Saturday, November 15, 2014

Hello New Orleans!






As they say in New Orleans, laissez les bons temps roulez! Consider that your first lesson in local Cajun expressions — this one means "let the good times roll!" Welcome to the 142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition!

Above photos from top to bottom: A New Orleans fire truck embellished with local flavor; the Saint Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square; a French Quarter street marker; the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, which features exhibits on bloodletting, leeches and other questionable (and kind of stomach-turning) medical practices; and local jazz musicians entertain pedestrians walking through the French Quarter.

—K.K.

 

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