整個 French Quarter 占地並不大,如果正好住在附近的旅館的話,只要用走的就可以逛完附近的街區。這邊不像美國很多城市的 downtown 只限定白天適合參觀,反而是入夜後人越來越多,越夜越美麗,因為主要的活動像泡酒吧聽 Jazz 都是入夜後才慢慢開始。而且街頭藝人、小販也會聚集,雖然不是嘉年華會的時節,一般的夜晚也相當熱鬧。不過到了深夜,往往也會有喝醉酒鬧事的人出現,所以還是要注意安全。
New Orleans 這邊建築的特色是雕花鐵窗、鐵欄杆,而且每家都稍有不同,不是那種制式化的作品。走在街上,一家一家看過去,也是別有趣味。
【Beautiful cast-iron railings - a local feature of its buildings】 |
【All of these are custom-made. The details are different on each building】 |
【Even a typical front gate looks better】 |
【This hotel is famous for its cornstalk shaped fence】 |
【Statue of Andrew Jackson】 |
【The St. Louis Cathedral】 |
【The oldest apartments in New Orleans. Still standing after about 200 years.】 |
【Performers at Jackson Square】 |
【Cafe du Monde, the famous tourist attraction in New Orleans】 |
【Find your own seats and the waiters will help you. Pretty much everyone orders the same things, biegnets and coffee】 |
【New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park】 |
【French Market - plenty items related to Mardi Gras available here】 |
【and some other stuff - this actually feels like a night market in Taiwan, except there are not much food items.】 |
【Old US Mint】 |
【Very common scene of New Orleans pubs - live Jazz performance】 |
【A different group will take the stage every hour or one and half hour, so you get to listen to several different groups even if you just stay at one pub.】 |
【Many tourists on the Bourbon Street】 |
【Lobby of a local hotel】 |
【Road signs in French, indicating the names of the roads in history】 |
【Many paintings of Napoleon in the Napoleon House restaurant】 |
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