Nov 21, 2009 - New Orleans Ferry Trip

It was first time when we reached to New Orleans with cousin brother in month of May. ... If you want more enjoyment end of your knowledge then must travel across the New Orleans street. ... It was fortunately and majestic travel to New Orleans city. ... But in two days he was boring feel so without any info of me he reserved to the New Orleans city trip tickets and In evening, on dinner table he told us that we are going to New Orleans city. ... Whatever, we left to town and reached to New Orleans city international airport. ...

Nov 16, 2009 - River's End

A long awaited drive to the Mississippi Delta - Monday, November 16 Since deciding to come to New Orleans, we have wanted to see the lower delta country where the Mississippi River flows to the sea. At the south end of the highway you go through the tiny community of Venice, Louisiana, and past Venice the road splits. ... While the marinas are in good shape now, there is evidence of Katrina’s damage everywhere, from the hulls of boats rusting away where they were blown up on land, to green waterlines over the doors and windows of the buildings in Venice. ... It is not a matter of whether another damaging storm will come here or not - only a matter of when? But spirits seem high on the Mississippi Delta and folks continuously rebuild as their homes and businesses are knocked down.A long awaited drive to the Mississippi Delta - Monday, November 16 Since deciding to come to New Orleans, we have wanted to see the lower delta country where the Mississippi River flows to the sea. At the south end of the highway you go through the tiny community of Venice, Louisiana, and past Venice the road splits. ... While the marinas are in good shape now, there is evidence of Katrina’s damage everywhere, from the hulls of boats rusting away where they were blown up on land, to green waterlines over the doors and windows of the buildings in Venice. ... It is not a matter of whether another damaging storm will come here or not - only a matter of when? But spirits seem high on the Mississippi Delta and folks continuously rebuild as their homes and businesses are knocked down....

Nov 15, 2009 - Hurricane Katrina

He has lived in New Orleans all his life, and his love for the city was evident in everything he said. ... In New Orleans a number of factors contributed to the disaster. ... So the tours are being done, and a lot of people who came to New Orleans not knowing what happened or what to expect, are leaving the city with a clear picture and a shaken consciousness. ...

Nov 15, 2009 - Carnival

An exciting look into MARDI GRAS - Sunday morning, November 15 Sunday morning we boarded the campground shuttle for a return visit to downtown New Orleans. ... Mardi Gras World which was once located across the river on Point Algiers, has recently moved to the south side of the river and it is now located on the waterfront east of the New Orleans Convention Center. ... The driver was a friendly young man who had gotten his family out of New Orleans in time to miss the hurricane, and who then returned to the city and worked for several years helping out with the recovery. ... Mardi Gras dates back to the 17th century in New Orleans, and it is essentially a final big party to let off steam before taking on the rigors of Lent. ...

Nov 14, 2009 - Old Man River

A close up look at the Lower Mississippi - Saturday afternoon, November 14 Never having been to New Orleans, we held two of the common misconceptions about the city. ... 1) That New Orleans is located on the Gulf of Mexico, and 2) That the Mississippi River was responsible for the Katrina flooding. ... New Orleans is inland some 60 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, closer to 100 miles if you follow the winding river, and during Hurricane Katrina levees on the Mississippi River held - flooding came from breeches in three canals that run through the city. ... The cruise took us a good five miles or more down the river, and it was a fascinating tour of the New Orleans industrial waterfront. ... No trip to New Orleans would be complete without this wonderful experience on Old Man River. ...