When we arrived we decided that the best way to see the city in one trip was to take a tour. We had taken tours in other places and got to see places that we wouldn't have normally seen. This tour was no exception.
We parked at Jackson Brewery and caught the tour there. We saw the Garden District, where a lot of the 'money' is. We saw Archie Manning's house, Sandra Bullock's house and a few of the prominent native residents homes.
We then went to the French Quarter and drove through the Mississippi side on Decatur street.
We saw the French Market and Jackson Square. There were a lot of artists trying to sell their wares along with a host of mule drawn carriages for tours of the French Quarter.
We then went to an above ground cemetery that is maintained by the Archdiocese of NO.
We learned that the very small tombs can only hold one body at a time. The body is left in there for a year and a day (the length of time it takes for a body to decompose plus one day out of respect). The body is then removed and the bones are put in a sack and placed in the 3 foot pit below the tomb.
We then we went to the Lower 9th ward where a whole neighborhood was under 25 feet of water during Katrina.
There was a barge left in a canal and it broke through the levee and flooded the neighborhood leading to total destruction. The reconstruction is partially done, but there is a long way to go.
We were then dropped off at our boarding spot and proceeded to walk around the Quarter.
It was an interesting walk to say the least. We noted many restaurants and pubs as well as gentlemen clubs that openly displayed their wares.
We know that we don't want to be there during Mardis Gras as the streets are so narrow and they are jammed during that time.
All in all a very interesting city. We plan to go back and see the WWII memorial as we have heard it is a very interesting place to visit. We are also told that it is an all day affair.
Ta ta for now.
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