New Orleans Hotels
New OrleansWhen Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans many thought that the city would die. They were wrong. The city has risen again, like a Phoenix from its ashes, as vital and enduring as before. New Orleans offers, of course, modern urban activities, with wonderful shopping and dining, but when one thinks of New Orleans, one usually thinks of the bayou, of the French Quarter or Vieux Carre, of Jackson Square or the Mississippi River. There’s a beautiful river front mall for all things modern; then there’s the Quarter, as the locals call it, where antiques shops and rare stamp stores sit next to dark, mysterious old bars like the Old Absinthe House. Days could be spent in the French Quarter alone, exploring the cobbled streets and shops. To explore music, there’s Preservation Hall for authentic New Orleans blues, there’s Pat O’Brien’s for rollicking music with the world famous Hurricane Punches (served in “Hurricane Glasses”), there’s the House of Blues, the list is endless. And the food to be found in New Orleans is world famous. One can order crayfish by the bucket, complete with a bib so there are no messes, get fresh raw oysters by the dozen, or step into the Cafe du Monde for fresh beignets with chicory flavored coffee. For serious meat eaters, there’s the Chart House Steak House, and for those willing to drive there are great restaurants on the other side of Lake Pontchartrain, in Slidell. There are Riverboat cruises on the Mississippi River, bayou tours by boat, and many Plantation tours, where all one has to do is board a bus to see images of the South that used to be. The plantations have been restored and preserved in their historic state; it’s like stepping back in time.
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