There is a very cool zoo, and I have to assume we can track down the rest.
Yes, there is. There's a hurry, Xander. I'm dying...I may have as few as fifty years left.
Anya ,'Same Time, Same Place'
F2F 2: Is there anybody here that hasn't slept together?
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: New Orleans! May 20-22, 2005!
brenda m - Sep 28, 2004 11:50:51 am PDT #9154 of 9999
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Betsy HP - Sep 28, 2004 11:51:20 am PDT #9155 of 9999
If I only had a brain...
1. Accept that NO is the city, it was chosen.
I passionately support this. We bullshit-consensed that we'd do a non-ranked vote, then we voted. Time to go with it.
Jessica - Sep 28, 2004 11:51:45 am PDT #9156 of 9999
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
What Betsy Said.
sumi - Sep 28, 2004 11:51:52 am PDT #9157 of 9999
Art Crawl!!!
I think we should plan to stay inside 'til after dark -- perhaps viewing parties?
Also, it stays cooler on the bayou -- perhaps we could take a field trip and go see gators, nutria and wading birds?
I don't know about the zoo but there is an aquarium that is supposed to be really good -- devoted to fish of the Americas.
JenP - Sep 28, 2004 11:52:57 am PDT #9158 of 9999
My way is not Matt's way (that is, the sleeping during the day thing; Matt himself is aces with me). Not with all the fabulous food, funky shopping and, hell, everything there is to do. I'll be maximizing daytime as well as nighttime hours.
Heather, I love your home. Love it. Only ever been there in July and August, and I am a complete weather wimp, and I loved every second of it. It is fabulous.
ETA: Yes, agreeing with the moving along and starting the fun planning portion of the adventure.
Daisy Jane - Sep 28, 2004 11:53:47 am PDT #9159 of 9999
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Betsy, The second half of this post has non-decadent stuff . There's also Faulkner house- all the historical buildings, antique and clothing shops. -t and I were going to put a list together of outings and stuff to go with the hotels.
Aims - Sep 28, 2004 11:54:05 am PDT #9160 of 9999
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Betsy, I'm sure there are city trolley/buggy/bus tours. There seem to be in most major cities. And prolly cemetary tours as well.
I've never been to NO.
DavidS - Sep 28, 2004 11:54:30 am PDT #9161 of 9999
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Well, but New Orleans bars are destinations unto themselves. We're talking about places that have been around since the early 19th century. One's even from the 18th century.
It's not like sitting at a sports bar pounding down shooters.
It's sitting at the Napoleon House bar in the late afternoon, with the golden light filtering in and sipping your very refreshing and barely alcoholic Pimm's Cup.
It's taking a drink at the gorgeous old Columns Hotel, and watching the St. Charles Street car rumble by.
It's nibbling on an order of shrimp remoulade at the bar at Arnaud's.
Daisy Jane - Sep 28, 2004 11:55:13 am PDT #9162 of 9999
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
-t - Sep 28, 2004 11:55:43 am PDT #9163 of 9999
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
There are non-decadent air conditioned amusements, Betsy. Off the top of my head, the Aquarium of the Americas, the Museum of Art, the Cabildo (I think, I haven't been there in a while). I know where a great quilting store is, and a yarn shop. Parts of the French Market are enclosed and air conditioned. There are more museums than I can list, actually. The zoo, however, is pretty much outdoors. It does make a nice package with the aquarium, though, in that you can ride a riverboat in between the two attractions.
Believe me, as we compile potential side trips we will keep your desires in mind.