NOLA memorial 2014

Deciding now.  fri-tues or say-tues.  we have a closing friday.

Hyatt regency is far from action.  $140/nt

Hyatt French quarter is $240/nt  winner

W is right by weston by river. $200/nt

Bourbon, Marais & Monteleone are not available (on amex points)

Ritz Carlton, 921 Canal. 271/nt

TA's 3 days in NO
off the beaten path
Things on this time's list
Carosel Bar at Monteleone
Emeril's NOLA
Riverboat Ride

Rent a car vs find a private tour to a plantation
jazzy pass. 3 days $9 buy online
cemetaries
check Anne Rice's schedule for signings at the bookstore
Frenchman Street
Old New Orleans Rum Distillery Tour - 2815 Frenchman st
Museum  Cabildo
St Patricks Church
Hermann Grima House
Bloody Mary's Tours.  Pub Crawl
True Crime tour 
NO school of cooking 
http://www.langloisnola.com/book-a-class/
http://www.crescentcitycooks.com/


Natchez Steamboat

Muriel's Jackson Square  YES DO THIS lunch and dinner
     look at the sunday jazz brunch menu
Deanies 41 Iberville St., New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 (Iberville corner of Dauphine St. one block off Bourbon Street and Canal Street)
Cafe Du Monde
That gumbo shop...
Dreamy Weenie
Best Soft Shell Crab is where?
Guy did a show at Casamento's  on Magazine St
  5 with best sscrab
      Clancy's  lunch and dinner
      VIncent's italian
     Napoleon House
Emerils NOLA lunch and dinner
The Joint - bbq not near quarter
Rum House Caribbean Taqueria magazine st
K Paul's 416 Chartres Street (in between Conti and St. Louis Streets)
Bourbon House closest to hotel. breaky lunch and dinner
court of 2 sisters . sunday jazz brunch

Eating and Drinking: New Orleans

Dining Guide for New Orleans
French Quarter:
Pirates Alley Cafe-622 Pirates Alley - near St Louis cathedral
Espresso, wine, sammies, snacks.. according to the website- Absinthe
Cafe Du Monde - 800 Decatur St
ACME Oyster House -724 Iberville St
Antoine's - 713 st louis-oysters rockefeller was invented here. jacket required
Arnaud's- 813 Bienville - creole $30 entrees
El Gato Negro - 81 French Market - mexican
Bennachin- 1212 Royal - African
Bayona -430 Dauphine St - southern. spicy $40 Ribeye
the bistro at maison de ville- 727 Toulouse - creole
Bourbon House - 144 Bourbon st- creole, Dickie Brennan... CHECK THIS OUT FOR SURE
Gumbo Shop- 630 St Peter St - CHECK THIS OUT TOO
I think the above 2 are what i'm thinking of when I think of NO food. Bourbon House is a bit more upscale, but the Gumbo shop seems authentic.
mr b's bistro #5 on Tripadvisor - 201 royal st- dinner entrees $26-$33(filet)
Shrimp and Grits make an appearance on this menu
Red Gravy Cafe - 125 Camp St - TA says best breakfast
Egg and Meatball sandwich? any place with gravy in the name can't be bad.
Cafe Amelie - 912 Royal St. bistro creole
Johnny's Po Boys 511 st louis - HELL YES



Garden Dist
Coquette - listed at #1 on Tripadvisor
3 course lunch$20
4 course dinner$45

From Food Network
Louie & the Redhead lady 1851 Florida St, Mandeville 70448
K-Paul LA Kitchen 416 Chartres St
Cafe Beignet  334-B Royal St- all menu items under $10
Serios' po' Boy 133 St Charles Ave
Storyville Jazz Cafe 125 Bourbon St- from RR $40/day
From DDD
Casamentos  4330 Magazine St - fried oysters, soft shell crab sammie
The Joint 801 Poland  BBQ
Joey K's  3001 Magazine St
Mahony's Po' Boy 3454 Magazine St
Old Coffee Pot 714 St Peter

Tracey's 2604 Magazine St - irish bar with NO food
Surrey's Cafe  1418 Magazine St- Breakfast
southern candymakers  334 decatur st

FOOD FINDER

Food Networks Map of the places they filmed shows.....

Emerils Address: website
800 Tchoupitoulas St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
ph: 504 528 9393
fx: 504 558 3925

Nola
534 Saint Louis St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
ph: 504 522 6652

Delmonico
1300 Saint Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70130
ph: 504 525 4937


Restaurant Guide of NOLA has an interactive map to find restaurants

Things to do in New Orleans

This weekend
Parade of Homes - Garden Dist - by the preservation Resource Center of NO
10-4 sa/su
HOMES ON TOUR:
Dr. & Mrs. Ted Borgman - 2222 Camp St.
Liz & Terry Creel - 3102 Prytania St.
Helen & Charles LeBourgeois - 1241 Fourth St.
Ned Marshall - 2601 Camp St.
Major General & Mrs. David M. Mize, Retired - 1512 Seventh St.
Anne K. Montgomery - 2525 St. Charles Ave.
Norma Jane Sabiston - 1122 Philip St.

BONUS HOUSE:
The Louise S. McGehee School - 2343 Prytania St.
Headquarters: - has a shop and a cafe
Trinity Episcopal Church - Bishop Polk Hall
1329 Jackson Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130


Merriment on Magazine Street
Holiday in New Orleans
live music in the Musical Legends park and cafe beignet 311 Bourbon Street
Beauregard-Keyes house is decorated for christmas
Celebration in the Oaks- christmas lighting showcase with carousel etc - City Park; 1 Palm Drive
Gospel Concert at Cathedral in Jackson Square
pat o'briens bar has 12 days of christmas celebration 718 st peter

Preservation Hall  726 St Peter Street - Live jazz 8-11pm $12
Quarterrat publication for locals
  Algiers Ferry is free

Coupons
Monteleone hotel carousel piano bar
Itinerary
Mobile iPad apps

Haunted New Orleans

WINNER- Bloody Mary's Ghost, vamp, voodoo tour
8pm sunday 12/11/11 at Lafittes Blacksmith Bar.

new orleans ghost tour every day at 6 and 8
Rev. Zombie's Voodoo Shop, 723 St. Peter Street

The Vampire Tour Departs Nightly
8:30pm
Tour Departs from
The front of St. Louis Cathedral

Bloody Mary's Tours - ta gives great reviews - Tour Schedule
  voodoo,vamp & ghost trilogy $25 departs from 941 Bourbon Street corner of St.. Phillip at Lafitte  
Blacksmith Shop Bar 8pm  2 hour tour
  Haunted Pub Crawl  $25 4:30pm , 3 hour tour.  disclaimer says to come sober and eat before you go . ha!
    meets at Lafittes Blacksmith Shop
  Moonlight Graveyard Tour 5pm at 4905 Canal Street at Beachcorner Bar
  Voodoo Cemetery tour  $69, lafittes, included voodoo doll making 12p Fr or Sat - probably not
  Ghost Hunt $89 pp.  Van ride. haunted houses.  7-10:30 m-f
  Ghost Town Tour- van $99 3 hrs
  Also- private tours available. 


Haunted History Tours
  6pm & 8pm departing from Rev Zombie, 2 hrs $20 Ghost Tour
  7:30 sat/sun. Voodoo Tour $20, 1.5 hr depart from rev zombie
  Vampire Tour, daily, 8:30, departs from st louis cathedral, visit vamp bar, $20 some bad reviews on TA




St Marys Church - Aunt Queens funeral & Rowan's Wedding in AR's books

Lord Chazz great ta reviews

504-524-0708 phone number listed on ta

list of haunted tours and good website -maps
VooDoo Museum - 724 Dumaine St
 

haunted hotel list

garden district map
st charles street car thru the garden district

Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo : 739 Bourbon St
Readings Schedule
Reverend Zombie's House of Voodoo - 725 St peter street

Haunted Houses - 10 house slideshow
Hermann-Grima: 820 St Louis Street
Gallier House : 1132 Royal Street - can buy a pass to both H-G and Gallier for $20/open days.
Haunted House Madame Lalaurie's Mansion: 1140 Royal Street
Lafitte's Blacksmith shop - now a bar - 941 Bourbon St
Hotel Monteleone - 214 Royal St haunting story here
Beauregard-Keyes House- 1113 Charles Ave
Hotel Provencial - 1024 Chartres St
Lafitte Guest house - 1103 Bourbon St
Le Pavillion - 833 Poydras
Old Absinthe House - corner of Bourbon and Bienville St
The Columns Hotel - 3811 St Charles Ave
Marie Laveau's House - 1020 St Ann St
St Louis Cemetery #1 - 499 Basin St

Haunted Restaurant
Muriels 
504-568-1885
might be good for when we arrive- they have a courtyard menu for b/t lunch and dinner
Has Sunday Jazz Brunch

Driving from s to no

Outlet mall in Gonzalez. on hwy 10 b/t Baton Rouge and NOLA
  2410 Tanger Boulevard
Weblog

Another broken egg rated #1 on ta

cruise- New Orleans

My Parents and Sisters fam are staying at the Springhill Suites on 301 St Joseph
I'm thinking about picking something in the area.. Embassy Suites has a 2 room for $109.
It is directly North of the Springhill

Towards the river is the Riverwalk Marketplace and North is the Canal St Shops

Or Not. I can't imagine being there and not being closer to the french quarter. We ARE only going to be there for 12 hours. Taxis and public transportation are readily available. Cashed BofA points for Embassy Suites on Julia Street.
Emeril's New Orleans is on the same Block
  Dinner Menu

things to do and see in New Orleans

Streetcar to other districts. NORTA website maps and schedules
one way $1.25 (exact change) or get a Jazzy Pass for $3 per day
webstite has a trip planner to get you from one address to another.  NICE

Steamboat tours
Sunday Bubbly Brunch- Creole Queen . cool, if you're 100

Cemeteries- this website lists all

garden dist...
Lafayette Cemetery

French Quarter
office of tourism - maps and info: 529 Ann st
St Louis Cemetery (#1 and #2)
Canal Place Shops
Canal Street- widest in US
French Market NE of Jackson Square past Cafe Du Monde
St Louis Cathedral
Haunted House 1140 Royal st (website- 10 haunted houses in NO)
Not open to public. Madame Lalaurie history

hotel New Orleans

Place D'Armes**
625 St Ann St
one block from Jackson Square
close to Cafe Du Monde .. mmm coffee and beignets in the morning


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Westin Canal Place - 6 blocks ssw of jackson square. $140-180.**

Hotel Monteleone- haunted; nice rooms and suites $200/nt**
5 1/2 blocks sw of jackson square 1 block N of canal street
Hotel Provencial - haunted- north of jackson square $80-150/nt
nice rooms, floral bedding
Lafitte Guest House - Haunted; 1103 Bourbon St - north of jackson square
n$150/nt. used to be a mansion. 2 double bed room has balcony
Le Pavillion Hotel - 833 Poydras st .. near where the Hyatt is SW of Jackson Square
$180-200/night ... antique furniture and floral shit everywhere.

hotel le marais - 717 Conti St-  (between royal and bourbon st) double room with balcony $200/nt **
  updated rooms and bathrooms.  contemporary boutique
W New Orleans -316 Chartres St $225 night