In early March 2003, Kat and I went to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. It was my first time in New Orleans, and the first Mardi Gras for both of us. I also got to meet Kat's brother Ben, who lives there. We had a wonderful time, and of course took a bunch of pictures. :-)

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On Tuesday, the river (that's the Mississippi, of course) was completely covered in mist.

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You really couldn't see to the other side.

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The streets here are oddly named, and even more oddly pronounced. The streets (at least in the French Quarter) all have an English name and a French name, and the two seem to be completely unrelated, as can be seen in this picture. [And the streets all have historical third names, which were their names in Spanish times.]

And the pronunciations are often crazy. "Burgundy" is pronounced "burr-GUN-dy". "Calliope" is pronounced like "envelope". And this last one is crazy, "Clio" is pronounced "see-el-ten". Mindboggling.

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On Wednesday, the mist was lower on the river, so it looked like the boats were riding the mist.

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You could just about see the other side.

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We ran across these crazy action figures in a store window.

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On Thursday, you could easily see right across the river.

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Kat, in front of Lake Pontchartrain. This lake is huge. Notice the bridge in the background (the Causeway). It's about 38 km long, and it disappears over the horizon.

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More Lake Pontchartrain.

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And more Lake Pontchartrain.

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The site of the future New Orleans Holocaust Memorial, on the banks of the Mississippi.

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A riverboat on the Mississippi.

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The Aquarium of the Americas.

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Kat and some art.

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The casino (we didn't go in).

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