Where to go: Graveyard Tours (tours, not by your self), Harrah's Casino, Walk The Waterfront, Stop at Cafe Du Monde, Take Streetcar to the Garden District, Walk Bourbon Street (but stay in the French Quarter Proper), Rock and Boll (live concerts and bowling), Rehab Bar in the FQ(has some neat local art, and drinks, also is the first bar in the French Quarter owned by a black person).ghostrider wrote:me & Mrs. Ghostrider are heading to New Orleans for a few days vacation and will be staying in the French Quarter.
Having never been anywhere in the State of Lousiana, I'm interesting in pointers:
# where to go, or not
# what to see, or not
# what public transportation to use, or not
# whether they have goofy knife laws like San Antonio, or not
(ie. can I carry folding knives in addition to my pistol and instead of, in places
where I can't carry the pistol)
# any new info on the 'grey area' of carrying in restaurants that serve alcohol
(the last I read there still appeared to be contradictory info in the statutes)
# any city tours to go on, or avoid?
# how best not to look like a tourist :-)
thanks a bunch
~ghostrider~
Public Transportation: Any public transit within the confines of the tourist area is fine. We took the Pedicabs one night because we were drunk as...I mean really tired.
Carry Laws: The laws are confusing and the local police have proven time and again they don't know them. I carried when I wasn't drinking. IANAL, YMMV, etc...
City Tours: Depends on what you are into. The graveyard tours are neat, some of the "haunted" tours are OK...
How Not to Look Like A Tourist: If you are in the French Quarter and you don't work there....you are a tourist. If you are in the Garden District and you don't live there....you are a tourist.
We walked around with our 75 pound dog and no one ever approached us for some reason. The one night we were out without her I just ignored those who did approach use. There are a ton of scams in NOLA, the oldest probably being when you are approached a told "I bet you $20 I know where you got those shoes." Some tourist will of course find this impossible to believe and say "Ok." The person will then say "On Your Feet", and then they may become persistent about their $20 in winnings.
We drove our RV through the 9th ward (heavily armed) and saw the destruction that still exist, and how it is intermingled with a lot of hope.
If you have a car and have time drive to Gulfport, MS. Gorgeous beaches, friendly people, and more casinos.
Good Luck!