Is New Orleans really as big of a party place as people say?

[MikeMike]

Honestly?

I want to go, I have been invited to go, I may go this coming spring/summer for the Jazz Fest... Is it really as big of a party as everyone makes it out to be?

 

[foghorn67]

Fuck yes.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

i don't have first hand experience but i know some people who visited and some people who live there. from what i understand, its reputation is well deserved.

 

[Bignate603]

I lived there for a year, the reputation is very well deserved. Go, you'll have a good time.

 

[Key West]

It was crazy enough when I visited there on my roadtrip in the random ass early december.

I heard from the bar folks that during spring break and mardi gras, the whole street gets fenced off and you're shoulder-to-shoulder with drunken orgy.

So yes.

 

[foghorn67]

Must visit:
-Pat O' Brians. They invented the Hurricane Drink.
-Cafe Brennans. Expensive brunch, but damn tasty, and some of the finest coffee I've ever had. Excellent Banana's Foster.
-There are tons of bars and such wanting you to stop by, so drinks can be cheap. My buddy got us about 6 Buds for 10 bucks, for example.
-Food, OMG the food. It's among the tastiest cities in the world. Something is in season year round. It revolves around crawfish and oyster seasons and something else.
-I hate seafood, but I grew a liking to some of it...that's how good the food is.
-Don't limit yourself to N.O. Try out some eating at Mandeville, Madisonville and Covington...just across Lake Pontchartrain.
-The bridge over that lake is awesome. It tripped me out.
-If you have control over transportation, or if you have friends that are adventurous, try going to Baton Rouge. I would suggest waiting for football season...it's quite a scene.
I love how LA loves football. I wish SoCal had the same genuine love for it.
-That time of year is great anyway. Some cool days can sneak in, but don't count on it.
Plus, if you go to that Alligator farm in/near Covington during September/October, you get to hold baby alligators. How cool is that. Not many people get to do that. It's seasonal and rare.
-Go on a swamp tour, feed alligators marshmallows. I never thought swamps and marshes can be pretty.
http://cjkphoto.smugmug.com/Travel/NewOrleans/9774131_XuZEQ#747743664_oYUd3

 

[Babbles]

Hell yes it is.

 

[Wyndru]

This guy thinks so.

 

[MikeMike]

I was also told the following...

If you can't make it in New Orleans... Don't leave.

 

[xSauronx]

my brother lived there for 6 years, he says....fuck yes. bars close at 11 in the morning, to the dismay of the crowds, as the bartender says "dont worry, we will open back at 2"

he said fuck mardi gras though.....at least the main parade on bourbon street. not worth the disgusting mess you have to wade through, other than that, he loved the place and wants to move back

 

[Regs]

It depends....are you going to sit in a hotel room or 5 star restaurant, or are you going to join the crazy people out on the street?

It's what you make of it.

 

[Dumac]

Yeah, it a pretty crazy party place.

Be safe, though. It's easy to get mugged. Most of my family has been mugged in Nola at some point.

 

[MikeMike]

It depends....are you going to sit in a hotel room or 5 star restaurant, or are you going to join the crazy people out on the street?

It's what you make of it.

I don't believe i would have a hotel

 

[Kirby]

NOLA is a cool, crazy, fun shithole.

 

[foghorn67]

my brother lived there for 6 years, he says....fuck yes. bars close at 11 in the morning, to the dismay of the crowds, as the bartender says "dont worry, we will open back at 2"

he said fuck mardi gras though.....at least the main parade on bourbon street. not worth the disgusting mess you have to wade through, other than that, he loved the place and wants to move back

Halloween was almost the same. I kicked it on a balcony or in a bar.

 

[gooseman]

It's as crazy as you want it to be. It will not let you down.

 

[OCGuy]

Well I did a gagger of yeyo off a tranny's coin-slot one night while sipping a cocktail in a booth at a bar.

Yea, I guess it isnt that crazy.