Friday, December 09, 2011

Caribbean Cruise and New Orleans

 Norwegian Cruise Lines ship 
2,000 passengers and 980 staff members


 one of two pools on the ship


 8 wonderful dinning rooms


 elevators in the atrium of the ship


 87 degrees at Belize City


swimming in the warm Caribbean


dancing with the dolphins.


 Everything is for sale at local pharmacies.


 beautiful island children


At 300 feet above the Island of Roatan, Honduras, we got a 
wonderful view of the island.


 Reefs in the Caribbean are 10-15 million years old.


The largest barrier reef in the Western hemisphere is located 
10-40 miles off the Belize mainland. 


 Remember, don't befriend the monkeys. This one took Ken's soda.


 slow moving iguana


 Beignets and coffee for breakfast at Cafe du Monde in New Orleans.


 Doreen's jazz band was fantastic!


 We saw many restored houses on The Katrina Tour.


Louis Armstrong park 


The damage from the 2005 Katrina disaster still remains.


 Brad Pitt designed this home and many others for homeless Katrina families. 
All homes are eco-friendly. He and his family have a home have a 
home in the French Quarter.

 Near Burbon Street


 St. Louis Cemetery where all graves are above the ground. This practice was started when the French settled the area in the lat 1700's.


 10-50 bodies are entombed in each drawer of this tomb. The film Easy Rider included this statue in a scene in the film. 


 Marie Laveau, aka The Voodoo Queen, is buried here.  1782-1881 
Hers is the second most visited tomb following Jim Morrison of the Doors.


 the muddy MississippiCaribbean Cruise and New Orleans