Blogs from Louisiana, United States, North America - page 77

Discovered that our travel items no longer fitted within the suit cases taken. Not sure if the cases shrunk or our travel mementoes are multiplying. Walked around and did some last minute shopping, returned and packed and decided to have a last dinner at the Gumbo Shop. Finished dinner, said good night to the bums and beggars in Jackson Square, and returned back home ... read more

How hot is it. Humidity is up around the 90's and is a killer. Decide to stay inside as much as possible and agree to hire a movie - Casino Royale - which takes us to mid afternoon. Still hot outside from where we decided to go to Harrahs New Orleans Casino and sat on the tourist friendly 1c machine (which still got us free drinks). Found Zels favourite friend Mr Cashman who took our money Now we know where all the people in the city are hiding to get out of the heat. Later, we went down to Bourbon St to check it out at nite. Still really sleazy. heaps of jazz bands, but pretty packed. Had Jimbalya for dinner and watched the passing freak show. ... read more

We decided to explore the city. Went down to the Mississippi River where all the action seemed to be. The river is really dirty but the atmosphere was great. It was Essence weekend which meant that heaps of bands were in town. We didn't get to see any but decided to take the kids to the Imax and we all watched Hurricane in the Bayou which was all about Katrina. The quarterhouse appears to be a "union" of three buildings over the decades and arriving at our room was an experience. Taking the lift to the third floor, we then walked down a total of three main corridors and took 8 seperate right or left turns and steps. The corridors either went up or downhill as the original building has been expanded into acquired adjoining ... read more

...So...continuing where I left off last...we made it to this guy's house, where he had told us to meet him. It was a pretty suburban place, about 60 miles north of Houston. We get there after riding 18 or so miles with my wheel wobbling all over the place and he informs us that we're going to have to go wait because he has to go open his bike shop and he can help us with my wheel only after he gets done with work because he doesn't have any *spokes* at his BIKE SHOP. Very puzzling. And why wouldn't he let us come to his bike shop for a bike repair??? Also very weird. He seemed slightly annoyed that we were there, and went on to tell us how he doesn't have anything to do ... read more

Friday, June 15, 2007 - Biloxi, Mississippi/New Orleans, Louisiana I touched down in Gulfport/Biloxi, Mississippi regional airport to start my New Orleans weekend getaway at 7:34pm. This was not my first time arriving in the State of Mississippi, but the stereotype of how the ‘poorest’ state in the Union would offer you was inevitably lingering on my mind. Of course the stereotype is not always what you find; Biloxi, Mississippi, for example, is glowing with wealth, as it is the gambling ‘Vegas’ capital in the Southeast United States. Biloxi is located within forty minutes of driving from City of New Orleans, and shared the same destruction fate during Hurricane Katrina in September 2005. After having a quick glance of the city, we continued on along I-10 West, and it is worth of mentioning that we ... read more