New Orleans

Clayton and Georgia (standing) Nell and Gus seated and Tamara and I

Our hotel in the French Quarter

Cafe Du Monde

A favorite stopping off point for coffee and biegnets

Tam, awaiting her oyster poor boy sandwich

The oyster poor boy

Jackson Square and Saint Louis Cathedral

Saint Louis Cathedral and a statue of Andrew Jackson

Saint Louis Cathedral

This is a copy of a bible belonging to King Louis IX of France around 1226.

A typical courtyard in the French Quarter

French Quarter Courtyard

I found out that the French Quarter is part of the New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park. As such one can do what they like with the interior but the exteriordesign must be maintained.

Wisteria was growing like weeds everywhere in the state.

Bourbon Street

Bourbon Street - away from the famous clubs

Bourbon Street

St. Peter Street

Napolean House...a great place for lunch

A local bar on Burbon Street

Most of the streets in the French Quarter have plaques which give the street name in French.

An old Walgreen's on Canal Street

The River Walk is a one mile walkway and park from Canal Street to the convention center.

Steamboat Natchez

A statue along the Moonwalk, a walkway and park between the river and the French Quarter.

The Holocaust Memorial along the Moonwalk

A monument to Malcom Woldenberg

These street cars travel from the French Quarter (next to the river) to the convention center.

Tam hamming it up next to a sculpter near the French Market

Sculpture near the French Market

Tam hamming it up next to a sculpter near the French Market

Nell and Gus enjoing their meal at Mr B's Bistro.

Tamara amd Clayton at Mr B's

On our second night, we ate at NOLAs, one of Emeril's restaurants. Good food but noisy.

Some of the free entertainment availabe in the quarter.

Some of the free entertainment available in the quarter.

Canal Street Trolly

WE took a city tour which brought us to the Lower Ninth Ward. Most of the destruction and debris has been removed.

Fat's Domino's Publishing business next to his home. He was rescued from the roof of his home.

One of the damaged houses that while still standing is still uninhabitable.

The "X" painted on the house gave the status of the house during the rescue operation. Information around the "X" gave the date of inspection, who inspected the building and number of animals and people found (alive and dead)

Texas Fort Worth, North East inspected the house and found no animals and no humans.

These houses have been rebuilt

One of the houses being built by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

More houses built by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

An historic marker for the Lower Ninth Ward

The rebuilt Levee protecting the lower ninth ward from the waters of the ship canal.

St. Louis Cemetery No. 3

A statue honoring Mother Teresa

St. Louis Cemetery No. 3

Due to the high water table, all bodies must be place in mausoleums.

A statue honoring the founder of the Little Sisters of the Poor

A mausoleum for the Little Sisters of the Poor. These mausoleum are perpetual in that the bodies literally self cremate due to the high summer heat and in a year the owner can remove the body, place the remains in an earn and reuse the crypt

A plaque signifying that the mausoleum is being maintained by the family or owner.

Nell, Tam and Georgia enjoying a break in our City Tour

New Orleans Marina on Lake Pontchartrain

The pumps at the 17th Street Canal

Repaired walls along the 17th Street Canal.

A home in the Garden District.

Audubon Place - An exclusive residental area in the Garden District.

Tulane University

Loyola University

Street Car in the Garden District

Temple Sinai

One of many carriage rides available in the quarter.

Street Performers on Royal Street

A street Performer at Jackson Square

Aunt Sally's Pralines being made.

Pure sugar!

The people of France gave the golden bronze statue of Joan of Arc to the City of New Orleans in 1972,

Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Restaurant next to the French Market.