Here is a brief interlude from our regular projects to view a scene from the Vieux Carre' in Old New Orleans. The Vieux Carre', the old quarter also known as The French Quarter, is the oldest part of New Orleans. There you will find some of the most interesting places in the U.S.A., maybe in the world. Here is a photo of the Old U.S. Mint which is now a museum. At present it is housing an exhibit on the treasures of Napoleon Bonaparte, who is, after all, a New Orleans favorite. Legend has it that the pirate Jean Lafitte had intended to rescue Napoleon from his imprisonment on the Isle of St. Helena and spirit him away from the hands of the British to ... where else.. the French Quarter in New Orleans. But Napoleon died on St. Helena before this could occur. His death mask is in the Cabildo, a museum near Jackson Square and the St. Louis Cathedral in the Quarter. There is a street named after Napoleon in New Orleans plus several streets on the streetcar line Uptown are named after famous Napoleonic battles. And since there is a French pastry named "the Napoleon," Bonaparte was bound to be popular in this city.-- Adrian
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