Some of the highlights include:
The oldest known home in the Garden District:
The Mannings' home where Peyton grew up:
Notice that this porch has a sky-blue ceiling. This color is believed to deter nesting insects as well as to ward off evil spirits. Many of the houses shared this color.
This one was owned by Anne Rice and was the setting for her Witching Hour novels. The house was know as Rosegate for the rosettes on the fence, but I think they look more like skulls, don't you? Fitting for Anne Rice, I guess....
At the end of the walk, we explored the Lafayette Cemetery. In New Orleans, the graves are above ground because the city is below sea level. The call the cemetery the City of the Dead, and it does look like a little city with its houses all lined up in a row.
Notice the flowers on the grave have a Mardi Gras napkin and beads attached.
Nicholas noticed that this grave stone had slipped and it appeared that the grave was open. I couldn't get anyone to look in though....
After our walking tour, we boarded the St. Charles Streetcar and headed to the end of the line for lunch at the Camellia Grill. Lunch here is a fast-paced diner style affair, with the grill directly behind the counter where everyone sits for lunch. We had to stand in line, but the burgers are fantastic, and both kids had breakfast food for lunch. You can't beat that.
We spent the afternoon exploring the Audubon Zoo. The otters were my favorite, although I enjoyed the rheas also (a relative of the ostrich).
No real cheetahs, unfortunately, but Megan did get to pose with a cool statue.
And Nicholas found this friendly alligator....
and a goat named Murray.
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