The House on Bayou Road
Travel Blogs from New Orleans
New (?!) Orleans
... wie ich sie noch nie auf einmal gesehen habe. Ob das irgendwas mit Hochwasser / Sturm oder ähnlichem zu tun hat kann ich schwer einschätzen. Aber zum French Quater, der touristischsten Gegend hin, sah das auch ganz anders und baustellenloser aus. Grade das French Quater ist sehr hübsch. Kleine Häuser, stehen zwar sehr eng nebeneinander aber haben tolle Balkone und sind ...
Wk 10 The Big Easy
... lot come in with severe burns having climbed electricity pylons and end up losing their immensely long and powerful claws which then means they can’t climb trees or feed naturally. Whilst looking around the sanctuary we were treated to the aerobatic displays from a troop of howler monkeys whilst carrying their young on their backs whilst all the time making an enormous din calling to each other.
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Streetcar, Rats,Pizza and Plantations
... Bourbon St and we're back to our hotel. When I say cleaner, all the beads and rubbish had been removed but nothing can take the smell out of Bourbon St, it smells like old vomit, urine and alcohol no matter what they do to it!!! At one stage and enormous rat ran out of a drain in front of us, scurried up the footpath and disappeared under a gate! The other thing I noticed in New Orleans is they don't seem to have a food safety ...
Feb 2 - Who dat dancin'??
Today we headed back to the French Quarter, with the intent of spending some time in the revitalized Riverfront area and then having supper at a Cajun restaurant with Cajun music.
We took the bus that heads down Esplanade Ave to the downtown, which was only about a 10 min ride. We walked over to see the Ursaline Convent that was closed the other day when we were there (New Orleans' oldest and most historic building, built in ...
Easter: beads and all!
... One trip across the causeway and a short walk later we were set up on Bourbon awaiting the Chris Owens Eastern parade. We had a front row view and didn't have to wait long for the festivities to begin. The parade we saw wasn't huge but it certainly made an impact. It was so fun to see many of the men and women dressed in their Sunday best, huge hats and fancy ties to boot. Others were in less traditional dress, one of our favorites was the ...