New Orleans

I had a conference in New Orleans in Dec. Neither of us had been to the city, so H joined me and we stayed about a week. I have to say, New Orleans is just about the perfect US city for a long weekend visit. Everything is walkable in the French Quarter. And even the further afield places in the city are only a short cab ride, or better yet, a short streetcar ride away.

We only had a couple of days to play tourist, the conference and all. So we toured a couple of cemeteries, generally walked around, and ate. And ate and ate. We didn't have a bad meal in the bunch, but these restaurants were the stand-outs:

• Cafe Reconcile - wonderful soul food
• Cochon - excellent pork
• Elizabeth's - good food & no pretensions
• Coop's Place - comfortable bar
• Casamentos - best oysters ever

It snowed when we were there, so one of my strongest memories of the city is that it's a rather chilly place. And I really liked the streetcars - they seem to just make sense. I took along the camera, but didn't work too hard at it. The best stuff is the infrared from the Lafayette #1 cemetery. Take a look at the photo album and let me know what you like.