Yes, let's hang out! I'd love to do a long weekend somewhere, either a con or just friendly hanging out. :)
New Orleans is interesting. It has a really unique history and culture--it's the USA, but the culture still has strong imprints of the French/Spanish/etc that originated it, and the French Quarter is amazing architecturally, like an old European city.
OTOH it is definitely a prime locale for sleaze (ugh, Bourbon street) and the lack of decent food was frustrating (deep fried everything). It's also a bit discomfiting that there are apparently very few laws, and what laws there are aren't enforced (seriously, we discovered you can wander drunkenly into the middle of the street carrying two alcoholic drinks and hold up traffic getting your picture taken, and the cops standing next to you will do nothing). Like it's kind of freeing, but also scary (high crime rate, felt very unsafe walking to our B&B via mostly-isolated streets at night).
Anyway, definitely a place to experience! No other city like it. I'm tempted to re-read my Anne Rice after having been there twice this year. ;)
And, yes, long weekend! Let me know what ideas you guys have. :)
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Date: 2011-10-19 04:39 am (UTC)New Orleans is interesting. It has a really unique history and culture--it's the USA, but the culture still has strong imprints of the French/Spanish/etc that originated it, and the French Quarter is amazing architecturally, like an old European city.
OTOH it is definitely a prime locale for sleaze (ugh, Bourbon street) and the lack of decent food was frustrating (deep fried everything). It's also a bit discomfiting that there are apparently very few laws, and what laws there are aren't enforced (seriously, we discovered you can wander drunkenly into the middle of the street carrying two alcoholic drinks and hold up traffic getting your picture taken, and the cops standing next to you will do nothing). Like it's kind of freeing, but also scary (high crime rate, felt very unsafe walking to our B&B via mostly-isolated streets at night).
Anyway, definitely a place to experience! No other city like it. I'm tempted to re-read my Anne Rice after having been there twice this year. ;)
And, yes, long weekend! Let me know what ideas you guys have. :)