Riding back from the Quarter through the Central Business District today I actively saw the New Orleans Board of Trade building for the first time. I am surprised that I haven’t noticed it before, because surely I’ve ridden past it on one of my many trips up Magazine from downtown. Continue reading
Month: June 2008
A Fire Hydrant on Constance Street
I ride my bike past this fire hydrant almost every day and finally stopped to take a picture of it this afternoon. Continue reading
Birthday River Ride
Today is my birthday, so I gave myself the gift of a ride along the Mississippi River levee. Continue reading
St. Claude
I spent this afternoon riding my bicycle down to the Quarter for coffee and beignets at Cafe du Monde, interested as I was in the tourist class on a Sunday afternoon. Continue reading
It’s Festival Time!
Today I rode my bike down to the Quarter for Vieux-to-Do, three festivals in one–the Creole Tomato Festival, the Louisiana Seafood Festival, and the Cajun Zydeco Festival. Continue reading
Making Movies in New Orleans
I rode my bike to the Uptown Zotz cafe today as I continue my project to photo document all the coffee shops in New Orleans. As I rode by Tulane’s main entrance on St. Charles, I saw these many trucks, lined up, blocking the extra space that I usually use when riding up this busy street. Continue reading
St. Louis #1
Today I rode my bike down to the Quarter and then walked over to the Treme neighborhood to visit St. Louis #1. My guidebook advises me to never go to this cemetery alone due to crime concerns and the hazardous surroundings. Continue reading
Abandoned couches in Central City
I rode through Central City on my way home from the gymnasium today, this time on Willow. Now, Willow is only a few blocks from St. Charles, but the difference in what these two streets look like couldn’t be more obscene. I rode by this house and its couch sitting on the curb and wondered where the couch came from. Is this a couch recently (or long ago but ignored) removed from a flooded home? Or is this just a couch on the street, as could be on any street in any city? Continue reading
Bicycles in the Rain
It has been really hot in New Orleans lately, but I love it. I used to think I didn’t like the heat, didn’t like the way there’s no way to cool down when it’s hot like that. I was wrong. Continue reading
A disappointing snoball
Today was a slow day for bike riding, but I managed two trips to my favorite coffee shop, Rue de la Course on Magazine, for lunch with S.D. and later coffee with S.B.. Following lunch with S.D., I wanted a snoball, as per usual. Continue reading
What I Saw Riding My Bike Around Today 