1st time in new orleans

nicebush25 · 01-21-2010, 06:30 PM

In town this weekend for the game. Any suggestions on must do, must see, or must eat while I'm there?

B_Dub_Saint · 01-21-2010, 06:31 PM

Go to mothers and eat.

D_it_up · 01-21-2010, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by nicebush25

In town this weekend for the game. Any suggestions on must do, must see, or must eat while I'm there?

Your handle made me laugh a little.

skymike · 01-21-2010, 06:34 PM

tell me you have your hotel reserved already..... if not, LaPlace is quite lovely this time of year.

nicebush25 · 01-21-2010, 06:37 PM

yeah crowne plaza on boubon st

kel180 · 01-21-2010, 06:49 PM

Mother's for any meal.....

Yo Mama's for a burger

K-Pauls for dinner

Bourbon Beach, Razoo's and Bourbon Blues all have 3 for one HHs...

skymike · 01-21-2010, 06:50 PM

Got that hotel.... good! now:

Just do the usual touristy stuff the 1st time, thats my suggestion. Even "hip" "undergroundy" people like the French Quarter, they just wont admit it. Bring lots of cash, you'll need it. Dont play with the "I know where you got them shoes" guy. Find a group of strangers to share the cost of it, and ride the mule/buggy deal around. Do a paddle-wheeler ride... check out the voodoo shops, look at all the weird people at Jackson Square. Do the Cafe DuMonde beignet thing. check out the riverwalk and moonwalk. See some plantation homes if you can. Musee Conti (wax museum) on Conti is not only a kickass museum, but a great primer on N.O. history. See Chris Owens show--- she's about 100, and still has the body of a 30 yr. old, and stop in every club on Bourbon St. including the gay stuff. Dont look like a tourist--- instead dress Saints, or Ghetto, or Biker, or Redneck, never like a yuppie tourist. Everyone who's ever been to N.O. goes to Pat OBriens & gets hurricanes. They taste like kool-aid, so drink lots of them and drink them fast--- they wont do anything bad to you. trust me.

Then if you must get "local" the bohemian clubs are on Frenchman street over by Esplanade.

Most of this stuff is considered touristy, but who shives a git what is supposed to be "cool?" "undergroundy" people live with their mama. Have fun and dont worry. Dont do anything wacky till you see somebody else do it first. This is your basic crash course in New Orleans.

kel180 · 01-21-2010, 06:54 PM

I thought the rule was ... don't fight or urinate in public... everything else goes...

skymike · 01-21-2010, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by kel180

I thought the rule was ... don't fight or urinate in public... everything else goes...

thats what many people think. you can find other ways to get in troube, so play it cool. the main rule of thumb in any place is:

thats my kind of customer service mission statement.

kel180 · 01-21-2010, 07:27 PM

I'm always nice .... I'm in Dallas....looks like you guys have a great group in Houston.....

Going to NOLA this weekend of course....

01-21-2010, 06:30 PM	#1
nicebush25 lightly scented Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 142	1st time in new orleans In town this weekend for the game. Any suggestions on must do, must see, or must eat while I'm there?

01-21-2010, 06:31 PM	#2
B_Dub_Saint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 2,345 Blog Entries: 1	Re: 1st time in new orleans Go to mothers and eat.

01-21-2010, 06:33 PM	#3
D_it_up Faqda Falcons Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ruston, Louisiana Posts: 3,465 Blog Entries: 3	Re: 1st time in new orleans Originally Posted by nicebush25 In town this weekend for the game. Any suggestions on must do, must see, or must eat while I'm there? Your handle made me laugh a little.

01-21-2010, 06:34 PM	#4
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Re: 1st time in new orleans tell me you have your hotel reserved already..... if not, LaPlace is quite lovely this time of year.
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01-21-2010, 06:37 PM	#5
nicebush25 lightly scented Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 142	Re: 1st time in new orleans yeah crowne plaza on boubon st

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01-21-2010, 06:49 PM	#6
kel180 Registered Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 36	Re: 1st time in new orleans Mother's for any meal..... Yo Mama's for a burger K-Pauls for dinner Bourbon Beach, Razoo's and Bourbon Blues all have 3 for one HHs...

01-21-2010, 06:50 PM	#7
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Re: 1st time in new orleans Got that hotel.... good! now: Just do the usual touristy stuff the 1st time, thats my suggestion. Even "hip" "undergroundy" people like the French Quarter, they just wont admit it. Bring lots of cash, you'll need it. Dont play with the "I know where you got them shoes" guy. Find a group of strangers to share the cost of it, and ride the mule/buggy deal around. Do a paddle-wheeler ride... check out the voodoo shops, look at all the weird people at Jackson Square. Do the Cafe DuMonde beignet thing. check out the riverwalk and moonwalk. See some plantation homes if you can. Musee Conti (wax museum) on Conti is not only a kickass museum, but a great primer on N.O. history. See Chris Owens show--- she's about 100, and still has the body of a 30 yr. old, and stop in every club on Bourbon St. including the gay stuff. Dont look like a tourist--- instead dress Saints, or Ghetto, or Biker, or Redneck, never like a yuppie tourist. Everyone who's ever been to N.O. goes to Pat OBriens & gets hurricanes. They taste like kool-aid, so drink lots of them and drink them fast--- they wont do anything bad to you. trust me. Then if you must get "local" the bohemian clubs are on Frenchman street over by Esplanade. Most of this stuff is considered touristy, but who shives a git what is supposed to be "cool?" "undergroundy" people live with their mama. Have fun and dont worry. Dont do anything wacky till you see somebody else do it first. This is your basic crash course in New Orleans.
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01-21-2010, 06:54 PM	#8
kel180 Registered Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 36	Re: 1st time in new orleans I thought the rule was ... don't fight or urinate in public... everything else goes...

01-21-2010, 07:17 PM	#9
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Re: 1st time in new orleans Originally Posted by kel180 I thought the rule was ... don't fight or urinate in public... everything else goes... thats what many people think. you can find other ways to get in troube, so play it cool. the main rule of thumb in any place is: thats my kind of customer service mission statement.

01-21-2010, 07:27 PM	#10
kel180 Registered Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 36	Re: 1st time in new orleans I'm always nice .... I'm in Dallas....looks like you guys have a great group in Houston..... Going to NOLA this weekend of course....