The Central Synagogue of New York✡️
13. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
The Central Synagogue is the most important synagogue in New York City and a key landmark for the city’s large Jewish community.
The building was completed in 1872 and is heavily inspired by theWeiterlesen
Coney Islad amusement park & beach 🎢🏖️
13. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Located in the South of Brooklyn, Coney Islad is famous for its beaches and amusement park 🎢🏖️
It’s over an hour by subway from downtown New York, and the decaying area of the amusement parkWeiterlesen
Times Square in the rain 🌧️✨
13. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Passing through Times Square again, this time in the rain.
The same square we saw a few days ago feels completely different under the rain, giving off entirely new but equally amazing vibes.
End of first part, beginning of the second part!
14. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
The first part of the trip in America, in New York, comes to an end, and the second part begins: the road trip.
LaGuardia Airport is very nice, especially compared to JFK.
We decide not to eat andWeiterlesen
The WORST flight in my life
14. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Once on the plane to New Orleans, the aircraft stayed on the runway for hours. Inside, the air conditioning wasn’t working, the temperature kept rising, passengers grew increasingly frustrated, andWeiterlesen
Charlotte: 1000KM away from our destination
14. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
We’re allowed to disembark at Charlotte Airport. We take the chance to eat a pizza and relax, waiting to find out whether we’ll sleep here or be put on a new flight to New Orleans.
Interestingly,Weiterlesen
Finally, we’ve arrived in New Orleans!
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
After a huge delay and an emergency landing, the worst flight of my life is over, and we reached New Orleans, ready to start the second part of our vacation in the USA ... a road trip in Lousiana andWeiterlesen
Our house survived Katrina (?)🌪️
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Among the various hotels and homes we stayed in, the one in New Orleans was the only one that was in bad conditions.
The floor was uneven, the doors crooked, and the walls had cracks. EverythingWeiterlesen
The Caesars Superdome🏈
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
The Caesars Superdome is the iconic American football stadium of New Orleans.
It’s a massive, covered structure, famous for its circular dome roof.
It was damaged by Katrina, but was repaired andWeiterlesen
Swamp tour in Louisiana 🐊🚤
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
One of Louisiana’s main attractions is taking swamp tours on airboats to see alligators and other wildlife of the wetlands.
The swamps around New Orleans are part of the famous Louisiana bayous, aWeiterlesen
Finally, Benji appears! 🐊
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Our guide, who in the middle of the swamp was just wearing Crocs, stops. He throws marshmallows into the water, and the snout of Benji, a massive crocodile, appears.
Our guide pets his head and evenWeiterlesen
Rain in the middle of the swamp 🌧️
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
We were happy it was cloudy, so we wouldn’t get burned or suffer from the heat during the tour. Then, halfway through the swamp tour, it starts pouring rain.
The guide stops, wearing a rain jacketWeiterlesen
A baby alligator between my hands🐊
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Our guide opens a small plastic container, takes out a baby alligator, and asks who wants to hold it.
What a unique opportunity!
Popeyes: the most famous fast food of Louisiana🍗
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Popeyes is a famous American fast food chain born in New Orleans, renowned for its spicy Cajun-style fried chicken.
We ate fried chicken until we couldn’t eat anymore, all washed down withWeiterlesen
Are we in America or in early 20th-century France?
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Walking through the streets of New Orleans, it feels like being in France.
The perfectly restored colonial houses, the streetcar crossing the city, the French street names, and the plaques recallingWeiterlesen
The oldest cathedral in the United States
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
The St. Louis Cathedral, built between 1789 and 1794, is the oldest cathedral still in continuous use in the United States and dominates Jackson Square with its white walls and three towers.
In frontWeiterlesen
The famous Café du Monde in New Orleans☕
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
The Café du Monde is one of the most iconic spots in New Orleans, founded in 1862. It’s located in the French Quarter, on the banks of the Mississippi River.
The typical specialties are chicoryWeiterlesen
The City of Jazz 🎷
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Through the streets of New Orleans, jazz was born from the fusion of African-American music and French salon music.
Artists like Louis Armstrong transformed New Orleans into a global music hub, andWeiterlesen
Time to fill up: 65 liters of gas ⛽
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
The fill-up begins, but we have no idea when it will end. 65 liters in total, and our car wasn’t even close to empty yet, so the tank wasn’t completely dry!
Luckly gas in Louisiana is cheap (onlyWeiterlesen
Dick's sporting goods
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
We have some free time, so we go shopping.
The first stop is Dick’s, a sporting goods store. As we enter, we’re faced with dozens upon dozens of products for every sport: baseball, soccer,Weiterlesen
My first time in a Walmart! 🛒
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We needed some items (and I needed a belt!), so we went into a Walmart.
Walmart is the company with the largest revenue in the world (over $600 billion a year) and, with its 2.3 million employees,Weiterlesen
Trying the real Cajun cuisine🌶️🍽️
15. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
We head to Mr. Ed's Oyster Bar and Fish House to try the local Cajun specialties.
Cajun cuisine is typical of southern Louisiana and descends from French-speaking Canadians who moved to Louisiana.Weiterlesen
The road trip starts!
16. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We leave the house in New Orleans, and the real road trip can begin.
We leave the swamps of New Orleans behind and start heading toward Texas.
Alessandro, after New York and the awful flight, takesWeiterlesen
A stop in Sorrento (not Italy, but Louisiana)
16. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We stop at yet another gas station this time in Sorrento.
At the Coffee House, I get an iced coffee, which was really good, and one of us grabs some delicious beignets that we share. ☕🍩
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The first signs that we’re in Texas! 🤠
16. August 2025 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
Just past Lafayette, we’re in Texas and everything changes.
On the road to Houston we see: billboards about fallout shelters, signs about Jesus Christ, graffiti and stickers praising Trump, hugeWeiterlesen







































































































