After the Mardi Gras, New Orleans

Sorry guys, your title is very misleading; I have been to New Orleans, and this looks like a 'Good Day / Very Clean' for the French Quarter; and an exceptional day for anywhere outside the quarter! Nothing photographic depicts the stench & smell (even before the flood). Great picture of it thou. All that said, What few pictures seem to be able to show is the energy level (musically) of the little bars and the incredible food of the area. Very confusing until you have been there.

I like how this shot shoots down the street at the street level, and shows how everything always seems to be wet in the morning (and dirty). Was this shot after the floods?