Magic In New Orleans a Travel Overview

Esther’s writing prompt: March 18 : Magic

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We just came home from a trip to New Orleans, which is truly a magical city. New Orleans is not very far from Dallas, where we live, and we’ve been to New Orleans several times. However, it was a fun family trip with a theme. The theme we chose for our trip was Magic, including Vampires, Voodoo/Hoodoo, ghosts, pirates and St. Patrick’s Day. We also went on a ghost tour. Below are some photos from the Voodoo Museum, and miscellaneous voodoo, witches, vampire and pirate stores.

Photo Tile with photos from the Voodoo Museum, a Hoodoo Queen, vampire art, pirate, and witch store.

We also ate at a restaurant that has a ghost. The Muriel’s Jackson Square restaurant is allegedly haunted by a ghost that sits in the chair. The ghost is a former owner by name of Pierre Antoine Lepardi Jourdan.

What is Voodoo ?

Voodoo is a religion blending African traditions with Catholicism. It is originating from enslaved people in Haiti and Louisiana. It focuses on serving spirits and honoring ancestors and connecting with nature. It is not black magic. However, I admit I’ve made fun of the so called voodoo dolls. Marie Catherine Laveau was one the most prominent practitioners of voodoo. She was born a free woman of color in New Orleans’s French Quarter, Louisiana, on September 10, 1801. We saw her house. Below are photos from the Voodoo Museum.

Photo Tile from the Voodoo Museum

Vampire Café

We also did some vampire related things. New Orleans is often called the Transylvania of America. Author’s such as Anne Rice have brought attention to New Orleans and its vampire legends. I read a book with 40 short stories about vampires while we visited New Orleans. The book was Vermillion Highways by David Lee Summers and Lee Clark Zumpe. I will make a post about that book in a couple of days. We visited vampire stores and the famous Vampire Café. See the photos below.

Photo Tile from Vampire Café.

I should say that we did other things as well. We visited the aquarium, rainforest, and insectarium, which is quite impressive. We celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day, and we made a couple of visits to the famous Pat O’Brien’s Pub. We all had a good time.

My Other Responses to Esther’s Prompts

• Prompt : Small : Small Microscopic Subatomic and Strings
• Prompt : Kind : Leonbergers Are Kind Dogs
• Prompt : Charge : Electric Charge is not the only type of Fundamental Charge
• Prompt : Promises : Promises To My Dog
• Prompt : Shade : A Total Solar Eclipse the Ultimate Moon Shade
• Prompt : Money : Ten Money Facts
• Prompt : Edge : The Edge of the Observable Universe is 46.5 billion Light Years Away
• Prompt : Fish : Ten Amazing Fish Facts
• Prompt : Promise : I Promise Not to Post AI Generated Comments
• Prompt : Respect : Respect your Dog
• Prompt : Giving : Leonbergers Giving Gifts to Pugs
• Prompt : Family : Dogs Are Family
• Prompt : Snow : Snow and Ice in Norrland
• Prompt : Red : The Universe has a Redshift and its Increasing
• Prompt: Shapes : Conic Sections are the Shapes that Shape Our World
• Prompt: Flying : 10 Wind Blowing Facts About Birds
• Prompt: Drive : Letting Your Dog Drive the Car
• Prompt: Memories: False Memories Strange Memories Unpleasant Memories and Amnesia