I decided to go to City Park this morning and went out front to catch the Canal Street streetcar. On the map I had it appeared to only be about 6 blocks away and I had seriously thought about walking but since my time was valuable to fit everything in today I opted to take the streetcar. I had to wait nearly 30 minutes before the right car came along. I got on and rode and rode and rode. I didn't think we'd ever get there. City Park was located at the end of the line but we went much, much farther than 6 blocks. It took half an hour to get there so it was more like 10 miles or more... SO glad I didn't try walking! I got there and discovered I had to walk about half a mile to the entrance to get to where I was going. I had planned on going to the Sculpture Garden and the Botanical Gardens to get some good photos. I stopped along the way and took some photos of the many birds I saw in front of the art museum. I finally made it around to the Sculpture Garden only to find it is closed on Monday and Tuesday... darn! I was so disappointed. I could see thru the fenced area and it really looked like an interesting place that I would have truly enjoyed. I never could find the Botanical Gardens so I gave up and instead walked around and took photos of the magnificent trees... old live oak trees with Spanish moss and the most amazing trunks and limbs and a few bridges. Below are some of my favorite photos. After leaving the park I had to wait for over an hour for the next streetcar back to the hotel. I am not sure if it was worth all the waiting and long ride only to discover what I wanted to see was closed or not. The scenery was nice. The park had almost been completely destroyed by hurricane Katrina and they are still building it back.
The photos don't do justice to these magnificent trees.
