Casa De Morrill

I think I can safely say that I spent most of every summer growing up in New Orleans. My mother grew up there and so she had a lot of family to visit who still lives/lived there. My great-aunt lived on Music St. and my grandfather lived on Neptune Ct. Then, there was the history of my family living there. My great-grandmother who was born above Arnaud’s, a restaurant in the French Quarter. My other ancestors who moved to New Orleans to be tradesmen and merchants. My family has a history there, even if it is just one more out of a million other, so I’ve always felt a connection with the city. I looked forward to spending summers and Thanksgivings down in New Orleans so that we could go visit the French Quarter and take boats down the Mississippi River. Knowing this, it’s not too much of a surprise that I still enjoy going to New Orleans.
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