Gem's Insights

The family adventures in New Orleans begins! Here are some photos when we visited the Audubon Zoo in 2008.   Audubon Zoo has become one of the Gulf South's favorite family gathering spots, o ne of New Orleans’ best family attractions and home of one of the most impressive wildlife collections in the world. Audubon Zoo is part of the Audubon Nature Institute which also manages the Aquarium of the Americas.  The zoo covers 58 acres (23 ha) and is home to 2,000 animals. It is located in a section of Audubon Park in Uptown New Orleans, on the Mississippi River side of Magazine Street.  The zoo and park are named in honor of artist and naturalist John James Audubon who lived in New Orleans starting in 1821. (information from Wikipedia) I was just so happy to be with my family again - that my photos were all on them! Here's my family :)   My kiddos! Mymy at 6 years old and Mimoi at 2 years old! Here's Mymy, enjoying the merry-go-round at the zoo! Mimoi enjoying...

Let me take you to the HEART OF NEW ORLEANS - Canal Street!    Still, a lot would take the bus as a form of transportation.  ...but most, prefer to walk!  This is the downtown, the center of New Orleans.. where a lot of things are going on! For one, remember "There's just one more reason to love New Orleans!" advertisement in the airport/luggage section? well, that's HARRAH's New Orleans Casino .  Major establishments and businesses are located here. This is New Orleans' Riverwalk . It overlooks the beautiful Mississippi River (I'll show some more pictures of this, next time!)  See the New Orleans' STREETCAR?  New Orleans is also known as the "Hollywood South"!  They were actually filming, I was just lucky to be there that time! To know more about THINGS TO SEE AND DO in NEW ORLEANS. Visit their website @ New Orleans Online Check out Coming to New Orleans - Airport and Out! and Coming to New Orleans - The House visit me here too!

Let's go home.   Here are the houses near our street - in the Mid City - New Orleans. Here we are! This is the 2nd house we rented for almost 10 months!  This is where we planned our days and nights and made our goals come true! This is where I made all MY VISION BOARDS . This is where friendships started to bloom. This is where we all started to settle down, accept changes and understand our realities. Our home away from home. ------ Check out Coming to New Orleans - Airport and Out! and Coming to New Orleans - Canal Street! visit me here too!

New Orleans, Louisiana through my lenses!  Join me as I ignite my lovely memories of the city I lived in for more than three years! The city that welcomed me with open arms.  The city that taught me lessons that helped me grow.  The city where beautiful, warm, caring, thoughtful and loving Filipinos live! B L A S T   F R O M   T H E   P A S T MY JOURNEY - OUR JOURNEY. I was just as excited as you are! New Orleans here we come!.. YES!!! I was here! We are here!!! Different races! Different... different... different! (but the SAME, right?) We could hear the jazz music all over the airport! Beautiful New Orleans music! At last our baggage!!! Can't wait to see what's in store for us!!! Oh, I am loving New Orleans already! My journey - Our journey just began... Check out Coming to New Orleans - The House and Coming to New Orleans - Canal Street! Photos: taken after California Spring break  2008 visit me here too!