Today our main project was to visit the New Orleans Museum of Art.  It is located in City Park, a very large urban park near Lake Ponchatrain, the massive lake which had the levees which broke after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

The streetcar was irregular so we decide to take a taxi to the Museum.  It has an extensive collection. Admission is free.We looked a two of the three floors. They have a fairly good Dutch and Flemish collection, despite having no Rembrandt or Vermeer. There is a small but representative El Greco, some good 17th & 18th century French paintings and Impressionists. Edgar Degas lived here for a time with his uncle and the collection includes a painting of his uncle’s wife in their New Orleans house.

extensive glass collection

Claes Oldenberg

Pomodoro

Robert Indiana

George Rodrigue, a local artist

We were going to walk back the 2+ miles to the French Quarter, but it was too hot. We took a cab to the area called the French Market.  After more ring shopping for Scott, we stopped at Margaritaville for two Hurricanes to go. The ironically named drinks are a local specialty and taste a lot like Mai Tais.

Joan of Arc statue which looks a lot like the one in Paris

You can drink on the streets here as long as your alcohol is in a plastic glass. Witness below:

St Louis cathedral

red fish

greens with pumpkin seed brittle

shrimp

poussin