The day was forecasted to rain. We lucked out, it didn't start to pour until after noon, after we've done walking around in the French Quarter. We started the day at 8am, the morning was freezing with the breeze from the river and the whole place was really foggy. I have never realized it can be this foggy in New Orleans but it was a very good weather to be walking around, except that we can't take the river boat cruise.
French Market is a fun place to visit. They have art works, nick-knacks, souvenirs, herbs and spices, jewelry, and all kinds of haberdashery. The souvenirs are only half of what you have to pay in the stores.
After the rain we went to the Garden District, I wanted to see the old houses and mansions with beautiful gardens. As you can see the first one on the left is 100 years old, the second one below is about 150 years old and the last one at the corner is actually almost 300 years old. So I don't know why the older ones didn't deserve as much attention as the 100 years old? As for the one at the right hand corner, I have no idea how old it is but I figure it must be really old and still in its original architecture. I also passed by the old Lafayette cemetery, but it was too creepy to be taking any photos of it.
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