Changes on Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans

2216 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, LA

The sun rose over La Belle Esplanade this afternoon and I saw that our neighbors in the blue house next door had made a change to the street scape.  Nothing drastic, mind you, but on a street cluttered with details, there is always something new to notice.  

I probably wouldn't have noticed myself today, but someone was taking a picture of the balcony next door.  Plenty of people take pictures of our inn, and the houses on either side of us likewise have their admirers.  All three were built at the same time.  They are sisters.

A photogenic manor

Our neighbor is an amateur vexillologist so he likes to hang flags on his front balcony.  Until recently he was flying the flag of the Island of Juist.  

It turns out he changed the flags today:

The house with the flags

A racing flag and the flag of the Bourbon dynasty.  I asked him about his selection and he smiled.  "It's a race to Bourbon... Street, that is," he told me.

Our neighbors are the nicest people you'll ever meet.  They sometimes help out when we are short handed.  Our guests who have met them find them friendly and helpful.  They know more about New Orleans than we do.  When we have a question, we ask them.

The vexillologist found out that one of our neighbors on the other side was born in Connecticut.  He has a soft spot for the Connecticut flag, so he asked if could hang a Connecticut flag at 2222 Esplanade Avenue.  The house's owner agreed.

The Nutmeg State flag

I asked him why he liked the Connecticut flag so much.  He said, "Because of the motto on it:  Qui Transtulit Sustinet.  He who transplants, sustains.  I've always found that to be true."

I'm from Connecticut, and I have to agree.  

So, we have nice photos of 2216 Esplanade Avenue today and one of 2212.  Howzabout about one of 2222:

An Italianate beauty

La Belle Esplanade bed and breakfast is located in the orange house.  The 2200 block is a lovely stretch in the middle of one of the most beautiful streets in New Orleans.  If you are looking to stay in picturesque surroundings.  I know the bed and breakfast inn for you.

Qui transtulit sustinet.
A votre sante.