Another day of happy circumstance. We started out with a walking tour along the Mississippi with an NPS ranger. This was the same ranger we spent time with yesterday, and she remembered the children and made them feel included.
After the tour we wandered to Dutch Alley, and came across the NPS Jazz office. The children finished another workbook, and whilst they did so we came across an advertisement for a Jazz concert to be held at 2pm at the old US Mint just a few blocks away.
We had to wander through the French Markets to get to the concert, and so, had gumbo, crawfish etoufee, muffaletta, gator sausage po-boy and croissants! Divine!
Finally we finished our day with a free 1 1/2 hour long jazz concert of traditional spirituals - it really was perfect!
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| The start of our day, National Parks Service walking tour along the Mississippi. Very informative information about how the town of New Orleans was shaped by the people and the river. |
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| The Frenchman who thought it would be a great idea to build a town on a swamp |
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| Cargo ships on the Mississippi |
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| Looking toward St Louis Cathedral from on top of the levee. Note the carriages along the front of Jackson Square - so colourful |
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| The Cathedral flanked by two Spanish Government buildings |
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| Ranger April swearing the children in as Park Rangers in front of our tour group. |
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| With Ranger April |
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| Lunch at the French Markets |
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| Jazz concert |
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| With Ranger Barnes - he had a fabulous voice, and could play the harmonica! |
