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The final stop was St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, but it was closed, so we had to visit virtually using a camera over the wall.
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Paul and Cynthia among the tombs listening to the tour guide. Yeah, Paul's like me--he always has that camera to his face. As we do every November, we spent the second weekend in New Orleans with our friends celebrating Dave's birthday (56) and our anniversary (31). Today we went to the Fall Festival at Destrehan Plantation and then we found the St. Louis Cemetery #1 where Marie Laveau is buried. A lot of walking tours end up here, so we kind of drifted back behind the tombstones and listened to the tour guides tell stories of those buried in the cemetery. (I know, we probably should have paid for the tour, but sometimes they were just too loud so we had to listen.) We even saw the pyramid-shaped tomb where Nicolas Cage will be buried.
A quiet place.
Rain, finally ... When I got into Leroy, a shower had just come down and steam was rising from the hot pavement. I quickly ran across the street to capture the fog lurking around the cemetery, but, "like a vapor" it was gone. I only got one shot, so it had to be tweaked to give a more ominous feel . But rain, no matter how little, is a blessing.
Every year on the second weekend in November, we take a trip to New Orleans, attending an arts and crafts fair at one of the stately old plantations, visiting the seminary we attended, and touring the French Quarters. Dave and I have scouted the cemeteries, but we've never taken Paul and Cynthia. I was glad we talked them into going this year and I think they were glad too. I'm always intrigued by these old resting places and am often overtaken with peace and struck with awe.
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Leroy, Alabama
The final stop was St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, but it was closed, so we had to visit virtually using a camera over the wall.
The final stop was St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, but it was closed, so we had to visit virtually using a camera over the wall.
The final stop was St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, but it was closed, so we had to visit virtually using a camera over the wall.
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