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New Orleans Hotels

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What's On?                     Overview                     Prepare                     Highlights 

Overview

Overview

New Orleans, or Nawlins, as the locals call it, is a tasty gumbo stew of African, French, Spanish, Italian and German cultures. America still comes to party in the birthplace of jazz and, above the water line, the good times still roll.

See

Watch the artists, tarot card readers, street performers and horse-drawn carriages in the French Quarter's Jackson Square, part of the 20% of New Orleans that escaped the fury of Hurricane Katrina. As night falls, have a ball on Bourbon Street.
Spend

Buy Mardi Gras trinkets, voodoo dolls or love and passion spells in the French Quarter. Arty people retreat to the Warehouse District galleries. Fashionistas browse Magazine Street and chi chi shopping malls such as Canal Place. Don't leave without stocking up on Creole recipes and spices.
Get Out

City Park is an oasis of towering oaks, Spanish moss and duck-filled ponds. It is a popular spot for jogging, fishing or just going for a stroll. On the far side of Lake Pontchartrain, bike or hike around New Orleans Northshore. Kayak through pristine marshes or search for alligators on a swamp tour in the bayous.
Culture

The birthplace of jazz still swings. Hear old-time jazz at the tiny Preservation Hall or drink a fruity rum Monsoon cocktail to the sound of something more contemporary at Frenchman Street's Snug Harbor. Peruse bayou-inspired paintings at the Casell Gallery in the French Quarter or the contemporary artwork at the Arthur Roger Gallery in the Warehouse District.
Eat & Drink

Traditional Creole or New Orleans fare is rich and flavoursome, with specialities such as oysters Rockefeller (in cheese and spinach sauce), shrimp remoulade (in spicy sauce) and rich, rum-infused bananas foster. Cajun is more 'po' folk' food, such as gumbo (a brothy combination of spices, rice, shrimp, sausage) and jambalaya (sans broth but another tasty hodgepodge of spices, rice and meat or seafood). Drinks are packed with bourbon and rum. Pat O'Brien's rum-filled Hurricane can make you feel like your head has been inside a storm.
New Perspective

Woldenberg Riverfront Park sits between the French Quarter and the Mississippi. Surrounded by magnolia trees, its red-brick walkway cuts a tranquil path between the Aquarium of the Americas and Jackson Square.

Prepare

Prepare

Pack aspirin and Pepto-Bismol. The New Orleans party scene plays havoc on the human body.

New Orleans Year

Kick off the year's celebrations with the Allstate Sugar Bowl football classic (Jan). Book well ahead to join the annual Mardi Gras (Feb). Join the debate at the Tennessee Williams – New Orleans Literary Festival and Writers' Conference (Mar-Apr) and dance at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (Apr-May) and Satchmo SummerFest (Aug). Celebrate Cajun culture at the Swamp Festival (Nov).
Public Holidays

New Year's Day (1 Jan), Martin Luther King Day (15 Jan), Presidents' Day (19 Feb), Good Friday (Apr/May), Easter (Apr/May), Memorial Day (May), Independence Day (4 Jul), Labour Day (Sep), Veterans' Day (11 Nov), Thanksgiving (Nov), Christmas Day (25 Dec).
Weather

Hurricane season is from May to November. The melting months of June, July and August are also rainy season, with temperatures sizzling at 32°C or more. Bars and hotels keep air-conditioning high – so take a jacket even on sweltering days. Winter is cooler (6°C -17°C).
Electricity

110 volts AC, 50Hz, two-pin plugs are standard.
Dialling Code

+1 (USA), 504 (New Orleans).
Money

US dollar ($) is the currency.
GMT

GMT -6 (GMT -5 in summer).
New Orleans Tourist Info

New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau website

Fit In

Wear party beads in Bourbon Street and dress up for the best restaurants, such as Antoine's. However, most of the time you'll fit in best in casual attire.

Get Around

Get Around

Don't spend all your time in the French Quarter. The Garden District, Northshore and the renovated plantations give more of a snapshot of Louisiana life.

Bordered by the Mississippi and Lake Ponchartrain, streetcars and buses make navigation of New Orleans easy.

To the southwest of Bourbon Street and the French Quarter are the business and arty parts of town – the Central Business and Warehouse District. Landscaped grounds and antebellum homes to the south give the Garden District its name. Uptown's mansions are just to the west. Northwest of the French Quarter, top-notch restaurants, gritty diners, ethnic diversity and City Park fill the districts of Bayou St John and Mid-City.
Foot

Walking is the easiest – and pleasantest - way to get around the French Quarter, the Warehouse District and the Central Business District. It is not advisable to walk alone late in the evening.
Streetcar

Read Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire in the gleaming wooden interior of a New Orleans tram, still trundling along after nearly a century of use. The ‘Desire Line' runs along the Mississippi riverfront.

Taxi

Taxis are easily hailed on the street and are plentiful in the French Quarter and along Riverwalk. If you find a friendly driver, ask him/her to show you the sights. New Orleans people love talking and telling tall tales in their twangy, southern drawl.
Bus

Buses run throughout the city, and major routes run 24 hours a day. Schedules are available at the NORTA (New Orleans Rapid Transit Authority) office or online.
Boat

The quickest way to get to Algiers, on the other side of the river, is by the Canal Street Ferry. It leaves every 30 minutes and is free to foot passengers. You can also take a paddle boat for a jazz tour along the Mississippi.
Horse and carriage

Take a carriage ride and tour the French Quarter with a mule and buggy.
Transport Tips

Make sure you have change ready for NORTA's buses and streetcars. Avoid driving as parking is at a premium. Stick to taxis or public transport.
Time Travel

Visit 18th-century Spanish New Orleans and see the Cabildo, site of the Louisiana Purchase signing, and wrought-iron balconies of the French Quarter townhouses. The Garden District is full of 19th century Victorian mansions. Tap your feet in Rampart Street where jazz was born in the early 20th century.
New Orleans Transport Link

New Orleans Rapid Transit Authority (NORTA) website

Highlights

Highlights

The spiciness of Cajun and Creole cuisine permeates New Orleans' brassy, boisterous ambience.

Catch the city's carnival atmosphere across the river in Algiers at Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World. Linger around the French Quarter, then squeeze into Preservation Hall to hear Louis Armstrong-style jazz. Encounter a friendly spirit on a Ghost Tour or Cemetery Tour. Drop in at the nearby Aquarium of the Americas. See the hurricane's havoc on a Katrina Devastation Tour. Escape the clamour and head across Lake Ponchartrain for the bayous of the Northshore. On a Swamp Tour, the only noise you will hear are the blue herons, egrets and the boat motor.
Sightseeing Tips

Ask locals for their favourite haunts. Doors open at 8pm at Preservation Hall but get there at least an hour early if you want a seat.

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