We were in April for about 4 full days and nights in NOLA. Although we had done most of the things that we (actually I) had set out to do, there were still a few items that we either should have done or done more of if we had more time.
Missed:
- Preservation Hall (went to Maison Bourbon instead)
- Ghost/history tours
- Jambalaya, po-boy, maffuletta
- Buying NOLA coasters (for drinks)
- Watching the sunset by the river
- Having a drink at Lafitte%26#39;s Blacksmith Shop
- Eating beignets at Cafe Du Monde (ate it back at the hotel which is not the same)
Should Have Done More:
- Eaten more beignets, BBQ shrimp
What%26#39;s your list?
What did you not do that you wished you did from your visit?
I%26#39;ve had dreams before my trip that I am on my last day of being in NOLA and I haven%26#39;t done anything that I wanted to do. Usually wake up in a cold sweat of panic. :-)
What did you not do that you wished you did from your visit?
Even for me, there are a couple plantations and restaurants that I have yet to visit but are on the ';To Do'; list.
One of the things I like to do when I travel is see locations from movies and books that I%26#39;ve seen/read. As such, I%26#39;ve been wanting to eat at Acme, but never got to it on our three trips. I plan to remedy that on the next one (11 days!)
We have never eaten at Coop%26#39;s and tried on our last visit (December), but there was a wait for a table and we decided not to wait...maybe next time.
I%26#39;ve been meaning to see the Hermann-Grima house.
I%26#39;d like to see more of the Garden District, too.
I%26#39;ve never watched Big Al perform, went to Preservation Hall-was always deterred from the long line-ups, and had a hurricane at Lafitte%26#39;s. These are all the things I plan on doing on my next trip, so I hope I can cross them off the list very soon :) I%26#39;ve done a few Haunted History ghost/vampire/cemetery tours, but I really would like to try a tour with Bloody Mary as well. Another thing that I would LOVE to do is a tour inside French Quarter homes, I know they offered one during the Spring Fiesta, but unfortunately I couldn%26#39;t make it down. I really enjoyed the Holiday Home Tour of the Garden District homes, and would love to tour inside some beautiful French Quarter homes...maybe one day :)
It%26#39;s sooo hard to get everything done in one trip, there%26#39;s so much to do/eat/see and it%26#39;s hard to try new things all the time when you love all the old things you do :)
Never taken a plantation tour- might do that next trip though; I find I don%26#39;t ever want to have ';done it all';. Need to leave something for the next trip.
For us it would be eat at Coops and Cemetery Tour....but there is always next year!
We just came back from a two week visit and we did a lot of things, but now I am thinking that I would have liked to have gone to Lafayette and learn more about the Cajun experience.
Even though we ate so much on the trip, we didn%26#39;t get to Brennan%26#39;s for Bananas Foster.
I planned the trip to cover two Sundays so we could have two Sunday brunch%26#39;s, but I want another one! I wish I could just transport my self to New Orleans every Sunday.
We did go to the museums at the Cabildo and the Presbytere (next to the St. Louis Cathedral) even though my feet were getting tired but I have thought about the information that I learned there a lot since I came back so I%26#39;m glad we did that.
I am also glad that while we were down there I bought some novels set in the area, some CDs and DVDs and some cookbooks so the trip feels like it is extended because I am still immersed in the local culture now that I am back home. Having red beans and rice today!
For my next trip, things I didn%26#39;t get to do the first time around:
-go on a cemetery tour, as well as a stroll through Lafayette Cemetery
-muffuletta from Central Grocery
-Historic house tours (Herman-Grima, Beauregard-Keyes, etc)
-Garden District walking tour
-Explore Frenchman Street and Esplanade Ave
-Art Museum
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