Thursday in New Orleans

Today we did a lot in New Orleans. First, we toured around New Orleans in buses while the bus drivers told us about the history and events that had happend in the city. Some parts of it were sad though, because we went through the 9th ward (which are like city districts) where a lot of damage was done in Hurricane Katrina. After that we looked around a library on Tulane University where they had a lot of objects from the slave trade. We had lunch, then went on a swamp tour. The swamp tour was very fun because we got to ride around in a swamp boat and it was 60 degrees f. We also got to see a lot of wildlife (no aligators though, they were hibrinating) such as birds and snakes. Then, we went to the French Quarters and did a little shopping. We then went to Preservation Hall, which is said to be where jazz music was born. We got to see a jazz band perform, who were really good and sounded just like they had come from the past. There was a trumpet, trombone, saxophone (baritone), tuba, bass drum and snare drum player, and they were all excellent. Overall today was one of my favorite days so far! -Emily Way