New Orleans in pictures

We've had such a great time exploring New Orleans. My favorite part was definitely the beignets at Cafe du Monde. We missed a parade on Sunday by just a few minutes, but Thomas did manage to catch one strand of beads. I was so excited and wore them proudly. The next day while we were exploring down in the French Quarter and Bourbon street, we saw beads hanging off the street signs and on the street light wires. T took his umbrella and coaxed some strands down. Yay! Oh yes, and rain most of the day.

We rode the streetcar around town. More rain. Got lost trying to figure out which streetcar to take back to find our car! We eventually made it back. All wet and hot. Rain, rain, go away.

We drove through the cemetary. I have never seen one quite like this before. Evidently, they cannot bury their loved ones in the ground because it's below sea level. The cemetaries were full of these above ground mosoleums.

After having beignets two days in a row, my new favorite was visiting the Mardi Gras World Museum. This is where they build the floats for all the different parades held at Mardi Gras time. It would be fun to go to a parade during Mardi Gras.

We're leaving New Orleans in the morning. My parents came up to spend some time with us here and now we're all going to convoy to Mississippi and visit family.

We'll be headed back to Dallas maybe Friday or Saturday. Our week is going by so fast.