April 8&9, 2026 On Wednesday afternoon we left New Orleans by train headed to Chicago a bit over 900 miles on an Amtrak super liner train. What that means it’s a double decker train with roomettes that provide a place to sit and then converts into bunk for sleeping. The space is about the size …
April 8, 2026 During our visit to New Orleans we have been staying in a quaint little house (feature picture) in Algiers Point New Orleans’ second oldest neighborhood. Algiers Point is separated from the French Quarter by the Mississippi River. It is a quiet friendly little neighborhood of about 2400 people. Walking back and forth …
April 7, 2026 It is a beautiful day in New Orleans! The sun is shinning so we are headed to City Park via the cable cars. It took us almost an hour to get from the French Quarter to City Park but it was so worth is once we got to the park. City Park …
April 6, 2026 It has stopped raining and although it is still overcast it is time to go adventuring. We hopped on the ferry to head into the city with our first stop being Madi Gras World. This is where the floats for the Madi Gras parade are created and stored. The large statues that …
April 5, 2026 New Orleans is the first stop on my America trip. My friends Kim, Ernie and I will be traveling across America by trains followed by a road trip to explore their home state of Florida. We are staying in a house in Algiers Point that is just across the Mississippi from the …
