Members T. Alan Smith Posted July 13, 2007 Members Share Posted July 13, 2007 Got meetings Mon thru Wed, but plan on staying 'til Sat. What do I need to do while down there. Any cool shops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted July 13, 2007 Members Share Posted July 13, 2007 Are you taking your wife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted July 13, 2007 Members Share Posted July 13, 2007 Regardless...have brunch at Brennan's...lunch at Commander's Palace...at midnight grab some beignets and chicory at Cafe Dumonde...AND do not miss going to Preservation Hall to check out the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted July 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 13, 2007 Are you taking your wife? Yeah. She wants to come too. Neither of us have ever been there. Since the company is paying for most of the expenses, we want to make the most of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted July 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 13, 2007 Regardless...have brunch at Brennan's...lunch at Commander's Palace...at midnight grab some beignets and chicory at Cafe Dumonde...AND do not miss going to Preservation Hall to check out the music. Thanks T-Broom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted July 13, 2007 Members Share Posted July 13, 2007 Thanks T-Broom! The food places are kinda pricey but oh so worth it. There's a cool restaurant there too the mixes Cajun and Thai cuisines together. We ate there and loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JacieFB Posted July 13, 2007 Members Share Posted July 13, 2007 IMO, skip Cafe DuMonde...all they have is coffee and beignets...the atmosphere is kinda sucky, too. (At least the one near the French Market.) You want tasty beignets and an awesome breakfast selection, as well as a quaint spot to eat, hit Cafe Beignet on Royal St next to the Police Station in the Quarter. (There is also a newer one open on Bourbon, but it's not as quaint as the one around the corner on Royal.) Another must-hit breakfast place is Slim Goodies on Magazine. (Cash only, though.) I recommend the Crawfish Etouffee Omelette. While you're on Magazine, hit Louisiana Music Exchange. Last I was there, lots of Rays and G&L's on the wall plus some odd-ball stuff. Spend some time in the Quarter, but not all your time. Take a walk in Audobon Park and possibly Audobon Zoo. There's also an Art Museum that's pretty darn cool. I can't remember how to get there. For lunch or dinner, I recommend Juan's Flying Burrito on Magazine. Lots of neat little shops around there, too. If you're into the ghost tours, there's one that is a lot of fun...the name of it eludes me...I think it's just New Orleans Ghost tours or something like that. Lots of history revealed on that one. Skip the Vampire Tour. For dinner, if you don't mind spending a bit, I HIGHLY recommend The Court Of The Two Sisters on Royal St in the Quarter. Definitely check out Jackson Square at several points during the day. Lots of street venders, seers, street performers. Check it out at night, even if you don't go on the ghost tour. The alley beside it is supposed to be quite haunted. Take in some jazz. Talk to the homeless people...lots of them will sing you a song or play something for you. Have a blast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members picker13 Posted July 13, 2007 Members Share Posted July 13, 2007 "The Perfect Bass" is just up the road in Baton Rouge. I don't know if they have a store where you can browse or not, but if they do, it'd be a good way to spend at least part of a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted July 13, 2007 Members Share Posted July 13, 2007 Mulate's is my favorite resturant down there. Amazing food, and live cajun and Zydeco music. I'm sure you'll do at elast one night on bourbin street, check out Tropical Isle, for a handgernade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hotblack Posted July 13, 2007 Members Share Posted July 13, 2007 There's nothing quite like the Big Sleazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted July 13, 2007 Members Share Posted July 13, 2007 Female Impersonators! Hurricanes! Takee Outee! See if anyone interesting is playing at Jimmy's or Tipitina's. Ride a streetcar. The original Copelands isn't bad either for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JacieFB Posted July 13, 2007 Members Share Posted July 13, 2007 Female Impersonators! Hurricanes! Takee Outee! See if anyone interesting is playing at Jimmy's or Tipitina's. Ride a streetcar. The original Copelands isn't bad either for dinner. I don't think the streetcars are operational yet. Has this changed recently? Drink an Abita for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted July 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 13, 2007 I don't think the streetcars are operational yet. Has this changed recently? Drink an Abita for me! Mmmm...Abita! Our local Cajun place serves that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JacieFB Posted July 13, 2007 Members Share Posted July 13, 2007 Mmmm...Abita! Our local Cajun place serves that. Possibly my favorite American Brew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted July 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 13, 2007 Also, if anyone wants to meet up, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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