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got tickets today Section 15 row o. Have 4 tix only need two want them lmk. Need to book hotel tonight and restaurants. Does you carpet match your drapes?
 
Jimmy Serrano said:
Chin, I may be making the trip solo. Will find out for sure this week.
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I put in the Tulane Game Time thread that I got jammed at work. Gotta fly out Sunday. A 200 mile drive from New Orleans to home and making it to the airport for a 2pm flight has way too many variables that could go wrong (the biggest being me let loose on the French Quarter after a game that starts a 7pm CDT.).
 
Ok - think we have decided this is the away game we will be going to this fall -

Many of you did the trip last year...suggestions?
 
Waquoit said:
I thought the place was awesome when we went in March. Four days and we didn't even scratch the surface.
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Been there 3 times. Twice on business once to Mardi Gras. Dirty messy and wild. Took me 3 weeks to recover from Mardi Gras and I still remember it, some Arkansas coed and the alley behind Bourbon St with a fondness for lost youth. The music is incredible, food is spectacular. Audubon Park is cool and the golf course there is surprisingly good. If you're looking for Blueback Square this ain't it. If you want real you can't beat NOLA
 
freescooter said:
Been there 3 times. Twice on business once to Mardi Gras. Dirty messy and wild. Took me 3 weeks to recover from Mardi Gras and I still remember it, some Arkansas coed and the alley behind Bourbon St with a fondness for lost youth. The music is incredible, food is spectacular. Audubon Park is cool and the golf course there is surprisingly good. If you're looking for Blueback Square this ain't it. If you want real you can't beat NOLA
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So if we are going Friday to Sunday with game included - what are the MUST do's?
Accommodation recommendations?
Restaurant recommendations?
 
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NO is among the best places in the world to hang out. I've found it far better when there is very little going on than during some event (such as Mardi Gras).

Missed by a few days what would have been an ideal road trip. If the Giants-Saints game was one week later a four day weekend in NO would have been perfect.
 
I believe that with the addition of Navy football this season the AAC did a do-over of the league scheduling matchups going forward. Consecutive home games against a common opponent should be a one time thing this year assuming no more AAC football teams are added or deleted. Yeah New Orleans is a fun place to visit and Tulane a beautiful campus with an almost new, intimate stadium. So I am all in on being at Tulane two years in a row.
 
I was originally thinking BYU for away game this year but Tulane might win out simply for New Orleans... Never been and I really want to go.
 
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We went to a few of what might be called tourist trap places - Mother's, K-Paul's and Emeril's. And I thought they were all great, good for Emeril. Get the Andouille Crusted Drum. We went to a little dump called Coop's Place that supposedly had the best fried chicken. And that was great, the two breasts selection. We stumbled on a joint near our hotel called Howlin Wolf. It turns out to be a concert venue, but no tickets are needed for the cool bar area. We ended up closing every night there for the last couple of Abita Jockamo's and a snack. They have great Cuban Sandwiches made by a sandwich-making savant. Just don't go up to him and ask if yours is ready yet, My GF did and he growled saying go back and wait until your name is called. Yes sir, it was well worth it. We had another the next night. And the next.

My point is it's a great place to explore and drink. Don't tie yourself down to a set list, just relax and try different places. And drink.
 
New Orleans is a great city for a weekend or a weeklong conference. Plenty of great food and entertainment choices. By the time you realize the city is a dump, that smells, it's time to go home.

You literally can't go wrong trying to figure out food/fun for a UConn football weekend. Just realize you won't hit everything, so make a choice between popular touristy locations or local joints.
 
Jimmy Serrano said:
If you like Oysters, the fried oyster po-boy and the grilled oysters at Drago's are must haves. The only must do down there are the beignets and coffee at Cafe Dumonde.
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... and a muffuletta and amaretto cookie from Central Grocery!
 
huskymedic said:
... and a muffuletta and amaretto cookie from Central Grocery!
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See, I found that extremely overrated. Nothing special about it all. It's novetly in the same vain as the pimento cheese sandwiches at The Masters.
 
Jimmy Serrano said:
See, I found that extremely overrated. Nothing special about it all. It's novetly in the same vain as the pimento cheese sandwiches at The Masters.
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The sandwich or the cookie?

The hot muffuletta @ Cochon Butcher is pretty good (admittedly of sandwich/hoagie/grinder guy)
 
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huskymedic said:
The sandwich or the cookie?

The hot muffuletta @ Cochon Butcher is pretty good (admittedly of sandwich/hoagie/grinder guy)
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I never had the cookie. Not a fan of the sandwich. The mortadella and olive spread doesn't do it for me.
 
Jimmy Serrano said:
I never had the cookie. Not a fan of the sandwich. The mortadella and olive spread doesn't do it for me.
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One of my best friends went on and on and on about it. And I kept explaining that I just don't like olives. You could make the best muffaletta in the world but it won't make me a fan of olives. It's unbelievable how people can't understand something like, "Just cause you like it doesn't mean I will."
 
Two really good restaurants are Peche Seafood Grill and Root. Go to Frenchmen Street for music. It's not as good as it was years ago but still worth a trip if you haven't been to that section. Rock N Bowl is also fun.
 
Irish Loop said:
One of my best friends went on and on and on about it. And I kept explaining that I just don't like olives. You could make the best muffaletta in the world but it won't make me a fan of olives. It's unbelievable how people can't understand something like, "Just cause you like it doesn't mean I will."
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I get not liking the sandwich but who the doesn't like olives?!?!?!?!?
 
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CTMike said:
I was originally thinking BYU for away game this year but Tulane might win out simply for New Orleans... Never been and I really want to go.
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Possible fun in NOLA vs. possible fun in Provo? I can't say one bad thing about the Mormons I've met. However, they are little light in the drinking, chasing women and other aspects of debauchery we non-Mormons cherish. Just something to keep in mind.
 
Bonehead said:
So if we are going Friday to Sunday with game included - what are the MUST do's? Accommodation recommendations? Restaurant recommendations?
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1. Commanders palace. Food is 5 star... I recommend lunch cause it was a lot cheaper and they serve .25 cent martinis.
2. See the preservation hall jazz concert. DO NOT be deterred by waiting in line for an hour plus (you can buy beer in line). There's no food or booze inside and almost no seats. This is my personal #1 on the don't miss list.
 
Bonehead said:
So if we are going Friday to Sunday with game included - what are the MUST do's?
Accommodation recommendations?
Restaurant recommendations?
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I am a many time New Orleans visitor, including both Women's Final Fours and last year's UConn/Tulane football game. The New Orleans Marriott on Canal at the edge of the French Quarter is a good choice for a full service hotel. Last year I enjoyed staying at one of the old boutique hotels in the Quarter, the Hotel St. Marie.

Restaurants start with Commander's Palace, one of my three favorite restaurants anywhere. Note that there is a dress code. Diner is pricey, but the food and experience are worth it. I always liked Brennan's (the birthplace of Bananas Foster) in the Quarter, but it was closed last year. It has reopened; I hope that it is what it was. For seafood Drago's is popular; in the French Quarter try The Red Fish Grill or the Acme Oyster House.

When you get home, folks who have been to New Orleans may ask if you had a Central Grocery muffuletta, a Hurricane at Pat O'Brien's (their red jambalaya is not bad), and beignets with hickory coffee at Café Du Monde -- be prepared to stand in line for a table at their French Market location, and check out Jackson Square.

If you have time, I recommend the World War II Museum. Catch their the short "Beyond All Boundaries" 4-D film experience, with narration by Tom Hanks. I also recommend the Creole Queen Paddlewheeler cruise to The Battle of New Orleans, which includes on-site Chalmette battlefield narration by the National Park Service.

From downtown, the St. Charles Streetcar through the beautiful Garden District to Tulane is fun if not quick. Get off at Audubon Park and walk to campus. And if you have time, a Park walk and the Audubon Zoo.
 
mikejays said:
I am a many time New Orleans visitor, including both Women's Final Fours and last year's UConn/Tulane football game. The New Orleans Marriott on Canal at the edge of the French Quarter is a good choice for a full service hotel. Last year I enjoyed staying at one of the old boutique hotels in the Quarter, the Hotel St. Marie.

Restaurants start with Commander's Palace, one of my three favorite restaurants anywhere. Note that there is a dress code. Diner is pricey, but the food and experience are worth it. I always liked Brennan's (the birthplace of Bananas Foster) in the Quarter, but it was closed last year. It has reopened; I hope that it is what it was. For seafood Drago's is popular; in the French Quarter try The Red Fish Grill or the Acme Oyster House.

When you get home, folks who have been to New Orleans may ask if you had a Central Grocery muffuletta, a Hurricane at Pat O'Brien's (their red jambalaya is not bad), and beignets with hickory coffee at Café Du Monde -- be prepared to stand in line for a table at their French Market location, and check out Jackson Square.

If you have time, I recommend the World War II Museum. Catch their the short "Beyond All Boundaries" 4-D film experience, with narration by Tom Hanks. I also recommend the Creole Queen Paddlewheeler cruise to The Battle of New Orleans, which includes on-site Chalmette battlefield narration by the National Park Service.

From downtown, the St. Charles Streetcar through the beautiful Garden District to Tulane is fun if not quick. Get off at Audubon Park and walk to campus. And if you have time, a Park walk and the Audubon Zoo.
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Jimmy Serrano said:
If you like Oysters, the fried oyster po-boy and the grilled oysters at Drago's are must haves. The only must do down there are the beignets and coffee at Cafe Dumonde.
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A fried oyster Po Boy is my second favorite sammich; trails the Cuban sammich by the smallest of margins.
 
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