{"id":68,"date":"2012-07-03T19:54:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T03:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=68"},"modified":"2013-11-24T16:38:08","modified_gmt":"2013-11-25T00:38:08","slug":"the-french-quarter-new-orleans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/the-french-quarter-new-orleans\/","title":{"rendered":"The French Quarter, New Orleans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Orleans is proving to be just how it is portrayed in movies and books: hot, humid, fascinating– I move slow and must have a cold drink in hand at all times. I cannot imagine how anyone survived the summers down here before the invention of air conditioning. I love the weather. I have always adored hot and humid. I accept my fate and move slow, with icy drink in hand. It is not so easy for children. My girls are having difficulty adjusting to the heat, little Pip especially. She gets scarlet after about fifteen minutes outside and we must carry her to reach our destination. We have learned very quickly that we must rise early and attempt our site seeing adventures before noon. At noon we must retreat to the hotel or the air conditioned mall beside the hotel (we are at The Westin on Canal Street which is beside a very upscale mall) until about six p.m. \u00a0Our hotel is in The French Quarter so we can walk everywhere (kids willing).
\u00a0It is fascinating to explore the historical streets. The New Oreleanians are very chatty and friendly–I quite enjoy the banter with strangers. The edge of the French Quarter has a housing project on its street. It is right beside New Orleans most famous and oldest Grave yard. We were going to attempt it yesterday afternoon but the girls were far too overheated to walk there. Peter took the little ones back to the hotel and the Mist and I continued exploring the historical landmarks throughout the Quarter–stopping for iced tea and ice cream for Mist at every chance. We learned that all government buildings (museums included) are closed on Mondays \ud83d\ude41 \u00a0–and that one can purchase a pickle in a pouch to go!–this we found a little disgusting for some reason: a bag of brine with a pickle inside. One can see a little of the effects of hurricane Katrina if one looks very closely at the buildings for water damage but other than that, the French Quarter seems to be in full splendor.
I am not thrilled with the Southern diet. It is so heavy and sweet. Everything has a sauce and drinks like syrup. I order a dish I assume is sauceless but somehow they have found a sauce or two to pour all over it! Below are a few photos of our fist day out. I am saving the Voo-Doo museum and ghostly history for another blog though. Bourbon Street after seven proved too risque for my crew. It was like walking around the Red Light district in Amsterdam for me, thus I do it with curious eyes and mind. My crew was frightened by its seediness so we exited early–loved the live jazz streaming from the bars we passed by!
-posted during a wee hot afternoon break, between sight seeing expeditions.
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Peter practicing his New Orleans shuffle.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Hotel Moneleone–The original proprietor Antonio Moneleone was from Sicily. It is said to haunted by up to 12 ghosts. Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams and William Faulkner were guests.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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The girls and I exploring Royal Street.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Pip’s feeling the heat!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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New Orleans Police Station–originally the Bank of Louisiana.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Royal Street.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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New Orleans Court House. Edward White–judge represented in statue (thanks to Tabs for remembering his name).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Peter, Mist and Pip<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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This man sang in the street all day long! His voice was low and powerful. Amazing Grace boomed throughout the streets as we explored this area of French Quarter.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Named after two sisters: Berth and Emma Camors, who ran a notions shop at this location–now a restaurant.The sisters were aristocratic and their shop clothed many society women in New Orleans.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Peter on Saint Peter’s Street.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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The French Quarter<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Tabs, Peter and Pip with The Saint Louis Cathedral’s rectory behind them. Includes a monument of 30 French who all died on one ship of yellow-fever in 1857.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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A Charming French Quarter Street of homes. The French Quarter has existed since before the civil war. New Orleans celebrates its 200th birthday this year.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Pip has had it with the heat.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Saint Louis Cathedral at Jackson Square. The oldest cathedral (1794) \u00a0in the USA that is still in use.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Jackson Square. The court yard is modeled after decorative sun patterns of King Louis XIV of France.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Corn Stalk \u00a0Fence Hotel<\/span>\u00a0—love the name. The fence has corn stalks on the top of it.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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The Riverwalk along the Mississippi River.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Mississippi paddle wheeler behind us.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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On the Riverwalk. It had to be 115 F.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Mist with the Mississippi and the Creole Queen behind her.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Mist surveying the Mississippi from our hotel lobby–The Westin.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Snowballs, a New Orleans tradition, save the day!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Enjoying those snowballs in the hotel lobby!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Pete and Tabs hot foot’n it down Bourbon Street.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Bourbon Street on \u00a0a Monday evening. The girls found the street creepy. We headed for a less ‘adult’ street.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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