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Christmas in New Orleans
Memories
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You just can't talk about the French Quarter
- Vieux Carre' (voo-caray),The Old Square, Da Quarters, any of these names are
valid - and not talk about Bourbon
Street. Depending on your mood and place in life, it can be: a)
a blast b) disgusting c) fascinating or d) entertaining.
It's
like no other street in the world.
Where else is gourmet food served next door to a sleazy nudie bar?
Where
else do people walk around with Hurricanes
(the official drink) in hand, listen to famous jazz musicians and step
aside for a horse and carriage to pass? Where else do normally
normal people expose themselves and beg for beads to adorn their private
parts? Where else do you wake up in your elegant hotel, walk out
for morning coffee past lacy iron balconies, with lush plants and Spanish
moss, and say good morning to proprietors who are hosing vomit off the
sidewalk? Where else are architectural giants next door to
shabby, historical landmarks?
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If you chose b) disgusted or e) exhausted, the good news is that you
can take a walking tour by going one block left or right, and have an entirely new experience.
Some additional treats are offered during the holidays, but on any day
you'll get to sample some great music. You've seen Royal
Street shops, but how about these musicians who set up their bands in the
middle of the street, and give the performance of your choice - what will it
be - Cajun, Funk, Blues, African/Carribean, Folk, Jazz, Gospel?
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This musician's got his puppet playing.
How does he do that?
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There are plenty of other kinds of entertainment. These REAL
performers stand perfectly still for hours! Is this what they call
'sleep walking'?
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On Jackson Square, in front of the St. Louis Cathedral, Death
awaits.
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This guy was fun. If you throw him
some coin, he'll go into action, pull that gun out of the holster and
swing it around. What a cowboy!
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The Bride, standing a few feet from Death
in front of St. Louis Cathedral
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Our pick! Doesn't he look like he's moving? Not even a muscle
flickered. He's good!
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When you've tired of the street performers (as if
that would ever happen), you could visit the Voodoo
Museum, the Conti Wax Museum
(great quick-start history lesson), the Hermann-Grima and
Gallier homes, or take a cruise on the Steamboat
Natchez.
Or maybe you'd just like to walk around and look at the picturesque
buildings.
All this and many other choices right in the French Quarter,
Au revoir, N'Awlins.
Let's Go! |
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