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New Orleans (06.2008)

A budget, "let's get out of town" trip for our anniversary, we head to The Big Easy. Rustem had always wanted to see the South; I hadn't been to NOLA since I was a teenager and though not particularly enamored of this city on the Mississippi, we decided to see what post-Katrina New Orleans was like, and help give the city a boost.
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Previously on the verge of extinction, there was a 30 year ban on alligator hunting. Today there are 1,500,000 wild alligators in Louisiana
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Previously on the verge of extinction, there was a 30 year ban on alligator hunting. Today there are 1,500,000 wild alligators in Louisiana

  • Swamp Fishing.
  • The Louisiana Cypress is a variety known as Bald Cypress. They take 200 years to mature.
  • Stillness & a mystical beauty.
  • Cypress tree “knees” - part of their root system.
  • Swamp egret.
  • Bird silhoutte.
  • Spanish Moss isn’t a moss. It’s an air plant
  • Spanish Moss hanging from the trees.
  • Swamp Alligator.
  • Previously on the verge of extinction, there was a 30 year ban on alligator hunting. Today there are 1,500,000 wild alligators in Louisiana
  • He's a biggie.
  • Here's looking at you.
  • What is it these guys like to eat? Marshmallows! Should have brought some Sharmel with us!
  • Can’t help it - I’ve got a sweet tooth”.
  • Armstrong monument.
  • Old fashioned barber shop. A 40 minute shave with a straight-edge razor and hot towels will set you back $40, but it includes a Guinness or cognac :-)
  • The St. Charles Street streetcar has been running for 165 years.
  • Took the streetcar to the Garden District.
  • The seats reverse direction for the return trip.
  • On the streetcar.
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