Between the 22nd and 26th of November I went down to New Orleans, Lousiana. A really awsome old city. Living near the French Quarters the place I stayed at and the houses around had a very unique and cool look.
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| One of the coolest houses around I think |
The first day I spent just walking around and cheking things out. Also made my way to the classic Café du Monde and getting some coffee and beignets.
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| Coffee and beginets |
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| Old and New |
One of my favorite pictures is the one where
you can see the old French Quarters and the newer skyscrapers in the background.
Also took the opportunity to try a gator sauasage
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| Gator sausage |
The next day I walked over to the National World War 2 museum. A truly amazing experience. I would definently say it is one of my top 3 museums I've been to so far. I spent something like 4-5 hours there. It was a museum that focused a lot on the battles of World War 2. I also went to 2 different experiences, Beyond All Boundaries and Final Mission: USS Tang Submarine Experience. Beyond All Boundaries is a 4D movie with Tom Hanks and explains how the war escalated. Final Mission is a experience where you get to be in the USS Tang submarine under it's final mission. Both experiences were very cool and definently added to the museum experience. And now pictures:
Pictures from the World War 2 museum
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| Memory for hurricane Katarina |
From the World War 2 museum I went passed a cool monument for the hurrican Katrina which hit New Orleans in 2005. I then continued towards my goal which was the Mardi Gras World. A museum for the Mardi Gras festival and also home of one of the largest float makers. Mari Gras World was a really unique place showing off the Mardi Gras festival. Not just a tour of diffrent floats but you could also see how the floats are made. Aaaaannndd pictures!
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| Darth Vader |
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| Some floats |
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| Awsome looking one |
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| King Kong |
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| Star Wars |
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| Star Wars |
From here I got myself a ride home casue my feet where super tired after having to walked the whole day pretty much.
The evening I spent having some dinner and just chilling out.
The next day I went to the Museum of Death, a very unique museum about death in general but also a certain focus on serial killers. The museum was kinda creepy but still not as it was just some rooms very brightly lit up showing of the pieces. I enjoyed my visit there even though they had very graphic pictures from some of the murders. I then went down Canal Street checking out some stores and malls. During the evening I went to a market that's only open during nights. The vendors there were selling some very cool artsy pieces.
New Orleans is a very cool and chill town. The French Quarters look a bit worn down but are very cool to walk through and enjoy all the art and music in the streets. Having small bands playing at street corners sets a very special environment. I definently recommend going there!
Pictures from the World War 2 museum
