeCalle D Chartres. This was the street our hotel was on, so we got to know its name well!Spanish mossSlave prison, from the LSU Rural Life Museum in Baton RougeTeche Mamou Genuine Mentholated Cough SyrupS. Andral Kilmer, M.D. Swamp RootPoor folks' church in the LSU Rural Life Museum in Baton RougePainted windows instead of stained windows at the poor folks' church in the LSU Rural Life Museum in Baton RougeCreepy statue in the cemetery at the LSU Rural Life Museum in Baton RougeCrab and Crawfish Au Gratin from Parrain's Seafood Restaurant in Baton RougeAndouille Encrusted Fresh Fish from Parrain's Seafood Restaurant in Baton Rouge
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