New Orleans, LA

We left the YHA for India House, an independent youth hostel, just north of downtown.

The morning was spent driving out of town a little ways to find the New Orleans Museum of Art in the Botanic Gardens. We found a food place, Wholesale Foods, to stop for lunch on the way. We went into NOMA, where there was a display from Faberge – a company most famous for their designed eggs, popular during the time of the Russian Tsars. Faberge also made jewelry boxes, cigar holders and other jeweled items. The other main exhibit there was of photographer, Gordon Parks. Parks was the first African American photographer for Time magazine, who started his career by exposing poverty stricken areas of Central & South America. My favorite picture was one of Mohammad Ali, who was covered with sweat after a training session. The photo seemed to capture both the arrogance and humor of the man.

We headed back to the hostel for a siesta and then headed out to Popeye’s for dinner. We hung out at the hostel doing laundry and diaries during the night, and going through the photos so far.