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The
Cafe du Monde
(Cafe of the World) is one of the highlights of New Orleans. It is
open 24 hours a day and has a fixed menu of coffee with chicory and beignets
(right, small donuts served with confectionary sugar, see picture at right).
beignet NOLA cafe "New Orleans Cafe" |
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Another New Orleans highlight is jazz. New Orleans is
thought to be the birthplace of modern jazz. One of its temples is
Preservation Hall (left). The photo on the right is another example of a
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And, finally, New Orleans is [in]famous for its celebration of Mardi Gras -
"fat Tuesday"). A festive revelry with scant religious underpinnings, Mardi
Gras displays an exuberant excess of loud enjoyment. There are even Mardi
Gras museums that display floats and paraphernalia from celebrations through
the years. Here are two Mardi Gras figures at a Mardi Gras Museum. Naimah is
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Here are some details from Cemetery
#3 in New Orleans. The graves are above ground because much of New Orleans
is below sea level and gets flooded from time to time. Those families
not wealthy enough for a stand-alone crypt can use wall-mounted facilities
(right).
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cemetery "New Orleans cemetery"
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This is a statue of Joan of Arc, the "Maid of Orléans",
a patron of the City of New Orleans. She rides under the flags of the USA
and France. As a piece of trivia, all but one US States have laws
based on English Common Law: the one exception is Louisiana whose laws are
based on the Code of Napoleon.
NOLA statue "statue joan of arc" |
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Here are two snapshots of one area. On the left, we
are standing in Jackson Square, in front of the statue of Andrew Jackson. In
the rear is the Cathedral of St Louis. The picture on the right shows more
detail of the park and church.
Jerrold Patz and Naimah
"Jerrold Patz" NOLA Jackson Square |
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Two photos of the inside of the Cathedral of St Louis. The ceiling decor is
slightly reminiscent of that of the Vatican Museum.
NOLA cathedral "New Orleans cathedral" |
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Another famous and historic eating place is "The
Court of The Two Sisters". Here we are after an enjoyable jazz brunch in
their spacious courtyard (left). On the right is an evening picture of their
facade.
Jerrold Patz and Naimah
"court of two sisters" "Jerrold Patz" |
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We took a boat ride on the historic Natchez paddle wheel steamboat [website]
(an actual steamboat). The left photo shows the Natchez plying the
Mississippi, the middle photo shows us boarding the ship, and the right
photo shows the Natchez's calliope in use (note the steam exiting the
musical pipes). [Calliope is the eldest of the classical Greek Muses, and
is the muse of epic poetry .] And, finally, us overlooking the Natchez at
the pier.
Jerrold Patz Naimah
"Jerrold Patz" "Natchez steamboat" "natchez paddle" |
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Here are two examples of the architecture in the
French Quarter of New Orleans. Note the iron railing and plans on the
balconies. These two photos are from very different parts of the quarter
NOLA architecture
"New Orleans architecture" "French Quarter architecture"
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Commemorative marker
of the place of death of Jefferson Davis, first and only president of the
Confederate States of America, 6 December 1889 in the Garden District of New
Orleans.
"Jefferson Davis" commemorative marker tomb "grave marker" |
| Coming and going into New Orleans in style: (left) Naimah and Kim in the
limo, (right) Kim and Mee Wah watching as I pack the limo.
"Mee Wah" |
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This is literally the "end of the line" of the St
Charles Street streetcar (left). Here, the car reverses its direction and goes back
to its starting point in the downtown area. The St Charles streetcar is a
major tourist attraction because of its historically significant steel and
wooden cars, and because it traverses the picturesque Garden District. Right
- the controls of the St Charles streetcar.
"New Orleans
Streetcar" NOLA streetcar "st. charles streetcar" "st charles
streetcar" "st charles
streetcar controls" |
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