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Jackson Square

New Orleans

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New Orleans Trip 2024

Hello! I finally have time to post about my incredible vacation to New Orleans I was able to have. It was a week long and that week wasn’t long enough! New Orleans is truly magical and full of history and culture (and ghosts!) and I miss it so much. From the food to the weather to the music, New Orleans is more than I could have ever imagined and I was able to visit it with my friends! @dreamofme9 and @amc-iwtv joined me on this dream of a vacation and we saw so much. Too much. I’ve been able to make a few collages full of our moments and all the experiences we had!

From walking the streets of New Orleans to taking the streetcar, we never stopped. There was just too much to take in! I could list every single place but I would much rather just share these photos and memories that I will forever hold close to my heart. I don’t think I’ve ever felt as alive as I did during this week I spent with my beautiful friends. I’m blessed and I know it.

You may click on the photos to enlarge them. They hardly capture the true spirit of the city but they are gorgeous, and that’s enough for me to share all the places I went to and all the food that I ate! All the drinks that I drank! Amazing!

I need to go back. I will go back. My life wasn’t complete until I set foot in New Orleans and a piece of my heart remains there now, forever.

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New Orleans, Louisiana

35mm film

By yours truly,

💋

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The Great New Orleans Fire was a fire that destroyed 212 structures in New Orleans on December 8, 1794, in the area now known as the French Quarter from Burgundy to Chartres Street, almost to the riverfront buildings.

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Posted by Alina Christiano in the Louisiana History group on Facebook

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📷: Alex Demyan

"Passing Storm" photo of St Louis Cathedral in New Orleans LA.

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Dear Gus & Magnus,

I didn't take a picture today, so I dug into the archives and found this one from 13 years ago when I was starting my second year of graduate school at the University of New Orleans. My favorite part about living in NOLA was how much I got to ride my bike as a primary mode of transportation. But I also liked the social aspect of it. On this night, my friend Coleen and I participated in the monthly Critical Mass bicycle ride.

In the middle of the ride, we happened upon a shooting that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old. I made eye contact with the guy who did the shooting as he made his getaway, nearly running over me in his car in the process. I didn't see the actual shooting, but I did ride around the corner to see the man lying in the ditch -- he must've died immediately. His mother walked out of the house and screamed over his body, then she paced back and forth along the street while other young men went for their guns and drove off in a car, full of hostility.

I tried to give a description of the shooter to a police officer, but he didn't write anything down beyond my name and phone number, which he said he would give to the detectives. But they never called. (The next day, in an article about the shooting, the newspaper included a Crimestoppers hotline to provide information. I left a message, but I never got a call back from them either.)

The whole thing was so tragic.

Dad.

New Orleans, Louisiana. 8.26.2011 - 6.25pm.

ANOTHER PHOTO FROM THAT DAY: Here.

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Scenes from home, past and present.

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Café Du Monde, 800 Decatur St, New Orleans (French Quarter), LA 70116

When I think of New Orleans, Cafe Du Monde is the first food place that comes to mind. The iconic French Market location opened in 1862. They’re open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It feels like if you’re ever feeling low, a plate of hot beignets with a cup of coffee might do a lot of improve your outlook on life.

Choose an open table and someone will come up to you to take your order. You pay when the server brings your order. The menu is simple, beignets, café au lait, black coffee, iced café au lait, frozen cafe au lait, soda, juice, milk, and water. The au lait is mixed with half and half and hot milk and the coffee is French roast mixed with chicory. They always serve the beignets and café au lait with a glass of water (you don’t have to ask for water).

Beignets (3 French doughnuts covered in powdered sugar, $3.85): Very nice, served warm, soft pillows with crispy edges and lots of powdered sugar on top

Café au lait (small, $2.94): hot, milky and really good with doughnuts

The café does close on Christmas and when there’s a hurricane passing through. There’s a takeout window for takeout orders. You can also buy the coffee in cans, mugs, and beignet mix there.

There are other Café Du Monde locations around NOLA, including at the airport, but this one on Decatur is the iconic one. There’s powdered sugar all over the floors. I don’t know if locals ever go there since the area is very touristy. There’s live “music” seemingly non-stop and street performers. Jackson Square is a few steps away. It's easy to get to Cafe Du Monde if you take the Canal Street Streetcar.

Cash only.

5 out of 5 stars

By Lolia S.

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Renfield Chris McKay. 2023

Cafe Jackson Square, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA See in map

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Braniff International Airways to New Orleans

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Vieux Carré

New Orleans

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“Hip Hop in the Summer

Don’t be a Bummer Babe

Be My Undercover Lover,

Babe.”

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The Great New Orleans Fire 1788 left most of the town in ruins on March 21, 1788.  

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New Orleans French Quarter Festival