Monday 6 December 1999 Highlights: Voodoo and New Orleans Crypts A late start to the day getting up around 9.30 am.  Today we went on the Voodoo / Cemetery walking tour.  Our guide explained how voodoo developed in New Orleans and how it has partially merged with Christian briefs to ensure local acceptance or at…

Sunday 5 December 1999 Highlights: Louisiana State Museum, Jazz. The 10 people in our dorm certainly made a lot of noise last night, I wonder if I’ll ever get used to this way of sleeping being woken up several times each night. We started the day with a walking tour of the French Quarter. The…

Saturday 4 December 1999 Highlights: Street Car, French Quarter, Classic Jazz We got in around 9 am after a 12 hour bus trip from Dallas. It appears that in general Americans can be a little short tempered with bad attitudes, at least on long bus rides. They are definitely more assertive standing up for what…