algiers point with britten

algier's point is a short trip over the river from new orleans proper, and never throughout all my visiting to the city have i been afforded the chance to go to the west bank before, so i was happy to take up britten on her invitation to show us around. the above shot looks very rural, but there are actually pubs and cafes around, and even mardi gras world is located over here. all of the floats are built and housed in this space year round and every mardi gras it hosts mom's ball, an event i would imagine puts the folsom street fair in san francisco to shame.


we walked up along the levy and found this little playground next to the river. the massive puddle is probably from last week's heavy rain.


did you know that old algiers is the brooklyn of the south?



we stopped by a british pub called the crown & anchor where i drowned myself in my new favorite beer, strawberry abita, and we asked each other questions from 90s trivial pursuit for a good hour or so. i had to include this terribly dark photo so you could see the little kurt cobain game piece that i immediately claimed as my mascot. britten was a cappuccino and nathan was a pda. not surprisingly, no one went for the dot com stock certificate. some 90s stuff you just can't really get nostalgic about.


we took the ferry back to new orleans just as the sun was setting. i love being out on the water! we'll hopefully be boarding the natchez some time this week for a jazz cruise. tourists!