I wonder if they do cemetary tours at night?

I'm really hoping for a chance for a cemetry tour, I've wanted to go to NOLA and see the cemetries for ever!

Trudy, why didn't you raise this issue before the vote?

Because it's only on seeing the numbers that I'm thinking this. It's a pretty close margin and a bunch of voters would have preferred elsewhere entirely.

At night there are also, IIRC, ghost tours, and vampire tours, and voodoo tours, and famous murder tours.

Also, seconding Hec's comment on NOLA vs. DC. NOLA was bad in patches (and there was never more than two shortish blocks to go before finding an air-conditioned restaurant or bookstore or clothing store or coffeehouse or parasol shop to duck into) interrupted by nice cleansing cloudbursts; DC was big brutal concrete blocks of heat sitting on your chest, with blocks and blocks of wide-open streets with no shade or shelter.

No offense to the DC-istas -- it's a beautiful city, but you who live there are a hardy lot.

I agree. We agreed on process in thread, so I'd suggest we move forward. I think, ND, that you might be taking some post-vote grumping to heart. I don't think anyone has suggested we need a do-over.

ETA: whoops, way x-posty. Apologies.

So when we start compiling stuff to do we should divide tours/historical, shopping, what else?

I may be adding Second Breakfast and Elevenses to take advantage of the location.

sits next to Matt and picks up a menu

Um, what NO haters? That I like to fall over at midnight and that I don't think sitting a bar is anything but a huge waste of time makes me a NO hater? Where did I - or anyone else - say NO sucks? Heather, if the fact that I don't like booze and that it being offered as an inducement has the general effect of sending me screaming in the opposite direction, how is that saying your city sucks? Besides, already made it pretty damned clear that I don't think it sucks; I'd love the place for the restaurants alone. (edit: I'd make a beeline for Galatoire's)

1. Accept that NO is the city, it was chosen.

Yes, it was. No argument there. And hell yes, I'm with you - you ran the vote right.

I just can't see what that has to do with my weighing the cost, comfort and group attractions being touted against making my own schedule, in a very ideosyncratic city, which is how I usually do it, makes the trip something I'd be likely to do.

I wonder if they do cemetary tours at night?

I'm really hoping for a chance for a cemetry tour, I've wanted to go to NOLA and see the cemetries for ever!

I'm pretty sure no cemetaries at night. But there are a number of different night time tours with ghost story or voodoo or gothy vampire slants.

St. Louis #2 is my favorite cemetary in New Orleans. Just the right amount of dilapidated, and a huge variety to the tombs, each with history behind them.

I'm guessing a lot of people will be wanting to do seafood, or cajun or creole. What about vegetarian, or some of the other local ethnic stuff?

What about vegetarian, or some of the other local ethnic stuff?

Hil should be able to help with this.