The Central Synagogue of New York✡️
August 13, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 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 theRead more
Coney Islad amusement park & beach 🎢🏖️
August 13, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 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 parkRead more
Times Square in the rain 🌧️✨
August 13, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 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!
August 14, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 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 andRead more
The WORST flight in my life
August 14, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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, andRead more
Charlotte: 1000KM away from our destination
August 14, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 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,Read more
Finally, we’ve arrived in New Orleans!
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 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 andRead more
Our house survived Katrina (?)🌪️
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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. EverythingRead more
The Caesars Superdome🏈
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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 andRead more
Swamp tour in Louisiana 🐊🚤
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 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, aRead more
Finally, Benji appears! 🐊
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 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 evenRead more
Rain in the middle of the swamp 🌧️
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 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 jacketRead more
A baby alligator between my hands🐊
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 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🍗
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 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 withRead more
Are we in America or in early 20th-century France?
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 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 recallingRead more
The oldest cathedral in the United States
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 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 frontRead more
The famous Café du Monde in New Orleans☕
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 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 chicoryRead more
The City of Jazz 🎷
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 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, andRead more
Time to fill up: 65 liters of gas ⛽
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 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 (onlyRead more
Dick's sporting goods
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 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,Read more
My first time in a Walmart! 🛒
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 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,Read more
Trying the real Cajun cuisine🌶️🍽️
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 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.Read more
The road trip starts!
August 16, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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, takesRead more
A stop in Sorrento (not Italy, but Louisiana)
August 16, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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. ☕🍩
TheRead more
The first signs that we’re in Texas! 🤠
August 16, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 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, hugeRead more







































































































