There are a lot of arts or signboard whose motif is Fish along the street in New Orleans. The most funny one is shown in the left photo and it was in front of the police station. The fish dressed up as a policeman is eating a criminal. Similar type of attraction is in New York. The motif is a cow in New York. Right photo shows the cows looking like the twin buildings, World Trade Center.

There is a big lake named Pontchartrain in the north of New Orleans. 12 years ago, Toru drove on the long straight bridge over the lake and had softshell crab at a restaurant. Toru thought to visit the restrant again. It took over 30 minutes to go over the bridge(Left Photo). The scenery of the area beyond the bridge has been changed totally from what it was 12 years ago. But he could recognize the restaurant "Mandes" and had a softshell crab again(Right Photo; Front door).

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