A warm Southern welcome and a sweet beignet. Mmm...
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Natchez, Mississippi
Loose paraphrase of a conversation from Mystery Train, a film by Jim Jarmusch:
Dee Dee: Do you know if this is the train to Natchez?
Mitzuko: Matches? One minute. (looking for lighter).
The Bayou
Bayou= "a marshy outlet of a lake or river. From the Choctaw bayuk." In other words, bayou is a euphemism for swamp.
Natchez steamboat
On the top of this steamboat is a crazy old witch playing the calliope. Calliope = "an American keyboard instrument resembling an organ but with the notes produced by steam whistles. From the Greek Muse of epic poetry Kalliope, literally meaning 'having a beautiful voice.'" It is hard to see in this picture but the steam coming off the calliope is multi-colored giving a visual quality to the melodies played.
St. Charles Avenue
This grocery store/cafe smelled real good but we were never able to have a muffuletta there.
Beads left behind from the Mardi Gras parade floats.
Tulane University
This is the Humanities building where the Spanish department has offices. It can easily be asserted that it is a lot more welcoming than Wescoe Hall.
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