New Orleans

I drove over the causeway across Lake Pontchartrain to get from Fontainebleau State Park to New Orleans.

Following my cousin Michael's advice, I parked on Saint Charles Avenue near the Milton Latter Library and walked from there to Audubon Park to begin my tour around town.

I bought a Jazzy Pass one-day pass for transit on the trolley, bus, and ferry system, and boarded one of the green trolley cars that run up and down Saint Charles Avenue.  I took it to the north end of the line and walked along Carrollton Avenue for a while before getting on a bus to pick up the Mid-City trolley line.

The Mid-City trolley took me up to the end of that line at the Cemetery District and I spent some time walking around the Metairie Cemetery and Greenwood Cemetery.

I rode the trolley down from the Cemetery District through town to the waterfront and walked to the French Quarter where I spent most of the afternoon.

A lot of folks were in town on Saturday afternoon.  There was music on the street, art for sale, and plenty of fortune tellers offering their services near Jackson Square.

After a lunch break for Red Beans & Rice with Andouille Sausage I visited the Historic New Orleans Collection and learned about the history of the French Quarter.

Then it was back on the green line trolley up Saint Charles Avenue to where I parked when I reached New Orleans.