Travelling in the US

Dear Charlie,

During the last holidays I went to the U.S.A and I wanted to share with you my trip in Washington and Louisiana. I visited Washington due to a connecting flight problem. Even if when I visited the city it was frizzy and a bite unanimated, it is a great and beautiful place. I unfortunately had the time to see only four monuments: The Capitol, The White House, The Lincoln Memorial and The Obelisk.

Then, I went to New-Orleans. There are a lot of beautiful streets in the French Quarter such as Bourbon Street or Canal Street. I saw the Saint Louis Cathedral and I also went to a jazz concert. During the night, those streets are really busy and very animated.

After visiting New-Orleans, I went on the plantation road. I saw the Oak Alley plantation and the Nottoway. Those two plantations are very different. Oak Alley is a small one in park with a lot of trees. On the other hand, Nottoway plantation is much bigger with a beautiful garden and a great park. The day after, I arrived to the city of Natchez, Mississippi, the city is crossed by the Mississippi river but there aren’t a lot of interesting things to do there. Then I went to Lafayette, to visit the reproduction of a traditional city of the Bayous. In Lafayette, I also saw a Bayou with alligators and a lot of beautiful birds.

After exploring inland Louisiana, I went back to New-Orleans for the New Year even. On the way back I saw a museum about the traditional inhabitants of the area and I visited the Tabasco factory. The French Quarter was even more animated than usual and sometimes I couldn’t move due to the crowd. People at balconies threw necklaces to people downstairs. Traditionally, those necklaces were thrown on Mardi Gras evening and man threw those to ladies who in exchange had to lift their shirts.

After this last night in Louisiana, it was time to come back home.