• New Orleans (Mardi Gras 2025)
    Mardi Gras beads are everywhereExcellent oystersCharbroiled oysters: Miam, miamFried oystersMardi Gras colorsKids on top of a ladderKrewe d'EtatKrewe d'Etat can get political...End of the day at the hostel: sooo much stuff

    Bike ride to Magazine Street

    February 28, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    We brought the sun from California 😊. Everybody says how beautiful it is, not too hot or humid.
    Our cruiser bikes are a great way to get around: it’s flat, traffic is very slow because of all the Mardi Gras parades and road closures. And the infrastructure for biking is quite good.
    Today, we decided to work out at Dryades YMCA, then we rode along Magazine Street and finished the day with more parade viewing: Hermes & Krewe d’Etat which is described as “a rolling comic strip of three-dimensional cartoons that skewer local and national politics with particular gusto”.    Read more