Well, we did opt for a New Orleans City Tour after disembarking from Highlights of the Mississippi Cruise.
Here we are walking a historical New Orleans above ground cemetery also called Cities of the Dead just click the link.
The tomb on this photo is a very expensive one... all Italian marble.
Every 2 years a person can be added to such an above ground tomb
The same tomb of Italian marble to the right, where we stand with our tour guide, me in orange top.
A long alley... it really looks like a City of the Dead!
St. Louis Cemetery no. 3
For more info you can click: NOLA History: Exploring St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 as it explains a lot.
There was a statue of PADRE PIO near the entrance gate.
"THIS HUMBLE CAPUCHIN FRIAR SURPRISED THE
WORLD WITH HIS LIFE TOTALLY DEDICATED TO
PRAYER AND TO LISTENING TO HIS BROTHERS
AND SISTERS. HIS BODY, MARKED BY THE STIGMATA,
DEMONSTRATED THE INTIMATE CONNECTION
BETWEEN DEATH AND RESURRECTION
We toured this City of the Dead shortly after 9:00 AM and the bus did drive through areas with nice historical homes but most time was spent on the UNO and we got an ear full of sports information.
Sports is NOT the most important thing and certainly does not represent NOLAS history well.
Very disappointing that we did not enter more in depth into the true history of this beautiful city, the way I'd experienced it in 1988 when I was on a bus tour.
We only stopped at some café where coffee and beignets could be had and there was a gift shop.
Sure the bus did drive past those stately mansions and we also did visit history museum.
The tour bus did drive past the beautiful St. Louis Cathedral Basilica, where the statue of General Andrew Jackson is standing in the center of Jackson square.
This is from Southern Lady magazine March/April 2009...
Saved because we were dreaming of this!
As much as we enjoyed the cruise and its highlights, I might have to take my Pieter back one more time for walking Jackson Square with its famous General Andrew Jackson on his bronze horse statue set against the
beautiful Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis King of France
Then having Mass at the oldest Catholic cathedral in continual use in the United States on Sunday at 11:00 AM with Organ and Choir.
And visit the Old Ursuline Convent Museum... as well as The National WWII Museum.
It sure was a pleasure!
Thanks for your vist.
The tomb on this photo is a very expensive one... all Italian marble.
For more info you can click: NOLA History: Exploring St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 as it explains a lot.
"THIS HUMBLE CAPUCHIN FRIAR SURPRISED THE
WORLD WITH HIS LIFE TOTALLY DEDICATED TO
PRAYER AND TO LISTENING TO HIS BROTHERS
AND SISTERS. HIS BODY, MARKED BY THE STIGMATA,
DEMONSTRATED THE INTIMATE CONNECTION
BETWEEN DEATH AND RESURRECTION
We toured this City of the Dead shortly after 9:00 AM and the bus did drive through areas with nice historical homes but most time was spent on the UNO and we got an ear full of sports information.
Sports is NOT the most important thing and certainly does not represent NOLAS history well.
Very disappointing that we did not enter more in depth into the true history of this beautiful city, the way I'd experienced it in 1988 when I was on a bus tour.
We only stopped at some café where coffee and beignets could be had and there was a gift shop.
This is from Southern Lady magazine March/April 2009...
Saved because we were dreaming of this!
beautiful Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis King of France
Then having Mass at the oldest Catholic cathedral in continual use in the United States on Sunday at 11:00 AM with Organ and Choir.
And visit the Old Ursuline Convent Museum... as well as The National WWII Museum.
Thanks for your vist.
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The City has changed a lot since I was living and working there in the early 90s, and yet so much of it still remains the same. I have visited a couple of times since with a friend who I used to work with. During our lunch hours all those years ago, we had the best time running the streets in our office attire and tennie shoes, usually going on a shopping spree. :)
ReplyDeleteDearest Tammy,
DeleteNo doubt it has changed a lot but the core of French Quarter and its history is still there!
Oh, I bet you enjoyed running the streets during lunch hour.
Hugs,
Mariette
Hello Mariette, Those New Orleans cemeteries sure are interesting. The photographer Clarence Laughlin took many moody, evocative photos of them in the early 20th century. He also recorded a lot of the old plantation houses, many going to ruin at that time.
ReplyDeleteI was in New Orleans once but I can see from your post how many things I missed, that are waiting for my next trip!
--Jim
Dearest Jim,
DeleteYeah, evocative photos indeed, those taken by Clarence Laughlin! Also the black and white in itself kind of delivers that effect.
Hope you will get to make a next trip, we just did that during the last weekend of February, which I will post tonight...
Hugs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeletethank you for thos wonderful pictures fro New Orleans!
It really must be a very interesting place!
Wishing you a great weekend,
sending much Love and hugs, Claudia so
Dearest Claudia,
DeleteYes, New Orleans is an American city with a lot of history and that is quite interesting to see!
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedein wunderschöner Post erfreut mein Herz.
Sonnige und herzliche Grüße
Elisabeth
Liebe Elisabeth,
DeleteDanke, bin froh damit!
Liebe Grüße,
Mariette
Dear Mariette - this whole cruise and its excursions must have been such a memorable trip for you both. Hope that you both have the opportunity to return again and enjoy even more of New Orleans highlights.
ReplyDeleteDearest Rosemary,
DeleteThe cruise and its excursions were perfect but not so much this final city tour by coach.
Going back we did for making up on the lack on history and such and tonight you can read about it.
Hugs,
Mariette
I enjoyed your cruise pictures.....and I have been to that cemetery
ReplyDeleteDearest Janey,
DeleteThank you and I might have been to this very cemetery in 1988 as well; don't know as I have no photos.
Hugs,
Mariette
Thanks for all the photos of your trip to New Orleans. It seems you have a lot more to visit still. Hope you can make it there again soon. Have a lovely weekend Mariette.
ReplyDeleteDearest Sami,
DeleteYou're quite welcome and yes we felt a lack of history being shown so we did book our flight and went back for all that WE loved to see.
Enjoy my next post...
Hugs,
Mariette
I've never seen a cemetery like this. It really looks like a little city!
ReplyDeleteHaha, as not sports fan, I wouldn't be interested in listening to all sports information :-)
I remember having beignets when I visited New Orleans. It was tasty!
Thank you for sharing your trip :-)
Dearest Tamago,
DeleteYes, due to the frequent flooding in New Orleans, this is their unique way of burial and it looks like a little city on its own indeed.
Oh, love those French beignets, a memory of my dear Mom but she made them with apple inside, apple fritters.
Glad you enjoy tagging along and sending you hugs,
Mariette
Now St Louis cemetery is where I'd love to visit. I knew that due to the poverty and crime in the city, it's too dangerous to tour outside of a tour group. I'd definitely book one! Love seeing your photos.
ReplyDeleteDearest Debra,
DeleteWell, as for me I never would want to go back to the cemetery, have seen them twice and that will do. Both times as a tour group. We just got back from New Orleans and I've not seen any problems but we went about during daytime.
Hugs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteI had your Pieter back one more time walking colins Jackson & On Old ursurine covent museum to return again Have a Lovely your trip Thank you Love both of them.
Michiko
Dearest Michiko san,
DeleteYES, I did take my Pieter back one more time and you can read about it next!
Hugs,
Mariette
I have never been in St. Louise.. I would love to visit..
ReplyDeleteDearest Krishna,
DeleteSt. Louis not as the city but this is about the cemetery in New Orleans, called after the French King.
It is a wonderful city to visit.
Hugs,
Mariette
The cemetery alley looks amazing, I have not seen anything like it before. You have a lot of very nice memories from this whole trip. Regards.
ReplyDeleteDearest Giga,
DeleteYes, it sure is unique in this world and a must see at least for once. I've seen it twice and Pieter only once.
We sure got nice memories and more to be read in my next post...
Hugs,
Mariette