April 2017

New Orleans

 
 

The highlight of this year’s visit to New Orleans was a bicycle tour of the Ninth Ward led by Reecy of Confederacy of Cruisers. Here’s a blurb from the website:

 

These bicycle tours of the Lower Ninth Ward are like nothing else ever offered in this city… close up and hands on with the people who were affected, the people who are rebuilding, and the people who are carrying on the rich cultural traditions of that historic neighborhood.


Her tours will leave you uplifted at the spirit of the neighborhood and understanding of the people who are choosing to return to their lives after having it all buried under 10 feet of water. A stop at the House of Dance and Feathers to learn about the Mardi Gras Indians and the local parading traditions, and a stop at the Village to learn about the hopeful future of the area will be included in your ride to give you a well rounded view.

We also enjoyed street musicians as well as an evening of jazz with a klezmer bent by the Panorama Jazz Band at the Spotted Cat on Frenchmen Street.


Link to our trip to New Orleans in 2013.


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