Wow we are in New Orleans. This is a really strange city. The architecture is amazing, every house is different, old and has a story. Katrina damage is still very much in evidence is some areas.
We are in a campsite 10 miles out of the city. They have a free shuttle bus everyday at 9 am & 5 pm to go into town. We spent the first day on a city tour and a Mississippi paddlewheeler tour. Learned a lot and got a good feel for the city.
The next day we drove up the River to a couple of plantation houses. The one we toured was a Creole house and was really interesting cause the last Ceole owner wrote down her memoirs so they have a really good look into the life and times etc. Everything down here is sugar, and the air even smells sweet on the plantation. The house was built with no nails, we saw a slave cabin which was two very small rooms that housed about 8 people. The other house we just drove past. It was an american house (term the Ceoles used) and was much more palacial than the first. The live oak trees around here are very large and very old.
We are still here so there will be more to come...
1 comment:
Oh, you've added pictures in your previous posts! Nice. I love the one with Liz "holding" the Washington monument, and also the peek into your little home on wheels. Looking forward to some New Orleans pictures. Take care!
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