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Visit New Orleans - New Orleans has long seduced with its
Caribbean colour, sultry Southern heat, sweet-tasting cocktails and voodoo
potions. The unofficial state motto, laissez les bons temps rouler (let the
good times roll), pretty much says it all. Then in August 2005, Hurricane
Katrina struck, toppling levees, flooding much of the city and drastically
changing everything.
Continuing its remarkable comeback after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is
bustling and thriving once again. Events are plentiful in 2007 as the city
welcomes travelers back for events like its always-outlandish Mardi Gras
celebration in February and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in
April. Whatever you make it to New Orleans for – they are more ready for you
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Most popular Hotels in New Orleans |
 Quality Hotel & Conference Center 
The Quality Hotel and Conference Centre is centrally located off Interstate 10,
between the New Orleans International Airport and the historic French Quarter.
This Metairie hotel is only minutes away from Bourbon Street, Louisiana
Superdome, New Orleans Arena, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Audubon Zoo and
Harrah's Casino. Visitors will enjoy browsing a wide variety of nearby specialty
shops and several dining options. Whether you are travelling to the Metairie
area for business or pleasure, your comfort is top priority at the Quality Hotel
and Conference Centre.
The hotel offers comfortable and spacious guest rooms that are equipped with a
host of modern amenities. Guests can dine at the Cromwells Restaurant that
serves delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner. The hotel has banquet and meeting
facilities available to accommodate most events and business functions. You can
also relax at the swimming pool and sauna in leisure.
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 French Quarter Courtyard Hotel New Orleans
One of the city's best-kept-secrets, The French Quater Courtyard Hotel invites
you to unwind in a place where trumpeter Wynton Marsalis first picked up his
horn, where legends such as Cannonboll Adderly once played, and where, moments
away, you'll find the city's top jazz clubs. Hotel is located on the edge of
French Quarter just 3 blocks away from the world famous Bourbon Street. The
hotel offers guests beautiful outdoor pool, lobby fireplace, restaurant and
video poker for enjoyment. A grand staircase greets you as you enter a
magnificent mansion with 51 intimate guest rooms, each appointed with
four-poster beds, some with original fireplaces, and warm wood floors. There,
European charm meets New Orleans grace and elegance.
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Top Sightseeing Tours New Orleans
 Post Hurricane Katrina City Tour
New Orleans is slowly being restored to its former beauty after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Come and experience the southern splendor with a strong French influence, stately homes and avenues. The tour will also show you some of the hurricane's devastation by the Lakefront.
 Steamboat Natchez Harbor Cruise
Set sail on the historic Natchez Steamboat for a memorable 2 hour cruise on the mighty Mississippi River. Relax and listen to the captain's narration of the history and sights of the city as you cruise by. Music is essential - live jazz is played on board seasonally and the steam calliope is enjoyed year-round.
 New Orleans Ghost Tour
"New Orleans has such a colorful history that includes entities such as ghosts, vampires and voodoo. On this 2 hour walking tour, you will learn about all the haunted happenings in the Big Easy and you'll even visit a haunted bar!
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 Southern Comfort Cocktail Tour
Take a walk through the French Quarter on this 2 hour tour and learn how the famous "spirits" of New Orleans evolved in this unique city. Take a walk through the French Quarter's famous bars and restaurants and discover the history of the city's celebrated cocktails. It's history...with a twist!
 New Orleans Cooking Class
Ever wanted to know the secret to a good Jambalaya? That one special ingredient that goes to make up a spicy creole? All is revealed in this cooking class, designed to give you all the skills necessary to create your own New Orleans style cooking at home. Fascinate your friends with your new-found cooking skills at your next dinner party! |
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Mardi Gras
Giving Rio a run for its money is New Orleans' famed Mardi
Gras. As the saying goes, Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez. In Louisiana,
there's an entire Carnival season (beginning on Twelfth Night) where parades
and balls aplenty get the party started. And for the two weeks before Fat
Tuesday, at least one major parade takes place every day. But the most
grandiose and elaborate parades, and events and parties are reserved for the
last five raucous-inducing, city-never-sleeps days of the season. The
eye-catching floats filled with costumed and masked participants, organized
by Carnival krewes elicit screams of delight and cheers from the crowds as
float-riders toss (most famously) cheap beads and other goodies--from
plastic toys and trinkets to the traditional doubloons, which are
dollar-sized coins of wood or aluminum often embossed with the krewe name.
The normally hopping French Quarter is on triple overdrive during Mardi
Gras, as its streets are clogged with revelers of all shapes and sizes for
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| Shopping New Orleans In the French Quarter, Royal
Street has elegant antique galleries such as Keil’s Antiques, which dates
from 1899. On Chartres Street shops are more diverse – the Civil War Store
has swords, flags and books, while the stylish Lucullus is a dreamy
collection of everything culinary, from 18th-century tables to used French
bistro glasses. The French Market (bounded by Decatur, North Peters,
Barracks and Ursuline streets) is in a series of buildings along Decatur
Street near Jackson Square and it has an open-air a flea market that’s worth
a visit. Its independent vendors sell handmade jeweler, bags, artwork,
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| Eating and Drinking New Orleans Dining is a
passionate art form in New Orleans. The restaurants and chefs are
world-renown and award-winning ... and will make your visit to New Orleans
an unforgettable experience!
Antoine's
Since 1840, Antoine's has been noted for its excellent French-Creole cuisine
and numerous historical dining rooms. Antoine's has long been a tradition
for both locals and visitors to New Orleans. An unmatched dining experience
in the heart of the French Quarter.
Jean Lafitte's Bistro
Long known by its customers as an Oasis on Bourbon Street, Jean Lafitte's
Bistro offers the finest of Creole and Cajun cuisine utilizing local
seafood, prepared from treasured family recipes along with locally
influenced versions of some old favorites.
Steamboat Natchez Dinner and Jazz Cruises
The Steamboat Natchez offers daily dinner jazz cruises and harbor jazz
cruises with a New Orleans food buffet. Enjoy our music and food as you
cruise along the Mississippi
Cajun Cabin
Live Cajun music and free dance lessons nightly; one of the best Cajun food
and people-watching balcony on Bourbon Street.
 Dinner at the Court of Two Sisters Restaurant
For sentimental and romantic occasions, The Court of Two Sisters is a favorite destination for families and couples. By night, the courtyard comes alive with flickering lights and candlelit tables. Enjoy dinner amid flowering plants and quietly flowing fountains in a courtyard accented by old-world French architecture.
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| Sports & Activities New Orleans Hornets
Basketball - Professional basketball has taken flight in New Orleans
with the Hornets, and this city is buzzin'.
Audubon Golf Course
Pack your clubs—or rent a set!—and tee off at New Orleans' newly renovated
golf course, located at Audubon Park. The course, which underwent a $6
million renovation in 2002, reopened in November, 2002. Noted golf course
architect Denis Griffiths transformed the 81-acre site into a 4,189 yard,
par-62 course with 12 par 3s, four par 4s, and two par 5s. Golfers find
beautiful greens, lush landscaping and four lagoons brimming with geese and
duck. The course was the site of the World's Fair of 1898, and the
eagle-eyed golfer can find a stone relic of the exhibition near one of the
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| New Orleans Weather & Climate
New Orleans'
climate is influenced by its subtropical latitude and proximity to the Gulf
of Mexico. It's hot, wet and sticky for most of the year - other times it's
just wet. February through April is the best time to visit, when easygoing
weather coincides with the city's two most spectacular events, Mardi Gras
and Jazz Fest. The city is hoping both will be start the engines of recovery
and return. May sees the heat begin to intensify, and June marks the
official beginning of hurricane season, which lasts through September. The
oppressive heat and humidity of the summer months are a misery, driving many
residents away from the city.
If you're visiting in summer, prepare for the 'oven' effect of going from
chilly air-conditioned interiors to overwhelmingly tropical 35°C (95°F)
streets. September and October tend to be much more agreeable. Christmas is
an off-peak period with discounted accommodation, although the winter
temperatures during the large New Year's Eve celebration can be chilly.
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