Saturday, April 9, 2011
Restaurants in New Orleans
There are many wonderful restaurants in New Orleans.
Huck Finn's is a nice place to eat. Alligator is on the menu, but after looking at the baby alligator in the tank in the dining room, nobody wants to order alligator for dinner. The pecan pie is excellent, however.
The French Market has many interesting places to visit. Start at Cafe du Monde with some of their famous coffee and beignets. Then walk around the market booths to look for souvenirs and be sure to get some praline candies.
Huck Finn's is a nice place to eat. Alligator is on the menu, but after looking at the baby alligator in the tank in the dining room, nobody wants to order alligator for dinner. The pecan pie is excellent, however.
The French Market has many interesting places to visit. Start at Cafe du Monde with some of their famous coffee and beignets. Then walk around the market booths to look for souvenirs and be sure to get some praline candies.
Bayou Swamp Tour
A visit to Louisiana should include a trip down the bayou with a Cajun tour guide to see the beautiful scenery and animals.
These alligators like to eat marshmallows and swim up to the tourist boat for them.
On land, alligators can run as fast as a horse.
The roots of the cypress tree grow above the water so the trees can get oxygen.
The bayou isn't far from New Orleans and you may see alligators, racoons, nutria, blue herons, snakes and other animals.
These alligators like to eat marshmallows and swim up to the tourist boat for them.
On land, alligators can run as fast as a horse.
The roots of the cypress tree grow above the water so the trees can get oxygen.
The bayou isn't far from New Orleans and you may see alligators, racoons, nutria, blue herons, snakes and other animals.
Fog on the Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is well known for being very foggy. These photos show the fog from the 25th floor of a hotel building. Looking down on the fog is a strange sensation like looking down on another planet.
In the past, the Mississippi River was full of steamboats, rafts and other boats carrying people and goods up and down the river. The fog was very dangerous and as shown in the movie, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, people had to ring a bell as they drifted along on the water during foggy times so they wouldn't crash into one another.
Today the Mississippi River is still a very busy transportation center for many boats, ferries, barges and tugboats. On foggy mornings, transportation still stops until the fog lifts.
In the past, the Mississippi River was full of steamboats, rafts and other boats carrying people and goods up and down the river. The fog was very dangerous and as shown in the movie, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, people had to ring a bell as they drifted along on the water during foggy times so they wouldn't crash into one another.
Today the Mississippi River is still a very busy transportation center for many boats, ferries, barges and tugboats. On foggy mornings, transportation still stops until the fog lifts.
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, New Orleans
The Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans is located on the Mississippi riverfront.
The white alligator at the Aquarium is very famous and unusual.
Could this broken boat be the raft that Huckleberry Finn used to float down the Mississippi River in Mark Twain's book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
This huge catfish is one of the large fish that live on the bottom of the Mississippi River.
The white alligator at the Aquarium is very famous and unusual.
Could this broken boat be the raft that Huckleberry Finn used to float down the Mississippi River in Mark Twain's book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
This huge catfish is one of the large fish that live on the bottom of the Mississippi River.
http://www.auduboninstitute.org/visit/aquarium
Mardi Gras World
Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World is a fun place to visit in New Orleans. Many of the floats that are seen in the Mardi Gras parade are built at this location. After the parades are finished the floats are stored in the large warehouse. Some are used again and others are recycled and made into new floats for the next year. Visitors watch a short film on the history of the Mardi Gras celebration as they taste the traditional King Cake, try on costumes, go on a tour and then have a chance to walk around the floats in the warehouse. Even the tour tickets are fun--a Mardi Gras bead necklace.
http://www.mardigrasworld.com/
Oak Alley Plantation
Oak Alley Plantation is a beautiful historic site in Vacherie, Louisiana. It was a sugar cane plantation in the 1800s. The huge oak trees in front of the mansion, form a canopy to shade the walkway below. Like in the movie, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, slaves worked in the fields on the plantation.
Today visitors can take a tour of the house and gardens and enjoy themselves while drinking delicious mint julips.
For more information:
http://www.OakAlleyPlantation.com
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