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New
Orleans
See you later, alligator |
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Where?
New Orleans in the French Quarter
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When?
February '98
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How long?
A very short week
• How
did you get around?
I stayed in town, so I didn't rent a car
• Someone
you meet
The Mardi-Gras posters illustrator
• Your
fondest memory
I stuffed myself with oysters
• Your
worst memory
We had made reservations for the first two nights
only and nearly spent the rest of the stay under
the stars. Luckily, the hotel had a cancellation.
• Recollection
of sceneries
Cemeteries. Often they're below sea level so people
don't bury their dead; instead they build mausoleums.
• Fives
senses = fives sensations
Vision
= orange houses
Sound
= trumpets
Smell
= the sea
Taste
= Cajun spices
Touch
= warm temperatures
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Your advice
Reserve your hotel room before departure. Extend
your stay to visit neighbouring sites: Baton-Rouge,
Lafayette, the bayous, etc.
• The
souvenir you brought home
A poster signed by the Mardi-Gras illustrator
• Recommended
guidebook
I used the Ulysses Guide to New Orleans
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