Hometime

New Orleans and the lake

How many bags??

Sitting in the lovely new Tom Bradley Terminal at LAX - what an improvement.

Flight departs 10.30pm tonight. Two other travellers left New Orleans by train this morning, heading for Washington DC, seven are staying on in LA and are going to,play at Disneyland, while the rest of us will be pleased to,land in Auckland at 6.30am Thursday.

This isn't the end, keep checking back for photos from the travellers.

Monday, Monday

Street Art. These 'Trolley Cars' are found all around the city, painted by differe artists.

What a Wonderful World. Well, not really, this park must had suffered quite badly in Hurricane Katrina and has only basic maintenance done since. Lawns mown but not much more. The two big auditoriums are boarded up. Bit sad.

Lovely bronzes through the walkways

Louder Louis, louder!

French Quarter 

The 'other' end of Bourbon Street

French Market. Filled with tourist junk, but fun signs and good food.

Ate at the Gazebo Garden Cafe. 

Night out in New Orleans

Night on the town. We decided to check out Bourbon Street 

This crazy art was detailed with lapel pins.

All sorts on Bourbon Street

Great Street Theatre. This guys danced using the crates as their stage, then.......

Did crazy things like slide the length of the mat on their heads. Very entertaining 

Pat "crossed the line"

Beer

When we came out of the restaurant after dinner it was sparkly and dark.

View from the 9th floor of the Hyatt. Superdome.

Still having fun in New Orleans - well we're at the time

The trolley cars are cheap and fun to ride, three dollars and you can ride multiple times u til 4am the following day. The cars are double-ended, so Paula had a 'drive'.

The Natchez Steamboat was a heaps of fun and a great brunch trip.

A bit disconcerting that the Last Supper was below the image of old New Orleans!

Grain barges.

Fab steam engine.

One of the old hotels

Fun shopping at the Riverwalk Mall

Love those Trolley Cars.

New Orleans - party town

WHeading on down the highway from Mobile to New Orleans. Great causeway.

Peace

National Lemonade Day

Laffeyette Cemetery 

Fab old buildings

One of Sandra Bullock's homes

More grand old dames

Driving through the French Quarter 

Driver?

We all understand that

Wedding procession through the French Quarter. Must have been over 120 guests, plus cops.

Then there was the John Deere Parade

Finally arrived at the hotel, with guide Judy