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The Glorious Garden District

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If the eclectic French Quarter is New Orleans’ bass trombone, the Garden District–it seems to me–is the sensual master’s breath that sweetly fuels the one of a kind tone that effortlessly flows from the “T-bone.”

New Orleans Garden District

During our January Louisiana trip, we made our Big Easy hub a “period perfect” boutique hotel at the edge of the Garden District. We took numerous casual strolls where we enjoyed a sui generis neighborhood coffee shop, fine cajun and creole dining, interesting architecture, and remarkable historic homes. It was an awesome leisurely adventure that provided just the right amount of photoremedy. The Garden District was, arguably, a perfect base for our trip; intermittent showers even added to the extraordinary atmosphere we enjoyed there.

Magnolia Mansion
New Orleans Garden District
New Orleans Garden District
Krewe du Brew – St. Charles Street (New Orleans)
Krewe du Brew Coffee
New Orleans Garden District
New Orleans Garden District
Commander’s Palace
Commander’s Palace
25-cent Martini at Commander’s Palace
New Orleans Garden District
New Orleans Garden District
New Orleans Garden District
New Orleans Garden District
New Orleans Garden District
New Orleans Garden District
New Orleans Garden District
New Orleans Garden District
New Orleans Garden District
New Orleans Garden District
Outside of Prytania Street Inn
New Orleans Garden District
New Orleans Garden District

As an added bonus, most of the Garden District lodging is near the iconic New Orleans streetcars that offer easy access to destinations in the Garden and University Districts, as well as to Downtown New Orleans and the French Quarter.

Saint Charles St Streetcar
Saint Charles St Streetcar Tracks
Saint Charles St Streetcar


Downtown and the Quarter are must see–and experience–areas in New Orleans. I’ll be pursuing photoremedy and offering additional details about these areas in my next post. Cheers!

New Orleans

New Orleans

 

Louisiana 101

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I must admit I’ve struggled in putting together Photoremedy post number 101. Why? Because Louisiana is one of the most colorful and genuinely unique places Mary and I have visited. We delighted in the enchanting aroma of history and spice found as we pursued photoremedy in eclectic places from low-key Jeanerette to the authentic New Orleans Garden District to the celebrated French Quarter.

St. Louis Cathedral – New Orleans, LA
Krewe du Brew – St. Charles Street (New Orleans)
Historic LeJeune’s Bakery -Jeanerette, LA
Digital Art Based on Garden District’s Prytania Street

Volumes can be–and have been–written about the cultural gems of Louisiana. I found, however, that the place that most etched an enduring mark was the one that left me grasping to find the right words: the renowned Oak Alley plantation.

Oak Alley Plantation -

Oak Alley Plantation – Vacherie, LA

Ironically it wasn’t the beautiful people, lush vegetation or much-photographed Oak Alley Big House that took my breath away. It was the direct manner in which the attraction addressed the overwhelmingly somber aspect of its history – slavery.

Oak Alley Permanent Enslaved Community Exhibit
Digital Photographic Art based on Oak Alley Permanent Enslaved Community Exhibit
Oak Alley Permanent Enslaved Community Exhibit
Oak Alley Permanent Enslaved Community Exhibit
Oak Alley Permanent Enslaved Community Exhibit

This blog is intentionally more about photography than words. Nevertheless, I struggled in identifying the photos I took that best describe how this exhibit seemed to painfully sandblast my heart, while leaving me strangely satisfied. In the final analysis, this unusual mix of emotions was based on the relief of sensing that plantation attractions like Oak Alley have joined those of us wanting to guarantee that such an appalling part of history is never repeated (at home or abroad).