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ROOMS USAThe busy port and paper manufacturing city of Mobile (pronounced Mo-beel ) traces its origins back to a French community founded in 1702. These early white settlers brought with them Mardi Gras , celebrated in Mobile continuously since 1704 - several years before New Orleans. Virtually every street is transformed in early spring by the delicate colors of azaleas, camellias and dogwoods - a beautiful complement to the many early eighteenth-century Spanish and colonial-style buildings. Parallels with New Orleans are everywhere you look, from wrought-iron balconies to street names like Conti and Bienville and gumbo specials in the restaurants. Mobile survived the torches of the Union army during the Civil War, and possesses enough antebellum buildings to designate four sizeable areas as historic districts. Even so, the city is unlikely to hold your attention for more than a day. Hotels in Mobile |
