French Quarter New Orleans

New Orleans , Louisiana, United States - Phone: 504-636-1020
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    Attraction Type:

    Neighborhood, Town center/square/plaza, Scenic/historic walking area, Flea/street market

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    All Colors but the Blues in New Orleans

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    New Orleans, i.e., NOLA, i.e., the Big Easy, i.e., Hurricane City, looks like a French, Spanish, and Caribbean sundae with sprinkles of America on top. Bourbon Street sounds like horns, …

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    New Orleans and the Big Easy

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    We left Mobile early and headed west on Interstate 10 (I-10). We had been warned the previous evening that the stretch of the I-10 from Mobile to New Orleans was heavily patrolled by Police. This was indeed the case. The apparent reasoning is that the I-10 passes through three different states on the 150 mile journey from Mobile to New Orleans and …

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    French Quarter

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    It was a cold one last nite, and temperature today was only low 60's. The only heat they have in the house is a window AC/heater in the sitting room, and a ceramic heater in the bedroom.
    Wow, was that toilet seat cold this morning! Roger even had socks on when we had breakfast, and I almost put my leather gloves on for breakfast (I did wear …

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    The Beauty and the Beasts

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    ... on of the smaller beasts that had been raised by our friendly guide. By nightfall the same rabble had begun returning to the French Quarter.  I quickly made for Coops for my first taste of Jambalaya and was stunned.  A smoky, rich stew of ...

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    Headline: "The World Will End Tomorrow!"

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    "Alien Gives Birth in Wembley, Alberta!"     My first day visiting the French Quarter during Mardi Gras. I should call it, "A Day at the Circus...Walking Up & Down Bourbon Street!"   I headed into ...

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    Made it to the Big Easy!

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    ... it would be easier to find after strolling around Uptown New Orleans. I never made it to Downtown New Orleans. Uptown is considered the American Quarter and Downtown is the French Quarter. The French Quarter was on the opposite side of Canal Street that ...

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    Driving & Walking America's Most Interesting City!

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    ... painted in rich golds, brick reds and moss greens. You immediately notice that the architecture has changed considerably from the French Quarter. Bright colours   explode in the early afternoon sun. Either this area was affected less by Katrina ...

  • 5

    All That Jazz!! (Not just in Chicago you know!!)

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    ... the fact that the next day we found the best place for coffee and dougnuts righ next door!! We had a wander around the French Quarter which is definately justifiably named. It certainly didn't feel like America. (Apart from the SUVs and giant cars!!) ...

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    A hot summers day in New Orleans..

    ... by the riverside, sang karaoke, listened to jazz, been on a streetcar, ate, ate, ate and ate some more. Toured the French Quarter, especially as it was on our doorstep and visited a museum.  It had a display called 'Katrina plus 5' which ...

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    "Jazz... Nice!"

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    ... in the city, and is still standing and in use, on the corner of Royal St. and St. Peter St, in the French Quarter. New Orleans also had the first Opera House in America. Mardi Gras Information 2000 Mardi Gras Total Visitors: 6,135,890 Tourists ...

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    The first rule of daiquiri club is: watch ...

    7 photos

    ... sets and then headed back to the hostel for bed. Wednesday, November 24 I spent most of the day wandering around the French Quarter admiring the old buildings and sampling pecan pralines. The Quarter needs at least a full day of wandering to be ...

  • 9

    Mardi Gras!

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    ... ;anything had happened to New Orleans. I never experianced service issues at restaurants due to the reported labour shortages and the french quarter/downtown area that we where staying in was not affected that much by Katrina anyways.  And, a ...

  • 10

    New Crazy

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    New Orleans What a crazy place! Bourbon Street in the French Quarter is madder than it sounds (especially for someone whose previous exposure was a bar at Highpoint Shopping Centre by the same name). Within 45 minutes of arriving at the India ...