My sister Caitlin and buddy Colin Brady came down to visit us this past week. They were here for New Year's Eve and then a bunch of other fun stuff. We took them all around town in the gorgeous weather and took them to have Po Boys, see alligators (failure), ride the streetcar, see the cemeteries, ghost tour, French Quarter, Mid-City New Year's Eve bonfire, and a bunch of other stuff.
Here we all are at Audubon Park right across from Tulane.
This is Nicolas Cage's house which was the home of one of the most notorious murders in the entire city. The story of the murders and stuff is pretty intense. It's called the La Laurie house and any web search will get you the story. Oh, and the white circles in the picture are orbs...ghosts!
This was our guide on the ghost tour that we took, which brought us past the Nicolas Cage house. It was a lot of fun to see some of the architecture and just hear some of the stories about the city.
Our failed alligator hunt to the Jean Lafitte National Park. Supposedly alligators hibernate in the winter...stupid gators.
We went to Rock & Bowl one night too, which has awesome live music every night right next to the lanes. It was a lot of fun.
We also took a trip down to the lower 9th ward to see how things are and aren't coming along. We saw the Brad Pitt project and also looked at some of the Prospect 1 pieces, an international art show that stopped in New Orleans this year.
We had a couple of meals down in the French Quarter and here was a stop at Pat O'Briens, the birthplace of the hurricane, an infamous New Orleans drink.
This is a picture of the Mid-City bonfire that took place around the corner from our house on New Year's Eve. It was a lot of fun because I brought my guitar out and Brady was slamming away on Lindsey's drum.
This is the St. Louis Cemetery, which was founded in 1792 or so. It was really neat to walk around and see all the old graves.
Here's a picture of the Natchez, one of the old steamboats that still go up and down the river for touristy stuff. It's still pretty neat to see it going up and down the Mississippi right downtown.
Here we all are at Audubon Park right across from Tulane.
This is Nicolas Cage's house which was the home of one of the most notorious murders in the entire city. The story of the murders and stuff is pretty intense. It's called the La Laurie house and any web search will get you the story. Oh, and the white circles in the picture are orbs...ghosts!
This was our guide on the ghost tour that we took, which brought us past the Nicolas Cage house. It was a lot of fun to see some of the architecture and just hear some of the stories about the city. 
Our failed alligator hunt to the Jean Lafitte National Park. Supposedly alligators hibernate in the winter...stupid gators. 
We went to Rock & Bowl one night too, which has awesome live music every night right next to the lanes. It was a lot of fun.
We also took a trip down to the lower 9th ward to see how things are and aren't coming along. We saw the Brad Pitt project and also looked at some of the Prospect 1 pieces, an international art show that stopped in New Orleans this year. 
We had a couple of meals down in the French Quarter and here was a stop at Pat O'Briens, the birthplace of the hurricane, an infamous New Orleans drink.
This is a picture of the Mid-City bonfire that took place around the corner from our house on New Year's Eve. It was a lot of fun because I brought my guitar out and Brady was slamming away on Lindsey's drum.
This is the St. Louis Cemetery, which was founded in 1792 or so. It was really neat to walk around and see all the old graves. 
Here's a picture of the Natchez, one of the old steamboats that still go up and down the river for touristy stuff. It's still pretty neat to see it going up and down the Mississippi right downtown.
