New Orleans

[Doc Hudson]

My wife and I had planned a day trip down to NO before school started back. Unfortunately, a flat bank account and rising gas prices kept us from going. We are doubly regretful that we missed the trip now.

I love the French Market, and the artists around Jackson Square, and who can resist a zoo where "they awl ax fer you?" I love New Orlean's brashness, and boldness. I love the street hustlers and the quiet majesty of St. Louis Cathedral, the clang of the St. Charles Street Trolley, and I love to stand on the Moonwalk and listen to the mournful hooting of the big ships as they make their way downriver bound for Europe, Asia, or Africa through the vast storms of wide seas. I love the chicory laced coffee and the oh so sweet beignets of the Cafe du Monde, and the buggy rides around the Quarter. I love to watch the street performers and listen to the worlds greatest Dixieland Jazz at Al Hirt's or Pat O'Briens. I love the Irish music in O'Hara's and the seafood from Mike Anderson's Seafood House.

I really don't know of any city I like better than New Orleans. Nothing matches it for it's refined elegance or it's tawdry grandure. It is one of a kind, and it will never die.