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- mandag 2. mai 2022 11:37
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Høyde: 633 ft
Forente staterManning Branch35°4’28” N 81°27’28” W
A Quick Nap
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Waking up so early has caught up with Kathy so she’s having a short nap. There’s not too much else we can do on the plane and it’s better for us to arrive at our destination fully rested.
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 11:39
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Høyde: 112 ft
- Forente staterBig Oktibee Creek31°3’15” N 88°46’11” W
A Seat With a View
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Views like this is why I love to sit in the window seat. Yes, it can be inconvenient if I need to use the bathroom, need to get something from the overhead bin, or just want to stretch my legs butLes mer
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 11:40
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Høyde: 75 ft
- Forente staterPicayune Municipal Airport30°28’41” N 89°38’19” W
Clouds
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
It’s so amazing to be up here above the clouds, looking down on everything beneath us. Although I know that we’re moving very quickly, when I look out the window it looks as if we’re hardly moving.
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 11:41
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Høyde: 39 ft
- Forente staterLindsey Lake30°24’49” N 89°44’1” W
Getting Close
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
It looks like we’re flying lower than we were before so I’m thinking that means that we’re getting close to New Orleans. I sure hope so! We haven’t been there in such a long time!
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 11:44
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Høyde: Sjønivå
Gulf of Mexico30°13’30” N 89°55’15” W
Lake Pontchartrain
2. mai 2022, Gulf of Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Now I know that we’re getting close! We’ve just started to fly over Lake Pontchartrain, just north of the area where New Orleans is located.
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 11:46
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- Gulf of Mexico30°12’55” N 90°6’6” W
The Causeway
2. mai 2022, Gulf of Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is the longest bridge in the United States and the longest in the world that runs continuously over water. The causeway consists of two parallel bridges crossing LakeLes mer
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 11:50
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- Forente staterParish Governing Authority District 430°5’17” N 90°13’6” W
It’s Not a Lake
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Lake Pontchartrain is the largest inland body of water in Louisiana at 630 square miles. It’s actually an estuary, not a lake, and it has connections to the Gulf of Mexico and various other riversLes mer
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 11:51
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Høyde: 30 ft
- Forente staterCanal Number Eleven30°1’43” N 90°14’24” W
Practically There
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
From up in the air, all of the cities we fly over look almost exactly the same. No airports are located inside the cities themselves and are placed on the outside of the city centers. I think whatLes mer
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 11:51
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- Forente staterParish Governing Authority District 430°3’6” N 90°13’50” W
Land, Ho!
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
We’ve reached the end of the lake and will soon be flying over land again. I think that the shore I’m looking at is where New Orleans actually begins so we’re practically there,
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 11:52
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Høyde: 30 ft
- Forente staterLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport29°59’25” N 90°15’22” W
A Quick Landing
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
It was a quick landing, made even quicker by filming it in the hyperlapse mode. I like this feature a lot but I’m going to see if there’s any options to change the speed of the video. It would beLes mer
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 11:58
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Høyde: 36 ft
- Forente staterLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport29°59’34” N 90°15’23” W
Waiting to Leave
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
I don’t understand why everyone jumps out of their seat before the plane even comes to a complete stop and stands impatiently in the aisle or their seating area. They are always left standing forLes mer
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 12:11
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Høyde: 36 ft
- Forente staterLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport29°59’38” N 90°15’25” W
Welcome to NOLA
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Walking through Louis Armstrong International Airport is our first look at New Orleans. It feels so good to be walking around after sitting on the plane for a while. Let’s find an Uber ride and headLes mer
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 12:20
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Høyde: 26 ft
- Forente staterCanal Number Fourteen29°59’53” N 90°15’18” W
Our Uber
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Our Uber taxi picked us up very quickly. It cost us $40 to ride from the airport to our hotel in the French Quarter. That’s about what we expected to pay so I guess that it’s a fair price. OurLes mer
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 12:41
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Høyde: 128 ft
- Forente staterLiberty Monument29°57’7” N 90°4’9” W
Checking In
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
With the speed our driver was going, we made it to the hotel much faster than we expected. The check in process was very fast too. We were the only people in the lobby so it all went very quick.Les mer
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 12:44
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Høyde: 92 ft
- Forente staterLiberty Monument29°57’8” N 90°4’9” W
We’re Here!
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
We’re finally here in our hotel room! We’re on the 12th floor of the J.W. Marriott on Canal Street in the French Quarter. It looks comfortable and, more importantly, clean!
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 12:45
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Høyde: 62 ft
- Forente staterLiberty Monument29°57’12” N 90°4’10” W
Our Room
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
This is going to be our home for the next few days and, so far, we very satisfied with the room that we have. It’s roomy and spacious and the bed is comfortable. I’m sure that we’ll be happyLes mer
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 13:10
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Høyde: 92 ft
- Forente staterLiberty Monument29°57’8” N 90°4’9” W
Sax Man
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
It’s nice to see all these murals but all of them are focused on the theme of Jazz music. I think that I’d prefer each of the murals showing a different aspect of the New Orleans culture andLes mer
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 13:11
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Høyde: 92 ft
- Forente staterLiberty Monument29°57’8” N 90°4’9” W
Scenes of Nawlins’
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
As we were walking out of the hotel, ready to do some exploring, we saw a group of murals painted around the lobby. They were all from the same artist and depicted scenes from the Mardi Gras and JazzLes mer
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 13:11
- 🌧 54 °F
- Høyde: 92 ft
- Forente staterLiberty Monument29°57’8” N 90°4’9” W
It’s Us
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
We’re here in the lobby of our hotel and taking a few photos before going out. There’s nobody else around so this is a great opportunity for some pictures.
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 13:11
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Høyde: 92 ft
- Forente staterLiberty Monument29°57’8” N 90°4’9” W
Nawlins’ Jazz
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Music, particularly Jazz, is very important in New Orleans so it’s no surprise that many of these murals are painted to depict scenes of music along with the Mardi Gras celebrations.
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 13:11
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Høyde: 144 ft
- Forente staterLiberty Monument29°57’7” N 90°4’10” W
More Murals
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
This painting was probably my favorite one of the series because it shows a few different types of things. Jazz is represented, of course, but so is Mardi Gras and a bit of the architecture of NewLes mer
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 13:12
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Høyde: 92 ft
- Forente staterLiberty Monument29°57’8” N 90°4’9” W
One More
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
This is the last of the murals in the hotel’s lobby. All of them look great and really put us in a New Orleans state of mind. We’re ready to go outside and enjoy this iconic city!
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 13:13
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Høyde: 59 ft
- Forente staterLiberty Monument29°57’10” N 90°4’7” W
The Corridor
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
This hallway leads out of our hotel and onto Canal Street, one of the main streets of New Orleans. There’s something about this hallway that seems to distort perspective and feels almost impossibleLes mer
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 13:16
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Høyde: 82 ft
- Forente staterChrist Episcopal Church (historical)29°57’13” N 90°4’12” W
Canal Street
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
It’s great to be back in New Orleans! It’s been almost ten years but everything looks, sounds, and even smells, exactly as I remember it! Nothing ever seems to change here and that’s just theLes mer
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- mandag 2. mai 2022 13:22
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Høyde: 108 ft
- Forente staterStoryville29°57’16” N 90°4’8” W
Balconies
2. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
I went with a different sort of processing for this look at New Orleans architecture. These kind of balconies, a traditional style in New Orleans, have been around seemingly forever. So, I thoughtLes mer