On July 9, 2017 we did get off the America, for walking across the road, to Houmas House.
Entrance of Houmas House and Gardens
Gardens in Louisiana are very lush, due to the constant high humidity.
Houmas House is a 1775 Sugar Cane Plantation and sits on 38 acres.
One only wishes, this view could be possible!
Trees have grown too big and obstruct from every angle...
All the above makes you step back into a very romantic era of the past.
Mind you, there was hard labor too!
It took many servants for keeping the plantation + antebellum house in top shape.
Houmas House is a 1775 Sugar Cane Plantation and sits on 38 acres.
One only wishes, this view could be possible!
Trees have grown too big and obstruct from every angle...
All the above makes you step back into a very romantic era of the past.
Mind you, there was hard labor too!
It took many servants for keeping the plantation + antebellum house in top shape.
Loved this playful frog statue in the pond with fountain.
Just had to capture this old door handle or whatever it was.
Yes, Houmas House and Gardens allows visitors to experience the life of a wealthy Sugar Baron in the 1800s.
Since my photos are by far not comparable to the brochure, I show that FIRST!
It is so hard to capture the house with those HUGE live oak trees...
Houmas House: "THE SUGAR PALACE" Crown Jewel of Louisiana's River Road
Picture perfect view of Houmas House!
The Tour we did and enjoyed but for all the rest there was not enough time...
As you can clearly see in this google maps image, the Houmas House is right on the Mississippi so we just got off the boat after breakfast and walked across the road to the live oak lined alley, leading up to the house.Tour was great and we enjoyed it very much.
We only had one problem, there is not enough time in just 3 hours for covering it all, like visiting the gardens at your own leisure
This is what I mean... the Houmas House is almost hidden by those HUGE live oak trees!
For the perfect light one has to stay there an entire day also.
We had no choice.
Those giant live oak trees, with the Spanish moss hanging down, make you dwarf!
The Burnside Oak, with its history spanning centuries back to the Indians, is the most dominate oak of the front lawn of Houmas. The great Louisiana Live Oak, (Quercus virginiana), is believed to be well over 300 years old.
JOHN BURNSIDE (Houmas Owner 1858-1881)
Trying to give you an idea of the HUGE Live Oak Tree's size.
You see just a glimpse of Houmas House above the left of my left hand.
Husband Pieter is supporting this Old Live Oak tree... being scared that it would fall!
Stepping back and still not being able to capture the entire Live Oak!
Hurricanes have also done lots of damage as big limbs have broken off.
They try very hard to maintain the garden looking its best.
This is as far as I could step back, still not able to capture it entirely...
One has to be there in person, the tour of the House was a delight and educational too.
The gardens are great for strolling around.
Be aware that humidity in the afternoons can go up and also the chance of a thunderstorm.
We learned WHY Louisiana has such lush gardens!
Stay tuned for the next stop in Baton Rouge
Thanks for your visit!
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