I don’t know a single person FROM New Orleans that has showed their boobies on Bourbon Street or anywhere else. I do however know a lot of people from the GNO suburbs that have done it.
It’s not common for "everyone" to show their boobies during Mardi Gras. You were misinformed. It’s only common for tourists and teens from the suburbs outside New Orleans.
Locals also do it. And while I don’t, I don’t find it to be so bad.
I don’t know a single person FROM New Orleans that has showed their boobies on Bourbon Street or anywhere else. I do however know a lot of people from the GNO suburbs that have done it.
It’s not common for "everyone" to show their boobies during Mardi Gras. You were misinformed. It’s only common for tourists and teens from the suburbs outside New Orleans.
Locals also do it. And while I don’t, I don’t find it to be so bad.
Hi I am visiting New Orleans for the first time in April. My flight lands at 6pm in the evening and I am staying in the French Quarter. What is the quickest and most cost effective way of getting there and how long will it take?
many Thanks,
Jon
Other than renting a car your choices are (most convenient to least convenient):
Taxi: About $30 for 1 or 2 people
Shuttle: $15 per person
Public bus: About $2, plus a short taxi ride after you get to the city center.
If it was me and I was by myself I would take the shuttle. I would take a taxi if I was traveling with someone.
www.flymsy.com
Hi I am visiting New Orleans for the first time in April. My flight lands at 6pm in the evening and I am staying in the French Quarter. What is the quickest and most cost effective way of getting there and how long will it take?
many Thanks,
Jon
Other than renting a car your choices are (most convenient to least convenient):
Taxi: About $30 for 1 or 2 people
Shuttle: $15 per person
Public bus: About $2, plus a short taxi ride after you get to the city center.
If it was me and I was by myself I would take the shuttle. I would take a taxi if I was traveling with someone.
www.flymsy.com
I will be arriving with my family on the 15th…And will be there until the 20th…I have never been there before and am very excited to be going, but am wanting some pointers on the do’s and dont’s…Tours, food, shopping, and the whole nine yards…So any information you can give me would be appreciated…Thank You,,,,We will be staying with my husbands family in Slidell…It will be me hubby, my mom, his mom, his grandma, and our three kids…
My kids are all under 6, but thought we could do the family stuff during the day and then have adult time at night….I’m just ready to go now!! lol We live in Oklahoma…Just north of Texas…
Mz whatever the he?? your name is…It’s just common sense that Slidell is NOT New Orleans….And FYI You’re white deal with it!!! Quit trying to be black…BE YOURSELF!!!!!
Mz whatever the he?? your name is…It’s just common sense that Slidell is NOT New Orleans….And FYI You’re white deal with it!!! Quit trying to be black…BE YOURSELF!!!!!
When you go to the parades and some of the float riders throw some beads, or other things (they are all called "throws") at you, and you miss it, and it hits the ground, put your foot on it! Do not attempt to pick it up with your hand! Someone else is going to try to claim it by putting their foot on it and they are going to stomp on your hand! So, your stomp first, then reach down and pick it up! Now, that’s 100% pure insider information ! Oh, and learn to yell, "Throw me something Mister!" to get plenty throws.
Otherwise,
Do: Costume, it makes Mardi Gras so much more fun, especially for kids.
Do: Check out the Mardi Gras Indians in the Treme neighborhood, also look for the Skull & Bone men and the Babydolls (more real insider stuff !).
Food? With kids and on a budget, try Maspero’s on Decatur and Toulouse. Hugh sandwiches and other stuff at a fair price. Also, try Fiorellas in the 1100 block of Decatur for a variety of local dishes at a fair price. Also, be sure to get a King Cake (any grocery or bakery) for a Mardi Gras tradition. Lot’s of people like to bring a box of Popeye’s to the parades. Lot’s also cook their on on the routes, just like tailgating at a football game.
Shopping you can do at home, spend your money here on something different.
Tours, try to avoid them and just explore on your own. If you’re going to be in Slidell you’ll need a car anyway.
Do: The St. Charles Avenue Streetcar ($1.25 each way). Kids (and adults) love it.
Do. The Algiers Ferry across the Mississippi River (free for pedestrians, $1.00 for cars). Kids (and adults) love it.
Do: The French Quarter (by the 15th, Lundi Gras - Monday) the college weekend drunks will be gone and it will be very pleasant and safe. Concentrate on Royal Street.
Do: The Cabildo, the main Louisiana State Museum on Jackson Square.
Do: The other French Quarter museums; The 1850 House, the Presbytere, the Historic New Orleans Voodoo Museum, the Hermann-Grimma House,the Musee Conti Wax Museum.
Do: The Cafe DuMonde on Decatur and St. Ann for the original beignets and cafe a lait.
Do: The Audubon Zoo, rated on of the best in the world.
Do: City Park and Bayou St. John for a taste of Louisiana nature.
Do: Jean Lafitte National Park for serious Louisiana nature (alligators, snakes, etc.)
Do: Chalmette National Battlefield to visit the site of the Battle of New Orleans.
Do: Ft. Pike State Park because it so close to Slidell.
Do: Bud’s Broiler for real hamburgers and stuff at a very good price (they’re several, but the one on City Park Avenue has the most character, there is also at least one in Slidell).
Don’t: waste your time or money at McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, etc. - you can do that home.
Do: Mandina’s on (3800) Canal Street for the best local food, casual dining and fair prices (but be prepared, they do not take credit cards, as is the case with many New Orleans restaurants).
Do: drink Barq’s - It’s Good (seriously, that their logo!) It’s a local root beer preferred with poboy sandwiches.
Do: Visit the Cities of the Dead (our above ground cemeteries), they are so popular, some people are dying to get in to them. (St. Louis #1 on Basin Street has the tomb of Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen!).
Don’t: spend too much time in Slidell, it’s nice, but it’s not New Orleans and that’s what you came here for.
Do: Enjoy the Mardi Gras Mambo (music) and Second Line (dance) all you want.
Don’t: Go to Mardi Gras in Metairie, or anywhere, but New Orleans. Why come here to see the real thing then settle for a suburban copy?
Do: Remember that Mardi Gras exist only because the next day is the start of Lent so be sure to get your ashes on Ash Wednesday.
Don’t: Be turned away by negative opinions of Mardi Gras being too wild or unsafe, it’s neither.
Don’t: Drink and drive.
Do: Have fun !!!!
A group of friends and I are planning a last minute trip to New Orleans. We have been there for New Year’s Eve before, we stayed around Bourbon Street and Jackson Square mostly. Are there any local bars or restaurants anyone recommends? Maybe somewhere not as crowded as Bourbon will be? Answers from locals would be great! Thanks in advance!
Try the 1100 & 1200 blocks of Decatur Street and also the Frenchmen Street area (which is just past the Esplanade Avenue border of the French Quarter). To get to the Frenchmen Street area you walk on Decatur Street heading away from Canal Street (block numbers increase) and cross Esplanade. Decatur effectively turns into Frenchmen Street just past the fire station on Esplanade.
Have an Irish Coffee for me at Molly’s (1107 Decatur Street).
This is a guide to bars & clubs - Frenchmen Street is in the Marigny section:
http://www.neworleanscheapdrinks.com/
For restaurants, try Maximo’s (1117 Decatur Street) and the Palm Court (1204 Decatur Street). Reservations are essential on NYE.
http://www.maximosgrill.com/
http://maximosgrill.blogspot.com/
http://www.palmcourtcafe.com/
I will be arriving with my family on the 15th…And will be there until the 20th…I have never been there before and am very excited to be going, but am wanting some pointers on the do’s and dont’s…Tours, food, shopping, and the whole nine yards…So any information you can give me would be appreciated…Thank You,,,,We will be staying with my husbands family in Slidell…It will be me hubby, my mom, his mom, his grandma, and our three kids…
My kids are all under 6, but thought we could do the family stuff during the day and then have adult time at night….I’m just ready to go now!! lol We live in Oklahoma…Just north of Texas…
Mz whatever the he?? your name is…It’s just common sense that Slidell is NOT New Orleans….And FYI You’re white deal with it!!! Quit trying to be black…BE YOURSELF!!!!!
Mz whatever the he?? your name is…It’s just common sense that Slidell is NOT New Orleans….And FYI You’re white deal with it!!! Quit trying to be black…BE YOURSELF!!!!!
When you go to the parades and some of the float riders throw some beads, or other things (they are all called "throws") at you, and you miss it, and it hits the ground, put your foot on it! Do not attempt to pick it up with your hand! Someone else is going to try to claim it by putting their foot on it and they are going to stomp on your hand! So, your stomp first, then reach down and pick it up! Now, that’s 100% pure insider information ! Oh, and learn to yell, "Throw me something Mister!" to get plenty throws.
Otherwise,
Do: Costume, it makes Mardi Gras so much more fun, especially for kids.
Do: Check out the Mardi Gras Indians in the Treme neighborhood, also look for the Skull & Bone men and the Babydolls (more real insider stuff !).
Food? With kids and on a budget, try Maspero’s on Decatur and Toulouse. Hugh sandwiches and other stuff at a fair price. Also, try Fiorellas in the 1100 block of Decatur for a variety of local dishes at a fair price. Also, be sure to get a King Cake (any grocery or bakery) for a Mardi Gras tradition. Lot’s of people like to bring a box of Popeye’s to the parades. Lot’s also cook their on on the routes, just like tailgating at a football game.
Shopping you can do at home, spend your money here on something different.
Tours, try to avoid them and just explore on your own. If you’re going to be in Slidell you’ll need a car anyway.
Do: The St. Charles Avenue Streetcar ($1.25 each way). Kids (and adults) love it.
Do. The Algiers Ferry across the Mississippi River (free for pedestrians, $1.00 for cars). Kids (and adults) love it.
Do: The French Quarter (by the 15th, Lundi Gras - Monday) the college weekend drunks will be gone and it will be very pleasant and safe. Concentrate on Royal Street.
Do: The Cabildo, the main Louisiana State Museum on Jackson Square.
Do: The other French Quarter museums; The 1850 House, the Presbytere, the Historic New Orleans Voodoo Museum, the Hermann-Grimma House,the Musee Conti Wax Museum.
Do: The Cafe DuMonde on Decatur and St. Ann for the original beignets and cafe a lait.
Do: The Audubon Zoo, rated on of the best in the world.
Do: City Park and Bayou St. John for a taste of Louisiana nature.
Do: Jean Lafitte National Park for serious Louisiana nature (alligators, snakes, etc.)
Do: Chalmette National Battlefield to visit the site of the Battle of New Orleans.
Do: Ft. Pike State Park because it so close to Slidell.
Do: Bud’s Broiler for real hamburgers and stuff at a very good price (they’re several, but the one on City Park Avenue has the most character, there is also at least one in Slidell).
Don’t: waste your time or money at McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, etc. - you can do that home.
Do: Mandina’s on (3800) Canal Street for the best local food, casual dining and fair prices (but be prepared, they do not take credit cards, as is the case with many New Orleans restaurants).
Do: drink Barq’s - It’s Good (seriously, that their logo!) It’s a local root beer preferred with poboy sandwiches.
Do: Visit the Cities of the Dead (our above ground cemeteries), they are so popular, some people are dying to get in to them. (St. Louis #1 on Basin Street has the tomb of Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen!).
Don’t: spend too much time in Slidell, it’s nice, but it’s not New Orleans and that’s what you came here for.
Do: Enjoy the Mardi Gras Mambo (music) and Second Line (dance) all you want.
Don’t: Go to Mardi Gras in Metairie, or anywhere, but New Orleans. Why come here to see the real thing then settle for a suburban copy?
Do: Remember that Mardi Gras exist only because the next day is the start of Lent so be sure to get your ashes on Ash Wednesday.
Don’t: Be turned away by negative opinions of Mardi Gras being too wild or unsafe, it’s neither.
Don’t: Drink and drive.
Do: Have fun !!!!
I know that the celebration ends on the day before Ash Wednesday and this year it would be Tuesday February 16. I need to know when should I go to New Orleans to get the most out of it ( be there on Tuesday or be there for the weekend before that Tuesday).
Also additional question would be while in New Orleans… where should I stop as far as sleepover, and what shou;d I see, go to? and recommendations for FUN?
The Saturday before Ash Wednesday is almost as much fun as is Fat Tuesday.
rooms are extremely hard to find and are very expensive during this time period
I know that the celebration ends on the day before Ash Wednesday and this year it would be Tuesday February 16. I need to know when should I go to New Orleans to get the most out of it ( be there on Tuesday or be there for the weekend before that Tuesday).
Also additional question would be while in New Orleans… where should I stop as far as sleepover, and what shou;d I see, go to? and recommendations for FUN?
The Saturday before Ash Wednesday is almost as much fun as is Fat Tuesday.
rooms are extremely hard to find and are very expensive during this time period
A group of friends and I are planning a last minute trip to New Orleans. We have been there for New Year’s Eve before, we stayed around Bourbon Street and Jackson Square mostly. Are there any local bars or restaurants anyone recommends? Maybe somewhere not as crowded as Bourbon will be? Answers from locals would be great! Thanks in advance!
Try the 1100 & 1200 blocks of Decatur Street and also the Frenchmen Street area (which is just past the Esplanade Avenue border of the French Quarter). To get to the Frenchmen Street area you walk on Decatur Street heading away from Canal Street (block numbers increase) and cross Esplanade. Decatur effectively turns into Frenchmen Street just past the fire station on Esplanade.
Have an Irish Coffee for me at Molly’s (1107 Decatur Street).
This is a guide to bars & clubs - Frenchmen Street is in the Marigny section:
http://www.neworleanscheapdrinks.com/
For restaurants, try Maximo’s (1117 Decatur Street) and the Palm Court (1204 Decatur Street). Reservations are essential on NYE.
http://www.maximosgrill.com/
http://maximosgrill.blogspot.com/
http://www.palmcourtcafe.com/