Sorry that there have been no new postings here on the blog for about a week. I went to New Orleans to see my nephew at his university there (Tulane). New Orleans is everything that comes to mind when you think of it: music, history, architecture. It is a haunting experience as much as a city. The Frenchmen Street, which I believe is part of the 7th ward, has the best clubs for music. The French Quarter is full of tourists but has the 18th century architecture and is buzzing with life. We walked about the French Quarter in the early hours of the morning while it was quiet and serene, as well as late at night when it was hopping with revelers and both experiences were sweet. We visited the Treme and the ninth ward. On the drive back, we went through places historic to the civil rights movement including Montgomery, Alabama, and the spot the bus had stopped where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man (initiating the Montgomery bus boycott). Tulane is a great school by the way. More to come about about the Crescent city including my take on another Baltimorean's efforts to portray the city- David Simon and the HBO show "Treme".
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