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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=120 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0ec8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Michael Czarnecki</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Michael Czarnecki"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brief Bio"><U>Brief Bio</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poet"><U>Poet</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Journeys"><U>Journeys</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Themed Programs"><U>Themed Programs</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Colleges"><U>Colleges</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Parlor Programs"><U>Parlor Programs</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Writing Workshops"><U>Writing Workshops</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PoetintheSchools"><U>Poet-in-the-Schools</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oral Memoirist"><U>Oral Memoirist</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Project"><U>Community Project</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Some of My Writing"><U>Some of My Writing</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Palm of the Hand Writing"><U>Palm of the Hand Writing</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schedule"><U>Schedule</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Southern Journey 2010 NOLA"><U>Southern Journey 2010 NOLA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SJ 2010 NOLA Page 2"><U>SJ 2010 NOLA Page 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Southern Journey Page 3 NOLA"><U>Southern Journey Page 3 NOLA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Southern Journey Page 4 NOLA"><U>Southern Journey Page 4 NOLA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SJ 2010 Page 5 NOLA"><U>SJ 2010 Page 5 NOLA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id78.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="US 20 Journey 2010"><U>US 20 Journey 2010</U></A>   |   <B>New Orleans</B>   |   <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Acadia NP 509"><U>Acadia NP 5-09</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books Available"><U>Books Available</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fliers"><U>Fliers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="References"><U>References</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U>Contact Me</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=360 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0ec8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>New Orleans</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> From the Finger Lakes to Lake Pontchartrain:</div> <div> The New Orleans Tour March 4 - 7, 2009</div> <bR> <div> New York's FootHills Poets</div> <bR> <div> Michael Czarnecki, Susan Deer Cloud, Vincent F. A. Golphin</div> <div> John Roche, Paulette Swartzfager</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="252f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Pelham Hotel, our home in NO, a couple blocks from the French Quarter.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="25452c30.jpg" border=0 width="338" height="451" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Taking a picture of me taking a picture.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="25858c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Sunrise over the Mississippi with barge.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="25c52c30.jpg" border=0 width="338" height="451" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Early morning on Canal Street.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="25e58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Ferry across the Mississippi, from downtown to Algiers.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="26052c30.jpg" border=0 width="338" height="451" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Louis Armstrong at the start of the Algiers Jazz Walk of Fame.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="26252c30.jpg" border=0 width="338" height="451" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Working river New Orleans on the Algiers side,</div> <div> Harrah's Casino and Upscale Commerce on Downtown side.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="26458c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Mardi Gras beads in a front yard.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="26658c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Someone's added-on-words as political comment.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="26858c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> A typical colorful house scene.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="26a58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> A typical Susan moment - camera and laughter.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="26c58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> A typical John scene - chauffeuring us to readings!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="26ea8c20.jpg" border=0 width="424" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Paulette at Loyola reading.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="27252c30.jpg" border=0 width="338" height="451" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Street Musician on Royal Street, French Quarter.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="27476c20.jpg" border=0 width="374" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "Touchdown Jesus" at St. Louis Cathedral.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="27858c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Mona Lisa John at the Mona Lisa Restaurant.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="27a2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">        <IMG SRC="27c2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="27e2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Three views of the Holocaust Memorial along the Riverwalk.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="28058c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Older, newer.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="28458c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Bourbon Street - one walk down it in the afternoon was enough for me.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="28658c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> More residential French Quarter.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="28ac3520.jpg" border=0 width="451" height="338" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <IMG SRC="288c3520.jpg" border=0 width="451" height="338" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Dixieland Street Band with dancers.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="28c7ac20.jpg" border=0 width="890" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Get your fortune read along Jackson Square.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="28ec3520.jpg" border=0 width="451" height="338" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <IMG SRC="292c3520.jpg" border=0 width="451" height="338" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Really good jazz band by Jackson Square. Band leader had great voice and personality.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="29458c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Vincent expounding!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="29658c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> 6:30 AM Canal Street Scroungers.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="29a58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Early morning at the French Market.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="29c58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Architecture and Horticulture on Decatur Street, French Quarter.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="29ec3520.jpg" border=0 width="451" height="338" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="2a0c3520.jpg" border=0 width="451" height="338" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> A New Orleans Tradition - Cafe au lait and Beignets at Cafe Du Monde. </div> <div> This is 8 AM, within the hour there were lines waiting for a table.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2a258c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Paulette behind the wheel.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>