How to spend 4 days in New Orleans
New Orleans. New Orleans. The Big Easy. A city of many names, all comfortably evokes " Laissez les bons temps rouler! " ( "Let the good times roll!") Approach to life, the city is famous. New Orleans is filled with delicious French-inspired Creole and Cajun food, live jazz, street performers and an appreciation for all the trials of life. Life is lived here in the Big Easy.
I was for the first time in 06 on a trip across the country. It was after Hurricane Katrina and the city was in a bad state - building still free, laid waste scattered on the streets - and the city felt like a ghost town. Nevertheless, I was still the residents maintained by the positive attitude impressed. Return this year for Carnival, I noticed that the city had changed. Not only it had purified themselves, but many new areas of the city seemed to burst with life also. take
After two long visits, walking countless hours to and tours, listen to all the Jazz this swing could find dance lovers, and as much as possible to eat lobster, I have a non-definitive guide for exploring New Orleans compiled:
day 1
this first day to go use around New Orleans, in its three main areas along the Mississippi River below:
of Garden District
My favorite area of New Orleans, is the Garden District home to large and ornate historic villas and some of the city's best and trendiest restaurants and bars. Quiet and relaxed than the French Quarter, it was developed in 1832 for the newly-rich Americans who settled in the city. The French Creoles wanted the Americans out of the French Quarter and through some clever marketing about how the newly rich large houses could build, she persuaded here to move. Spend a few hours through the streets to see the old mansions and famous cemeteries like Lafayette Cemetery # 1 to visit in the central part of the district.
The Riverfront / Warehouse District
Just between the Garden District and the French Quarter, this area an incredible revival in recent years is as old, empty halls were in shops, art galleries and trendy restaurants turns has seen. Wander the cobbled streets, check out some art, and walk along the Mississippi before the French Quarter turning in.
The French Quarter
end of day in the famous French Quarter, where French to see the old style 18 th century houses with wrought iron balconies. The area was from the French (hence the name) is settled in 1718. The district is now a paradise for drinkers on Bourbon Street, antique buyers in the Royal Street, and foodies some of the best Cajun food in town to look. Find Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, find beautiful houses and bars blaring class jazz. The visitor center provides a detailed self guide map.
I suggest, take the Free Tours by Foot walks. They offer a ton of tours around the city on foot. You will learn about the history of each neighborhood, so you have an idea of what you're looking at when you walk on your own. Try to get Denver to Garden District Tour - he is one of the most experienced tour guides I've ever met
Day 2
Take a voodoo tour [
New Orleans Voodoo is a series of underground religious practices that were brought into the city from the African religious traditions of slaves. Voodoo and the occult are synonymous with New Orleans. From stories of ghosts and vampires to Marie Laveau (the city's historic and famous voodoo practitioner), New Orleans has a certain creep factor. The tours take you through the French Quarter and cemeteries and teach you about the voodoo past of the city. The Voodoo Bone Lady Haunted Tours is one of the best.
1850 House
In the period before the Civil War, slavery white plantation owners made very rich, and they built elaborate homes to show their happiness. Been to the town houses of the past. 1850 House is an example of what many of these townhouses looked like before the American Civil War. Located next to Jackson Square, this house is run by the city and decorated like a Antebellum Home.
Audubon Park or New Orleans City Park
New Orleans is more than just cityscapes. The city also has two stunning parks, and I would recommend an afternoon to a wandering of them to spend. They offer ponds, oak and rest areas, which may your spirit and soul recharge (and relax your feet after so much walking!).
Take a Ghost Tour
I love ghost tours. explore the spooky side of the city is fascinating. At which legends and myths not rotate about a city? What is the dark side of the history of the city? Ghost tours delve into these things (if you believe in ghosts or not!).
New Orleans has many, many stories spirit which go back to the city was founded, and it is classified as one of the ghost towns in the country. Finish the day with more creepiness on a ghost tour of the city. The ghost tour of ghosts History Tours offered is one of the best. hear
music on Frenchmen Street
From street bands jazz halls, New Orleans has music in their DNA. to end every day to listen to French Street New Orleans incredible music scene, which is known for its collection of jazz bars, including my favorite, The Spotted Cat.
Day 3
Today escape the city and some of the surrounding country see:
Bayou Tour
Record you -covered filled a kayak tour around the Bayou and explore the marshes with alligators and Spanish moss trees. The Bayou provided early settlers with trees for houses, fish to eat, and waterways for trade, and it is still a part of the lifeblood of the region. Spend your morning in this beautiful and relaxing area of back to nature.
visit Oak Alley
After Bayou visit, head over to the famous Oak Alley plantation home. Twenty-eight oaks line a walkway to an old house right on the river Mississippi leads. The interior of the apartment is not that awe (but the exterior is) and the guide leaves you with many questions, so that only the grounds tour, well worth the drive from the town, with its gardens, large oak trees and detailed exhibition about slave life. Try either get here early or stay late the day tours to avoid, coming from New Orleans, so you can people take photos!
There are other plantations in the vicinity which are not so nice on the outside, have more refined interior and a better historical tours:
- St. Joesph
- Laura
- Houmas House
day 4
Spend worth your day in New Orleans to explore museums:
of the National WWII Museum
this is the largest museum of this war in the United States dedicated (and chose the 11 th best museum in the world TripAdvisor). I would agree - to prohibit the use of audio, video, artifacts and personal stories, the story of the war together in every detail. I spent over three hours there and had to see more. Although steep admission ($ 21) priced, highly recommended I visit. Many veterans from all sides of the conflict spend much time here, and you can first hand of war and see some of their pictures.
The Confederate Memorial Hall Museum hear
I am always fascinated by the Civil War history museums, especially those who are still strong in the south, because the memory of "Northern Aggression" lives. The large Confederate Memorial Hall Museum contains over 5,000 historical artifacts and paints a picture of South patriotism with the sense that they were fighting for the honor. I found the absence of slavery interesting as the main reason for the fight. It is fascinating to learn again how people frame their story
. Note: While I have not visited it, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art is an extraordinary art museum with a large collection to be.
Recommended Restaurants
New Orleans is filled with some of the best food in the United States, and my visits scratched only the surface. Of all the places I ate, these six were my favorite:
- Mother Restaurant - The best po 'boy sandwiches in town. Get the catfish
- Acme Oyster House - Delicious charbroiled and fresh oysters.Awful Bloody Mary. Located in the French Quarter
- Drago Seafood Restaurant - .. Although the large restaurant feels uber-touristy, they have the best charbroiled oysters in town
- Coop Place - Incredible fried chicken and Jambalaya. Located near Jackson Square
- Gumbo Shop -.! For all your Cajun food needs, come here
- Yuki Izakaya - Japanese izakaya and sushi, some of the best I've had in town. Located on Frenchman Street.
New Orleans is a city with soul. It has seen some tough times, but it lives with joy unmatched by most places. The energy, food and music scene of New Orleans as one of the most versatile and vibrant cities in the United States.
Laissez les bons temps rouler , in fact!
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