Adventures With Alex

Tag: New Orleans

  • BR126) “In the Shadow of Statues” Book Review

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    In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History by Mitch Landrieu.  5/5 rating. 240 pages. Book #51 of 2020. Read August 4, 2020. This is an absolutely amazing memoir by former New Orleans mayor, Mitch. It tells his personal story, but is viewed through the lens of his fight for a better future…

  • 21) New Orleans Trip – 2017 New Year’s Eve

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    New Orleans is an amazing, bustling city like no other. The European influence, along with a Cajun zest makes the culture its very own. There is a dichotomy of the laid-back atmosphere mixed with a willingness to party for any and every reason. I think this might be part of the allure that draws so…