Last weekend, my family traveled to New Orleans to visit family. I hadn’t been in years – probably about a year before Hurricane Katrina. Upon returning, I remembered how much I loved this city, and what a shame it was that I had not visited more frequently (especially since my parents rent a condo there!) In just one day, my sister and I managed to take ~400 photos. She took most of them, and with her permission, I’ll be posting them here over a few posts. Visit her blog at Les Ombres Chinoises.
I’ll start out with one of my favorite New Orleans attractions: The Farmer’s Market!
My favorite object, which I sincerely wish I had bought, was a frog that croaked when you hit the ridges on its back with the little mallet. At this particular stand, they had dolphins, crickets, owls, and many more animals – all handmade.
This little darling was dancing in front of a huge crowd of people to an African band that was playing right outside the market.
March 20, 2010 at 12:59 pm
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Lovely pics!!!
March 20, 2010 at 2:31 pm
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Aw, the last time I was in town we had to rush through the market and I sincerely regret it ! Lively photos though, they’re great :]
March 20, 2010 at 8:16 pm
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This post was a pleasure to behold!!
March 20, 2010 at 11:33 pm
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Those Matroiska dolls are precious!
March 21, 2010 at 1:42 am
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Lovely pictures :3
The nesting dolls are awesome! That panda one is especially cute.
March 21, 2010 at 7:14 pm
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love the pictures, felt like i was there too! i would have bought lots of the masks & russian dolls.
March 21, 2010 at 10:32 pm
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I already have so many matryoshka dolls that I didn’t want to buy any more, but I know what you mean! I regret not getting a mask or a frog because they were so beautiful, but my sister did buy two masks!
March 22, 2010 at 10:18 am
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these photos are absolutely wonderful, catherine! so much color, i love it :)
March 24, 2010 at 5:13 am
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The little boy I nanny has that frog!