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Crawfish - 45 pounds!! |
My boss' head (Papa
Smurf) and me in front of the pile of crawfish I ate. |
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Books Along the Teche
They sell all of
JLBurke's stuff. The will sell new editions of his work, signed
by him, for the price of the book, nothing extra. I'm already on
their list for his new Dave R. book coming out in October.
If anyone wants more info on this, let me know. |
The New Iberia Library
where Alifair met that creepy guy in Purple Cane Road.
(I think that was the
one.) |
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Prayer grove next to
the library |
St. Peter's Church in
New Iberia where Dave goes to Mass. |
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The Evangeline Theatre
in New Iberia. This is mentioned in Dave R. books. |
Main Street in New
Iberia |
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The old Burke House on
E. Main Street in New Iberia |
The Iberia Courthouse,
which houses the current Sherrif's Office |
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Just a small part of
City Park, where Dave often went with Bootsie and Alafair and
where he often had lunch. |
View of Bayou Teche
from the Bridge off Main Street |
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The infamous Victor's
Cafeteria... |
DeRosiers, across from
the Shadows. Dave and Bootsie went here for lunch in one of his
books. It's a B&B, and for only $109 a night, you can stay
there! |
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The Shadows |
Part of the Shadows,
with my son John |
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Cafe du Monde in the
French Quarter, one of Dave's favorite places in New Orleans...
anyone see him in the crowd??? |
Eating beignets and
drinking coffee at Cafe du Monde .
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Mulate's in Breaux
Bridge!! Mentioned by JLBurke many times in his books. |
No, it's not upside
down! Everyone puts their business card on the ceiling at
Mulate's. Mine is now there, too. |
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Buggy Rides in the
French Quarter!! |
Flower boxes in the
French Quarter from our buggy |
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St. Louis Cathedral
from Jackson Square, French Quarter |
From Jackson Square |
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A
street in the French Quarter... look close for the hanging
flower boxes... we won't have these in Maine for a couple of
months |
Jean Lefitte's tavern,
which is still exactly as it was in the 1800s. French Quarter,
New Orleans |
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Jean LaFitte's
plantation along the rivernand the site of the Battle of New
Orleans in teh War of 1812. This is part of his historic park. |
Spanish Moss covering
an oak |
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Our tour guide in
costume (and me) at the Destrehan plantation
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The Detrehan
Plantation, framed by Spanish Moss, from one of their registered
live oaks |
