French Quarter

The sun was shining today! I took a walking tour of the French Quarter and made my way on the streetcar on Canal Street to the famous cemeteries. I was talking with a nice lady on the streetcar and missed my stop for the cemetery. However, I did go all the way to the end of the line and there were cemeteries there. I walked around for awhile admiring the craftsmanship of the tombs. I came across a worked reconstructing one of the tombs. He offered to give me a tour of the cemetery and gave me information that no tour guide would ever know. I thanked him for his time and hopped on the streetcar and took it all the way to the river.

The sun disappeared again, but at least it wasn't raining.

I boarded the ferry and went across the river and visited one of the companies that make the floats for the Mardi Gras parade. There was a nice walking path along the river that honored jazz musicians and a statue of Louis Armstrong.