Last days in New Orleans

Just a few days left of the holidays and we explored even more of the surrounding area. A trip to Bayou Savage was followed by a visit to NOMA Sculpture Garden.







Here we found many interesting sculptures as well as the famous Blue Dog that pops up all over Louisiana. This is the work of George Rodrigue,who was born 13 March 1944 in Louisiana. He became an artist and has painted many famous people as well as the local Cajun population and Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. Apparently there was an amazing retrospective exhibition at NOMA in 2008 with record numbers of visitors and opening hours.











Walking in City Park, a huge green recreation area to the north of the city, we spotted plenty of wild life, and then drove the short distance to the shore of lake Pontchartrain. Here there were pelicans perched on the posts out from the shore.


But then it was time for us to leave and we packed our cases - much more easily than when we arrived, and it was off to Louis Armstrong to catch the flight home. What d'ya know - BA upgraded us to business class, so feet up and a bit of a snooze before landing in London.





NOMA Sculpture Park
George Rodrigue
City Park, New Orleans