tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post2395640316598048221..comments2024-03-28T14:47:32.549+10:00Comments on ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA: NEXT STOP NATCHEZdiane bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-64713628927875327292015-01-11T04:49:56.547+10:002015-01-11T04:49:56.547+10:00What a wonderful tour of Natchez. I regret to say...What a wonderful tour of Natchez. I regret to say I have never been. You have really stirred in me a desire to do this steamboat tour! :-) The mansions were lovely and I loved learning a little about them. Beautiful photos of the boat and river!A Colorful Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890388727784255219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-50040060322080717732015-01-07T23:10:03.228+10:002015-01-07T23:10:03.228+10:00The houses are really lovely and look well kept.
Y...The houses are really lovely and look well kept.<br />Your photos are really lovely Diane..Don't care for Bill to be in cell :)Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-29724740903045721362015-01-07T20:57:15.730+10:002015-01-07T20:57:15.730+10:00Those houses with porches are typical American. A...Those houses with porches are typical American. A rocking chair to it completes the image.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-3116062280257174882015-01-07T18:25:06.462+10:002015-01-07T18:25:06.462+10:00Oh my goodness, I do love the architecture of thos...Oh my goodness, I do love the architecture of those gorgeous mansions. The keyhole especially - charming.<br />Beautiful steamboat photos too :D)Sue (this n that)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06391234047655434003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-70725484113669466972015-01-07T17:07:51.091+10:002015-01-07T17:07:51.091+10:00When I see these beautiful mansions, I always have...When I see these beautiful mansions, I always have to think of all the slaves who had to work for the owners and what an awful life they sometimes had ! Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-66743152941881893862015-01-07T16:54:31.926+10:002015-01-07T16:54:31.926+10:00Natchez houses looked so beautiful!, Diane, and yo...Natchez houses looked so beautiful!, Diane, and you saw a lovely sunset. I also dislike that often photos are not allowed in historical buildings like this. They say the flash is damaging, but flashes can be turned off! I visited antebellum plantation mansions in Louisiana along the River Road area--they were spectacular but no photos allowed inside. Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-13766037642439188732015-01-07T15:55:40.970+10:002015-01-07T15:55:40.970+10:00Gosh, those early boat men must have been a hardy ...Gosh, those early boat men must have been a hardy bunch. The image of them doesn't go with the grand homes. I love your sunset photos of and from your steamboat.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-36305177885533506492015-01-07T14:09:25.250+10:002015-01-07T14:09:25.250+10:00I've always heard that the homes in Natchez we...I've always heard that the homes in Natchez were beautiful. Your sunset photos are simply gorgeous.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923630536753873113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-13330454215577053022015-01-07T12:49:45.546+10:002015-01-07T12:49:45.546+10:00Thanks Sallie
I knew I had seen very similar anteb...Thanks Sallie<br />I knew I had seen very similar antebellum homes before - the tour of the Battery area in magnificent Charleston, SC.<br />And that is a tour worth every cent - costs a bit more $$$$$!!!<br />Especially if you do it in one of those horse drawn buggies.<br />Very "G.W.T.W" atmosphere - shades of Rhett and Scarlett and good ole<br />Ashley Wilkes!<br />Cheers<br />ColinHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-86027205245001756872015-01-07T11:50:43.474+10:002015-01-07T11:50:43.474+10:00Wow another wonderful place and have to tell you I...Wow another wonderful place and have to tell you I have enough trouble walking a couple hundred meters no way I could walk that farJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-28307714301373628032015-01-07T09:52:43.236+10:002015-01-07T09:52:43.236+10:00The houses are so different to Australian houses. ...The houses are so different to Australian houses. I'm with Bill on the photos. I understand art works in galleries need protection from flashes and maybe photography in places of worship is inappropriate but to ban photography in these sort of places is just meanness. I love the shot of the boat through the tree branches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-88452444420188480282015-01-07T08:34:43.630+10:002015-01-07T08:34:43.630+10:00You got some wonderful photos, Diane, especially t...You got some wonderful photos, Diane, especially those beautiful sunsets. My best friend from high school lives in Natchez. She used to docent at one of those houses, not sure which one, all dressed up in Civil War Era hoopskirts.Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-12376917539241477962015-01-07T08:27:15.138+10:002015-01-07T08:27:15.138+10:00So pretty ... We've never been in Natchez, but...So pretty ... We've never been in Natchez, but similar grand homes in Charleston SC and elsewhere, these look beautifully kept. Must be something about the name (or age ?) ...Bill (mine) is not fond of guided tours Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-57978019334195061042015-01-07T07:59:10.131+10:002015-01-07T07:59:10.131+10:00Great photography.
Natchez sure has an interesting...Great photography.<br />Natchez sure has an interesting history. Looks like a very clean city<br />with a great deal of civic pride. Certainly puts Memphis to shame.<br /><br />I sympathise with TOH (Bill) - you can be decidedly worn out with too<br />much "organised" sightseeing every day.<br />Cheers<br />ColinHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-68401892446355617852015-01-07T07:10:36.591+10:002015-01-07T07:10:36.591+10:00Those stacks in the final shot are redolent of the...Those stacks in the final shot are redolent of the Mississippi and history. I'd say you got your shot. Came by because of your wonderful blog title!<br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ComfortSpiral</a><br /> <3 Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-18994366362425441352015-01-07T06:35:05.137+10:002015-01-07T06:35:05.137+10:00Reminds me a bit of Newport and very nice mansions...Reminds me a bit of Newport and very nice mansions.<br /><br />Greetings,<br />FilipFilipBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748038653807154529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-10632481420076726632015-01-07T06:26:08.486+10:002015-01-07T06:26:08.486+10:00This is a fantastic tour. I would very much like t...This is a fantastic tour. I would very much like to see inside those mansions ... I love old houses and their interior decoration. Mind you just walking down a street of lovely houses like that would be nice too.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-46914219341693934202015-01-07T04:49:12.556+10:002015-01-07T04:49:12.556+10:00Those houses are just huge. Imagine all the servan...Those houses are just huge. Imagine all the servants they would have needed. Fun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-28045704545917463022015-01-07T04:04:37.921+10:002015-01-07T04:04:37.921+10:00the last two shots are spectacular and i like the ...the last two shots are spectacular and i like the bridge shot to... love the old houses, but what were they thinking with that orange paint? i like the other houses much more.. I can't walk 3 miles to see an eagle nest, guess i would have been left behindMadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-55375957217749085142015-01-07T02:11:22.871+10:002015-01-07T02:11:22.871+10:00impressive homes! walking back up river 444 miles!...impressive homes! walking back up river 444 miles! wow!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-9519407217462142012015-01-07T01:42:22.352+10:002015-01-07T01:42:22.352+10:00It's hard to imagine walking so many miles (4...It's hard to imagine walking so many miles (444!) from place to place. Natchez has some very beautiful buildings and a rich history.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-56536563508647952382015-01-06T23:55:10.641+10:002015-01-06T23:55:10.641+10:00What beautiful houses. I also love the Keyhole Hou...What beautiful houses. I also love the Keyhole House. And the sunset photos are awesome. Thanks for taking us on this tour along the river. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-49718464761079787462015-01-06T23:29:51.994+10:002015-01-06T23:29:51.994+10:00Hello Diane, The tour of the mansions looks wonder...Hello Diane, The tour of the mansions looks wonderful. I like the Keyhole house.. And the view of the river and sunset is gorgeous.. Lovely photos from your trip! Have a happy day!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.com