If you have been reading this blog for some time you will know that my partner and I fell in love with New Orleans our very first time visiting several years ago. Since that day we have been going back every year, often twice per year and have attended Southern Decadence several times, we went to the first Mardi Gras post Katrina to show our support, and have gone on non event weekends just to enjoy all that NOLA has to offer.Unfortunately this year we will not be able to go for the first time in along time because both of our careers do not permit for time off at this time....however, if you are able to go and take in all that is this fine city, please do. Below are some highlights from previous blog posts that I want to share and although last year we had to evacuate it was worth going. We met several new friends last year and can't imagine not having them in our lives.
Here is my New Orleans 2008 retrospective:
The photos below are from a gentleman named Phillip Thomas who was so kind to let me use them. You can see more photos via his Facebook profile here. Also, if you do a search in this blog for New Orleans or NOLA you will see all the past videos and photos I have posted including our evacuation from hurricane Gustov in August. Just like New Orleans, their is no hurricane that will keep us away...we are heading back soon and we hope you will to!P.S. Click on any photo to enlarge. They look amazing in full size.
My Personal Photos and Videos of Southern Decadence and Evacuation 2008:
       This is what New Orleans is like just a couple of days before a major hurricane hits. The city that care forgot loves to keep the party going until the very last moment!!! | ||
Here is an ironic progression from a great time in the French Quarter for Southern Decadence to a bad time in traffic evacuating New Orleans. (Our flight was canceled so we had to drive 7 hours in traffic to Gulfport, Mississippi and take a flight to Chicago and finally to Boston.) At least we are safe and we are in fact laughing about it now! However we are watching closely as we love New Orleans and hope that it withstands major Gustov damage as they just can't take another bad blow, they really can't!
Although the hurricane is coming the boys still showed up...
Lady Bunny the night before Gustov evacuation began...
Late night drunk crowd on Bourbon Street prior to evacuation...
Hot dancers at the Bourbon Pub and undaunted crowd prior to Gustov evac...
David (camera man), Marc, and Kyle minutes before we flee New Orleans...
The EVACUATION...
To see all the photos and videos, click here!
Also, say hello to my friend VJ Brendan at the Bourbon Pub!
2 comments:
nice photos :)
We'll miss you this year.
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