Week 4 contained an afternoon of dangerous weather that chased me off the highway and in to yet another motel. But it ended in grand fashion.

This morning I drove into New Orleans, a trip of about 45 miles, and spent most of the day on the bike in downtown and the French Quarter.

It’s hard to know what to shoot pictures of in New Orleans. So much of what you see many people have shot and therefore many people have seen. For me the day had three things I want to share.

The first was Café du Monde for beignets and café au lait. This iconic landmark is seemingly a part of every story about New Orleans that’s ever been written or movie that’s ever been made. It sits between the Quarter and the river, kiddy corner from Jackson Square and the people watching rivals any state fair, airport, or Vegas Strip.

Every afternoon they close off Royal Street and make it pedestrian. That brings out the street musicians. The “shows” are high energy and interactive and the musicianship overall is outstanding.

Lastly, every city has it’s own movie playing every day. You have to allow yourself to be in it. I was able to cover a lot of ground on my bike. From street musicians, to homeless camps, to riverboats, and pigeons, my day was like riding around in a movie with a thousand stages.

By the way, the Superdome makes the old Metrodome look like a doll house.