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NW Iowa | It's too bad you don't have a local to drive you around. A landlady who is a family friend lives in New O south of the river. We have been there to see her three times as an excuse to pay the rent, staying in her house with her while we were there. The first two times we were there either she or one of her sons took us for a tour of the town. Her one son is a carpenter who has worked on or in those old houses you see in the old part of town. He mentioned he had worked in this house or that house like he had worked on a common old farm house, nothing special. We visited Burbon all three times. First time I drove and the land lady sat in the passenger seat guiding me. Needless to say I didn't see much. Second time we were there her son drove so I could enjoy the view. Third time happened to be the last two days of Mardi Gras. We stayed on the south side of the river and took the ferry across to the Quarter with their guidance. We had a good time but we froze our butts off. 39 degrees and drizzling! I would like to see Fat Tuesday events again only on a warmer day.
There is a park in a swamp in the New Orleans area with a couple miles of walkways, mostly boardwalks through the swamp. Very interesting but I can't remember what it is called. We were there twice. Maybe you could Google it. We also got in the car and followed the river south to the end of the road. We ate lunch in a bar/grill up on stilts on a dock at the end of the road. Interesting for a country boy but probably not so much for a city dude. Someone mentioned the cemeteries. A tour of an old cemetery is indeed interesting for us northerners. It's like walking among these miniature stone and concrete buildings. She showed us her late husband's tomb. When she dies his bones will be pushed to the back and her body will take his place. We did not visit any modern attractions in town as we were not interested in them. We do plan to visit again if she is still around. She's 95. If only I didn't have to drive through that traffic over the bridge to get to her house! | |
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