General New Orleans Pictures, 2007, Page 4

More miscellany! Click for teh big.

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As you usually find when traveling, the people you meet are
far more interesting than the places you see. This is Stefano
Velaska, Bohemian by birth, New Orleanian by choice.

Stefano makes jewelry from Katrina debris...

That building in the picture is just down the street from
his booth in the French Market. It's the Old US Mint, the
second oldest building in the Mississippi River Valley. In
fact, it's...

...this building. It's now a museum, although it's currently
closed to the public due to storm damage.

And here Stefano is, with a piece of the roof from that
building, copper that will be turned into more jewelry.

In case you were starting to think that Stefano is just an
artist, just someone who makes jewelry...think again. You
can read the full transcript here. An incredible story.

He's also a very funny guy. After finding out that I was Bohemian
as well (my mother's side), he knighted Shauna and Megan as
Bohemians too.