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14th Anniversary New Orleans trip

Posted by on Sep 27, 2011 | Comments Off on 14th Anniversary New Orleans trip

After spending 4 days in New Orleans, there are two things that became abundantly clear: I didn’t pay enough attention in History classes My body cannot take 4 days in New Orleans! Here are my top nine lessons from New Orleans: 9.  The French Quarter is Spanish! Ok, that’s kind of not true.  The majority of the architecture in the French Quarter is Spanish and was built during the period of Spain’s rule in Louisiana.   Most of the original French buildings were destroyed during “the great fire of 1788” and a second large fire in 1794. ...

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