Classic French Quarter House
“Don’t you just love those long rainy afternoons in New Orleans when an hour isn’t just an hour – but a little piece of eternity dropped into your hands – and who knows what to do with it?”
— Tennessee Williams (A Streetcar Named Desire)
I’ve been a bit disappointed these last few months because I was hoping my husband and I could take another trip abroad this summer. Due to various factors (economic mainly) it may not be in the cards for us. So several weeks ago when my husband I were visiting his side of the family in Baton Rouge over the Easter Holiday, I suggested (actually begged)we take a day trip to the Big Easy. I had not been to New Orleans in years and was yearning for a taste of someplace exotic, cultural, and unique. My day trip to New Orleans was splendid and the memory is still fresh in my psyche. My only complaint is I wish I could have stayed there for several weeks.
We spent the day in The French Quarter walking the quaint streets and hanging out in Jackson Square. We ate seafood gumbo, browsed in shops specializing in voodoo and witchcraft, and drank coffee at Cafe Du Monde. I had way too many beignets but visiting New Orleans without eating beignets would have been blasphemous! Everything about New Orleans is fabulous-the architecture, the smell, the food, the people, and of course the romantic ambiance that drapes the city. New Orleans is one of America’s greatest cultural treasures and one of our nation’s finest cities.
In Stuart M. Lynn’s book New Orleans, he says of New Orleans, “There was a certain mood- a melancholy surrounding it, a sort of spell which came consciously from the dark still bayous, the moss covered oaks, the white of magnolias against dark green foliage, the old cemeteries, the luxuriant growth, and the great river crawling to the Gulf.
My reason for writing this entry is twofold. One is I love New Orleans and feel she should be made over and celebrated at any opportunity available. The second reason is don’t rule day trips out. If you’re like me right now and don’t have the budget to travel, why not take a day trip or weekend trip to someplace close by. We may not all find ourselves close to a gem of a city like New Orleans, but I bet there is still someplace fabulous close by to where you live.
And of course if you live somewhat close to New Orleans or find yourself in the deep south anytime soon, why not visit one of America’s greatest places of all – New Orleans!
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May 3rd, 2010 . Posted in CommentaryNo Comments »Tags: Cafe Du Monde, cultural treasure, Day Trip, French Quarter, Fun, great cities, inspiration, Jackson Square, New Orleans, Stuart M. Lynn
Classic French Quarter House
“Don’t you just love those long rainy afternoons in New Orleans when an hour isn’t just an hour – but a little piece of eternity dropped into your hands – and who knows what to do with it?”
— Tennessee Williams (A Streetcar Named Desire)
I’ve been a bit disappointed these last few months because I was hoping my husband and I could take another trip abroad this summer. Due to various factors (economic mainly) it may not be in the cards for us. So several weeks ago when my husband I were visiting his side of the family in Baton Rouge over the Easter Holiday, I suggested (actually begged)we take a day trip to the Big Easy. I had not been to New Orleans in years and was yearning for a taste of someplace exotic, cultural, and unique. My day trip to New Orleans was splendid and the memory is still fresh in my psyche. My only complaint is I wish I could have stayed there for several weeks.
We spent the day in The French Quarter walking the quaint streets and hanging out in Jackson Square. We ate seafood gumbo, browsed in shops specializing in voodoo and witchcraft, and drank coffee at Cafe Du Monde. I had way too many beignets but visiting New Orleans without eating beignets would have been blasphemous! Everything about New Orleans is fabulous-the architecture, the smell, the food, the people, and of course the romantic ambiance that drapes the city. New Orleans is one of America’s greatest cultural treasures and one of our nation’s finest cities.
In Stuart M. Lynn’s book New Orleans, he says of New Orleans, “There was a certain mood- a melancholy surrounding it, a sort of spell which came consciously from the dark still bayous, the moss covered oaks, the white of magnolias against dark green foliage, the old cemeteries, the luxuriant growth, and the great river crawling to the Gulf.
My reason for writing this entry is twofold. One is I love New Orleans and feel she should be made over and celebrated at any opportunity available. The second reason is don’t rule day trips out. If you’re like me right now and don’t have the budget to travel, why not take a day trip or weekend trip to someplace close by. We may not all find ourselves close to a gem of a city like New Orleans, but I bet there is still someplace fabulous close by to where you live.
And of course if you live somewhat close to New Orleans or find yourself in the deep south anytime soon, why not visit one of America’s greatest places of all – New Orleans!