Day Seven: Running the Streets

We began the day with breakfast at Tout de Suite, our favorite coffeehouse/café in old Algiers. We then went a few blocks to the Rosetree Blown Glass Studio and Gallery.

We then visited the fine arts gallery at Newcomb College, where two senior shows were on display.

We headed to the cemeteries at the head of Canal Street but arrived after the gates were closed. NJ and Kathie hopped on the Canal Street streetcar and headed for the Central Business District. Rodriguez's ubiquitous Blue Dog and a couple of his buddies were spotted along the way. 

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At the end of the car line, we walked along the river front, through Woldenberg Riverside Park. The sculpture behind the statue of Woldenberg and a child is by artist John Scott.

As we reached Jackson Square, twilight was setting.

We had dinner at the Rivers Edge Restaurant in the historic Pontalba building, then walked across the street to the Café du Monde for beignets and café au lait. We peeked in the window to watch the beignets being made.

This vignette in a shop window says it all: art, music, heritage, Mardi Gras. That's New Orleans!