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Trying to plan a trip to New Orleans - no, not for an away game at Tulane. Any ideas of things to do and/or recommendations on places to stay would be great.
24. With the (Future) Mrs and possibly her brother and his girlfriendHow old are you and will this be a boondoggle with buddies or a trip with the Mrs?
Place for four. I did the airbnb and it was great. 20 min walk to the quarter, but you're in the Bywater. Another great neighborhood to check out. And cheaper than any hotelTrying to plan a trip to New Orleans - no, not for an away game at Tulane. Any ideas of things to do and/or recommendations on places to stay would be great.
Trying to plan a trip to New Orleans - no, not for an away game at Tulane. Any ideas of things to do and/or recommendations on places to stay would be great.
Trying to plan a trip to New Orleans - no, not for an away game at Tulane. Any ideas of things to do and/or recommendations on places to stay would be great.
Monday nights Helen Gillet plays at Bacchanal. Also in Bywater try Elizabeth's for breakfast.Place for four. I did the airbnb and it was great. 20 min walk to the quarter, but you're in the Bywater. Another great neighborhood to check out. And cheaper than any hotel
Bywater Design Gem + Bikes - Houses for Rent in New Orleans
Right across the street from the house is the Country Club:
country club new orleans. Great pool and anything goes.
www.thecountryclubneworleans.com
Bacchanal Wine for a great restaurant and hang.
Bacchanal Wine - Bywater - New Orleans, LA.
Frenchman street obviously for music.
Tipitinas is a must
24. With the (Future) Mrs and possibly her brother and his girlfriend
When are you going and for how many nights?
I've gone there around once a year on average since '95 and have answered this question so often for friends that I have saved an e-mail about it that I adapt accordingly. I'll PM you when I'm back at my work computer later this week.
Definitely check out the St. Roch cemetery. Go into the chapel, on the right there's a room where people for the past 100 years have left sacrifices for their recently deceased. Fake limbs, bandages, teeth, possessions, letters. It's chilling.
Don't let anyone talk you out of hitting Bourbon Street. It's a blast, especially for a first-timer.
Live in NOLA near Audubon Park and if have day to just leisure and walk around could visit there and around. From anywhere around city can take cable car on St Charles west to Audubon park (that in itself is a must do) and get off just past Exposition Blvd which gets you to northern most part of park (right across from Tulane University and Loyola University). Walk in park south about 1/2 mile and get to Magazine street and go across and Audubon Zoo is right there. Is actually very nice Zoo to visit and walk around. After Zoo can then walk little west and south and go across railroad tracks and get to nice park on the river. If don't want to walk back to St. Charles for cable car can get bus back to city on Magazine.
All good choices so far depending on budget and interest. Bottom line is that with a little research and a little preplanning you can get all the food and all the music variety you can want for an entire week. Depending on your interests during the day there are several interesting things to do. None wrong, none right. Just different.
We did a combo plantation/swamp. Swamp was a lot of fun plantation sucked.Pretty much this. I stayed at a hilton a few blocks away from bourbon street. We planned a few things but ended up winging it most of the time.
def go to Cafe Du monde for some beignets
I cant tell you where, but po boys in Nola are on a different level. i ate one every day i was there and didnt get tired of them.
I did an alligator tour. They picked us up from the hotel and took us to the swamp. Very memorable experience. We got a tour guide that ordered a huge pickle bucket filled with crayfish (he stopped in the middle of the tour to go and get them). When he came back he showed us how to eat them and told us to enjoy and pass it around (best i've ever had, he explained we wouldnt get anything like that in new orleans). Had a good time.
went to this place The Three Muses – muse [myuz] -n : a source of inspiration; a guiding genius and had some great appatizers and drinks while listening to an awesome jazz set, coulda stayed in there all night.
Also ate at Cochon Restaurant | New Orleans Dining | Cajun Southern Cooking walked away very satisfied.
Pralines were new to me, couldnt get enough of them.
Lots of art on the streets and odd 1 of stores
Plenty of boozes all over the place.
Found that we flocked to bourbon street our first night. Second night we did it again, and then after that we spent so much time out during the day exploring everything else there was to do and see that we were pretty much down with bourbon street. If you have never walked it though its worth seeing. lots of drinking and music, strip clubs, and you'll see some tettas.
From where we were everything was super walkable. and with something going on litterally at every turn, you dont even mind walking and seeing what will present itself on the next block.
I think we were there for 4 or 5 days? had a ball and would love to go back.