Category Archives: USA 2008
Forty-Six
Natchez, MS Good-bye New Orleans. Can’t say I won’t be glad to see the back of you. I rode alongside the Lower 9th Ward today on my way out of town. I had a hard time telling whether the desolation … Continue reading
Forty-Five
Even in the rain New Orleans finds a way to occupy your time. Mass in the oldest cathedral in the United States. A ferry ride across the mighty Mississippi for a Muffaletta and beers on the other side, in Algiers. … Continue reading
Forty-Four
New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans looks pretty much the same to me. I watched, as I came into town, for signs of the ordeal she’d survived and didn’t see much. The biggest indicators along the interstate were those of depopulation: … Continue reading
Forty-Three
Baton Rouge, Lousiana Despite my native Pennsylvanian pride Louisiana might be a legitimate contender for the Union’s “Most Corrupt State” award. In my political touristing I saw a statue to the governor who finally managed to outlaw the Louisiana State … Continue reading
Forty-Two
Baton Rouge, Lousiana Rocket fuel – real and metaphorical – is the order of the day. First, I slipped back into Mississippi to see the John Stennis Space Center where all rocket engines since the Saturn V have been tested … Continue reading