This morning we walked to the National World War II Museum. I had heard great things about it and was excited to see what it was all about. I will say we were not disappointed. I would recommend this museum to anyone and tell them they have to go see the movie Beyond the Boundaries. It is a 4D IMAX film that is narrated by Tom Hanks. Wonderfully done and the effects were great. Seats rumbling when the planes went over, the radio news stories about the war efforts, everything was done perfectly.
This museum focused more on the personal stories of the soldiers and citizens that lived through the war not just cold hard facts. One of the questions we had going into the museum was why was it in New Orleans. None of us had ever read about New Orleans being involved in the war effort. Today I learned that the designer and manufacturer of the boats that landed the troops and supplies on Normandy and other shores around the world was from this area. He is credited with the success of the D Day invasions. In fact Hitler compared him to Noah because his boats saved the troops. I talked with a vet who steered these boats in the pacific campaign. He said without the work of Higgins and his company the outcome of the war could have been very different.
A German bomb shelter. I never seem to have problems getting Jon to pose for pictures : D
A super cute sculpture on one of the streets
A human statue who was trying to teach Jon the tricks of the trade
Um, WHAT?????
A dance party erupting in the streets
One of the few times we actually saw police down here
Beads!
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