Baignets!

Day 17: New Orleans

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July 22nd 2011
We got an early ferry across from from Algiers point to Canal St, in the heart of New Orleans, only getting slightly lost trying to find the ferry port (all the road names seem to have gone around here, whether due to hurricanes or theft I'm not sure). Just as we came in to land (or is it 'dock'? not sure) a massive thunderstorm hit. I'm not sure I've ever seen so much rain in ... read more

North America » United States » Louisiana » New Orleans

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more