Something To Shoot For

Goose Feathers. . . Pudding for Breakfast. . . Spanish Moss. . . River Street. . . The Beach at Tybee Island. . . Pulled Chicken. . . Crawfish at The Crab Shack. . . River Street Pretzel. . . Haunted

The Treme district from New Orleans has a pretty wide range of sights. It’s all much nicer to be around than Bourbon, but where one side of the street can be pretty the other can be in disrepair. Where one corner has a beautiful storefront the next can be a little scary. During daylight it was fine to walk around, and I’m really glad we stayed here. Both the district itself and the Backstreet Cultural Museum situated in Treme made my trip to NOLA great.

I wouldn’t have known about this one if our hosts hadn’t told us about it. This was my second favorite part of New Orleans (the first was Washboard Chaz). The museum showcases music and Mardi Gras history in New Orleans, predominantly the Mardi Gras Indians and the New Orleans social clubs. If you’re even remotely interested in this place there’s no way you should miss it while you’re in New Orleans, particularly if there’s no Mardi Gras, Indians or second lines while you’re there.

We took the free ferry from Canal Street to Algiers. Though not quite as stylish a historic steamboat, it was worth it just to get out on the Mississippi. Algiers has a lot of pretty houses and, from what we saw, not too much else. More pretty to come.