Three years after my visit to New Orleans, I still sigh when I think about the city. I loved everything about it–the history, the culture (one of the most diverse in the country), the food, the music, the geography, and the fun-loving, indomitable spirit of the people who live there. When I recently asked you [...]
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New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2009
Here’s a great excuse to travel to New Orleans soon: Go hear some of the greatest musicians alive today at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, April 24-26 and April 30-May 3 (two consecutive weekends). Who will be playing? Neil Young, Wynton Marsalis, Bon Jovi, the Dave Matthews Band, James Taylor, Tab Benoit, Robert [...]
Photo Blog: City Park, New Orleans
City Park is an oasis in New Orleans, well worth a visit when you’re in the city. You can take the Canal Streetcar to the Park.
Restaurant Review: Hunt Room Grill
On my last night in New Orleans, a new acquaintance who happened to be staying at the Hotel Monteleone suggested we have dinner at their restaurant, the Hunt Room Grill. It hadn’t been on my list of dining choices, but I was willing to give it a try. I am so glad I did. This [...]
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 in the Garden District of New Orleans is over 170 years old and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It was once part of the Livaudais Plantation. During my trip to New Orleans, I booked a cemetery tour here with a group called Save Our Cemeteries. This group was [...]
Hurricane on the Bayou
Two of my New Orleans tour guides recommended this wonderful movie called “Hurricane on the Bayou” that was showing at the IMAX Theater in the same building that houses the Aquarium. They said it would explain why Katrina’s devastation was so horrific. So I went down there on Monday afternoon and watched it. The movie [...]
Restaurant Review: Commander’s Palace
The restaurant experience I most anticipated in New Orleans was Commander’s Palace ; because of their former Las Vegas location, I had heard about their food and $.25 martini specials for years. Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 in the Garden District just so happens to be right across the street from Commander’s Palace. So as [...]
Review: Aquarium of the Americas
While in New Orleans, I found myself surrounded by sharks. Not to mention stingrays, seahorses, and a giant sea turtle. Okay, so I was at the Aquarium of the Americas, located at the foot of Canal Street on the river. Coming from Vermont as I do, I rarely get the opportunity to see aquatic creatures, [...]
