Wednesday, May 27, 2016
Overcast, fairly low humidity and warm, but not hot. A perfect day to visit the French Quarter!
From where we're staying at the state park, the ferry is the quickest and by far the easiest way to get to Jackson Square and the French Quarter. We headed out early for Algiers Point to pick up the ferry.
Algiers Point is the second oldest neighborhood in New Orleans. And is a short (eight minute)
ferry ride to the Riverfront.
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| one of the cool restaurants in Algiers Point |
Algiers Point is populated with homes dating back to the 1840's; it still has the feel of a quiet
19th century small town...
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| view of the City from Algiers Point |
The ferry leaves Algiers Point on the half hour...
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| up the stairs and through the building...to the ferry we went |
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| and we're off... |
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| fishing boats |
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| Crescent Bridge |
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| getting closer |
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| almost there |
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| Jackson Square |
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| we made it! the ferry terminal at Canal & River Road |
From the ferry terminal (Canal and River Road), you can pick up a street car to go up Canal Street. We chose to walk along the river to Cafe du Mond, about a one and one half mile walk...
Sights along the river...
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| container ship |
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| one of the many barges we saw |
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| Natchez river boat |
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| backside of the monument to the immigrants |
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| notice the palm trees growing on the rooftops? |
We walked around Jackson Square...
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the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France, (also called St. Louis
Cathedral) is the oldest cathedral in continuous use in the U.S. |
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| street musician |
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| palm reading, anyone |
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| artists display their wares on this fence. we purchased a couple of pictures |
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| street performer |
and then stopped at one of my very favorite places...
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| yum!! |
We then explored the French Market...
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| interesting good and food for sale |
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| more street performers across from the market |
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| love this statue. it's behind the market |
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| Ron met his new friend while taking a break! |
and then took a carriage ride through the French Quarter...
Sights in and around the French Quarter...
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| garden area between two homes |
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| recognize this? site of many movie scenes |
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house of the rising sun. legend has it that this is the brothel that inspired the song
(the two earliest recordings date back to 1930's Appalachia). many people believe
that this was a women's prison that had a rising sun on the gate. |
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| Ursuline Convent; oldest building in the Mississippi Valley, completed in 1752 |
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| interesting shop |
We made our way to Canal Street to the ferry...
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| of course I found a yarn shop!! |
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| Court of the Two Sisters; well-known restaurant |
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| Omni Hotel |
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| heading back to Algiers Point |
We loved each of our trips to the downtown area. The ferry made
transportation fun and easy. We will miss the sights, sounds
and food of New Orleans!
Til next time,
Dawn, Ron & Coop
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