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We're in the airport now. I surprised DW with a first class upgrade. She's excited for that and plus she planned this trip.

We have an RCI exchange at Maison Pierre Lafitte on Canal street.
 

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Nice! Let us know how it goes. Write a review when you get back. Have fun.
 

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Have fun. We spent 2 weeks in NOLA a couple of years ago and had a great time. In fact we are going back October 2018 for 3 weeks. You can spend days at the WWII Museum. We also enjoyed Frenchmen Street.
 

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Just landing now. Time to get to our unit and hit the hay. We'll start our early tomorrow.
 

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Got to the room. It's a cool old building. Small by regular standards but it's what we expected.
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Just had breakfast at the Ruby Slipper. It's right across the street from where we're staying. Street car is right in front too.
 

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How was the first class flight?
 

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First class was excellent. It was a long enough flight that made it worth while. We're going to do it on our last leg on one of our Hawaii trips sometime. As long as the price is right.

We're enjoying the balcony right now overlooking Canal Street. It raining but we have a nice covered area with some nice deck furniture on it. Gotta have a few drinks.:)
 

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I use to walk down around 6AM to Café du Monde ... that is when there is some local action. Table or 2 of employees playing a board game with their kitchen gear on. The beignets were hot & fresh, the streets had be just strayed down and the town was barely awake.

It is the across the street from the Southwest corner of Jackson Square.
 

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Yep, we went there today. We got there just as the police were blocking off Jackson Square because there was a large protest about wanting to take down the Jackson Statue. The Beignets are excellent there.

I have to admit, I thought that the Muffuletta was going Robb's overrated but boy they were good. That olive dressing sure makes that sandwich.

Tomorrow we have a bus tour of the city and then we're going to the aquarium. Monday we're going to the WW2 museum and Tuesday we have a ghost tour.
 

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First class was excellent. It was a long enough flight that made it worth while. We're going to do it on our last leg on one of our Hawaii trips sometime. As long as the price is right.

We're enjoying the balcony right now overlooking Canal Street. It raining but we have a nice covered area with some nice deck furniture on it. Gotta have a few drinks.:)
This sounds so nice even if it is raining but that won't last. Thanks for sharing your pictures.

Enjoy your stay!
 

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Views from the balcony at Maison Pierre Lafitte.
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Thanks for the photos. Looks like a nice place. We went to NO many years ago. Stayed with a work college of DH. Kids were small, one was sick, but we had fun once she got medicine. Going back someday hopefully.
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Question - is it noisy at night (for sleeping)?
 

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I have removed 2 posts from this thread. Reminder: TUG is not the place for political comments.
 

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Question - is it noisy at night (for sleeping)?

Let me explain NOLA to my practical friend, DeniseM.

The nightlife is GREAT .. great food, great drink, great music, even great dancing AND more GREAT drink... plus just go walk or cab to another GREAT food, music, dancing, singing spot. Until the BARS and CLUBS close down .. .then you get invited to a PRIVARE club til dawn.

So sleeping is not a problem .. .you will sleep just about anywhere after your first 24 hours in town. And on the flight home .. just try to not have to change planes going home.
 

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Question - is it noisy at night (for sleeping)?

I actually read that it was loud at this resort because there is a bar right next door but noise hasn't been an issue. The only thing that bothers my wife is that the central air is a Little loud. So she just turns the fan on Auto and it doesn't run as much, then she's fine. We are on the top, 4th floor too.
All and all this place has been fine and I'll do a review when I get back. The location is perfect. We didn't rent a car and DW just downloaded the Lyft app and we have been using that. The street car runs right in front of the resort but it stops so much we have found Lyft more comfortable although more expensive it's still cheaper than a cab.
 
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Here's a few more pictures. Some of that bathroom and some of the bedroom. The bathroom seems like it was just redone.
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One of our Lyft drivers described New Orleans really good and it's how I have seen it while I've been here. He has lived in New Orleans all his life and he said "New Orleans is the most beautiful city in the country, that's on the edge of deterioration."
 

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Jeff, it has been on 'the edge' for most of 100-150 years. The Old Quarter is actual built on the HIGHEST GROUND ... less flooding. Plus there are many brick building but the WOOD building burn FAST and HOT.

Having live near Philadelphia for years ... Ben Franklin (and his public fire department) required joined housing (rowhomes) be built with all brick or stone exterior.

The 1700's rowhouses are not perfect .. seems the wood floor joists do ROT and the row house falls into the basement (bad roof, abandon home, prior interior fire). Plus the taxes in Colonial Philadelphia was based on the width of the house ... narrow lot row homes on 3 floor plus a basement.

And most of the Old Quarter in NOLA is brick housing .. for the same reason. And had outdoor kitchens not attached during the living part of those homes.
 

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We took our city tour today too, highly recommended. We went all over and we're shown the levee's and some high water marks from Katrina. We also went to Harrah's for some gaming, gambling is illegal in New Orleans.:) I even won $100 in 15 minutes at the blackjack table so I walked away a winner. Then we went to the aquarium. They had a 3D movie theater there and the aquarium was great. It had otters and penguins, really cool. Even a White alligator.
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Tomorrow is the WW2 museum.
 
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