After brunch, we drove to French Quarter and parked neat the ferry. The steamboat on the Mississippi river shows the perfect image of south and reminds me the Cartoon "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
We don't have time for the steamboat, though it's a good idea to experience the south. I find the best way to feel it, is to look at it sailing on the river slowly with the steam.
Next stop is the Jackson square and French Quarter. The whole area was French before. The streets, houses, church, and smell are different. The street is narrow, old with a strong cigar smell. The cigar stones are around the corner, and it seems you can smoke and drink anywhere in the street. Horse-draw carriages go thorough the streets touring the its long history to the visitors. Two-floor old house decorated as European style are coffee shops or paint galleries.
Before it gets dark, we found people throw down the beads form the second floor. I know this! I've heard about Mardi Gras tradition "boobs for beads" for a long time. Although it's way to early for this, people still do this for fun.
The beads on Kathleen is from the children upstairs. It seems her dress today is not attractive enough.
NO ONE WANT TO EXCHANGE FOR KATHLEEN'S BOOBS!!! ha, it's ok. I don't see anyone showing either.
When the night came. We walk on the Bourbon street, the most famous and notorious one. More than 30 crazy bars and pubs making a lot of noise. Strip bar.. is too much for me. Half drunk people holding a "hurricane" on their hands sang and shouted on the street. Couple
Strip show girl came out for the throng.
When we walk around, I found a humor T-shirt says "Watch pickpocket and loose women". Funny!
Suddenly!! I saw it!! Really!!
A women's showing her @@ to exchange the beads. oh, no.... Ma'am, you're way too old for this...
[there is no boobs on this photo]
Before the midnight, we walked down the riverside and joined a small music concert. Alex and Kathleen do some dance there, and we had a good time for the last minutes in 2008. Happy New Year!
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