We went to the Krewe of Endymion Parade Saturday night and got tons of beads that are thrown off float after float. It's very colorful and crazy with thousands of people begging for these beads! There are other prizes, too, like frisbies, tomahawks, cups, coins, etc. You don't even get to see the float because you are trying to grab beads being thrown. “Throw me something mister!” is the appropriate chant. And the marching bands – lots of them!
It's amazing to see the spirit since the Saints won the Super Bowl. Signs, billboards, flags, T-shirts are everywhere. It's definitely a Who Dat Nation! They are chanting that all the time. Who Dat? Who Dat? Who Dat Going to Win Da Super Bowl? They are so proud and they say crime has actually gone down (see how long that lasts!).
Today we visited the 9th Ward; the worst struck from the hurricane. So many homes are still abandoned, boarded up, torn down, rebuilt, etc., and many still have on the outside of the house the date and how many found inside dead or alive. Then to see downtown and where the Super Dome is; it's amazing that people walked that far.
We'll be going to another parade tomorrow morning - more beads and junk! Wednesday to the French Quarter and to see how they build the floats - it's quite a business.
Today we visited the 9th Ward; the worst struck from the hurricane. So many homes are still abandoned, boarded up, torn down, rebuilt, etc., and many still have on the outside of the house the date and how many found inside dead or alive. Then to see downtown and where the Super Dome is; it's amazing that people walked that far.
We'll be going to another parade tomorrow morning - more beads and junk! Wednesday to the French Quarter and to see how they build the floats - it's quite a business.
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