 5/8/02, 10:21 AM Canal Street scene |
 5/8/02, 10:23 AM Intersection of Canal and Bourbon streets |
 5/8/02, 10:25 AM A storefront sign on Bourbon Street |
 5/8/02, 10:26 AM Storefront signs on Bourbon Street |
 5/8/02, 10:28 AM Inside a store on Bourbon Street |
 5/8/02, 10:32 AM A storefront sign on Bourbon Street |
 5/8/02, 10:34 AM A storefront sign in the French Quarter |
 5/8/02, 10:34 AM A store on the French Quarter |
 5/8/02, 10:39 AM A storefront sign in the French Quarter |
 5/8/02, 11:06 AM A street sign in the French Quarter |
 5/8/02, 11:06 AM A French Quarter scene, with downtown in the background |
 5/8/02, 11:36 AM A French Quarter scene |
 5/8/02, 11:43 AM A French Quarter scene |
 5/8/02, 12:24 PM A sticker on a lamp post in the French Quarter |
 5/8/02, 12:25 PM A French Quarter scene, with downtown in the background |
 5/8/02, 12:26 PM A funny bumper sticker on a car in the French Quarter |
 5/8/02, 12:33 PM Voodoo prayer instructions, Voodoo Museum, French Quarter |
 5/8/02, 12:33 PM Voodoo dolls, Voodoo Museum, French Quarter |
 5/8/02, 12:35 PM Voodoo shrine, Voodoo Museum, French Quarter |
 5/8/02, 12:38 PM Shrine to Papa La Bas, Voodoo Museum, French Quarter |
 5/8/02, 12:39 PM Some sort of tapestry, Voodoo Museum, French Quarter |
 5/8/02, 12:39 PM Decorated skeleton, Voodoo Museum, French Quarter |
 5/8/02, 12:40 PM A painting of a nude woman using a snake, as La Grande Zombi, to entice and summon the male spirits. |
 5/8/02, 12:40 PM More voodoo artifacts, Voodoo Museum, French Quarter |
 5/8/02, 12:43 PM A spooky display in the Voodoo Museum, French Quarter |
 5/8/02, 1:08 PM A pony ride in the French Quarter |
 5/8/02, 1:14 PM The mighty Mississippi River |
 5/8/02, 1:17 PM The Mississippi River laps up against a wooden staircase |
 5/8/02, 1:18 PM I get my hand wet in the Mississippi River |
 5/8/02, 1:27 PM A mime, having been given $1, mugs for the camera |
 5/8/02, 1:36 PM The ceiling of St. Louis Cathedral, which claims to be "America's oldest cathedral." |
 5/8/02, 1:31 PM The statue of Andrew Jackson in Jackson Square, with the inscription "The Union Must and Shall Be Preserved" |
 5/8/02, 1:38 PM Colorful art for sale at the corner of Jackson Square |
 5/8/02, 1:39 PM A street sign marks Place Pope John Paul, so named when the Pontiff visited St. Louis Cathedral in 1987 |
 5/8/02, 1:50 PM Facts about New Orleans |
 5/8/02, 1:56 PM Me in front of Jackson Square |
 5/8/02, 2:16 PM The steamboat Natchez, one of just a handful of genuine steamboats will in operation in America |
 5/8/02, 2:31 PM The Natchez's steam-powered propeller churns through the waters of the Mississippi |
 5/8/02, 2:42 PM This yacht, owned by Microsoft big-wig Paul Allen, has its own helicopter, sailboat and submarine! |
 5/8/02, 2:45 PM A portion of the pier that was destroyed by a runaway freight ship several years ago |
 5/8/02, 2:51 PM Three military helicopters hover overhead, unnerving some of the passengers on the Natchez (including me) |
 5/8/02, 2:57 PM A suburb, downriver of New Orleans, that is located 15 feet below the river's level, protected from inundation only by the levy |
 5/8/02, 3:03 PM A whirlpool on the Mississippi River |
 5/8/02, 3:06 PM Flames shoot up from an oil refinery, the ninth-largest in the world, downriver from New Orleans |
 5/8/02, 3:12 PM The skyline of New Orleans, seen from several miles downriver |
 5/8/02, 3:12 PM The skyline of New Orleans and the southernmost bridge over the Mississippi, seen from several miles downriver |
 5/8/02, 3:13 PM Passengers on the Natchez steamboat |
 5/8/02, 3:15 PM The steam-powered propeller wheel churns upriver |
 5/8/02, 3:15 PM The steam-powered propeller wheel churns upriver |
 5/8/02, 3:20 PM A jazz band performs on board the Natchez steamboat |
 5/8/02, 3:21 PM A jazz band performs on board the Natchez steamboat |
 5/8/02, 3:25 PM Cute old people dancing to jazz music on board the Natchez |
 5/8/02, 3:25 PM Cute old people still dancing to jazz music on board the Natchez |
 5/8/02, 3:25 PM Cute old people continuing to dance to jazz music on board the Natchez |
 5/8/02, 3:26 PM Cute old people dancing yet more to jazz music on board the Natchez |
 5/8/02, 4:02 PM The Natchez steamboat returns to downtown New Orleans |
 5/8/02, 4:40 PM The Natchez steamboat |
 5/8/02, 5:49 PM A storefront sign on Bourbon Street |
 5/8/02, 5:56 PM A Bourbon Street scene |
 5/8/02, 5:57 PM A Bourbon Street scene |
 5/8/02, 5:58 PM A man on Bourbon Street holds up a sign requesting "Spare Change 4 Weed Research & Development" |
 5/8/02, 6:04 PM The streetcar has been discontinued, but here, at least, is a bus named "Desire" |
 5/8/02, 6:06 PM The St. Charles streetcar moves down Canal Street |
 5/8/02, 6:11 PM A scene looking southwest from Canal Street |
 5/8/02, 6:11 PM A scene looking southwest from Canal Street |
 5/8/02, 6:19 PM Two birds have a conversation on a St. Charles Avenue street sign |
 5/8/02, 6:19 PM A taxi window reflects my image from inside the St. Charles streetcar |
 5/8/02, 6:26 PM The statue of Robert E. Lee |
 5/8/02, 6:26 PM The statue of Robert E. Lee |
 5/8/02, 7:56 PM I'm not sure what building this is... but it's purrty |
 5/8/02, 8:02 PM The Alexa Hotel on Canal Street |
 5/8/02, 8:03 PM An evening scene on Canal Street. As I saw this, a lone, mournful French horn was playing in the background -- a real New Orleans moment. |
 5/8/02, 8:03 PM Three signs on Canal Street -- for the Holiday Inn, the Hustler Club, and Bally's Health Club |