‘da zamanınızı nasıl geçirirsiniz Son Güncelleme: 9/22/21 | 22 Eylül 2021
New Orleans. Nola. Büyük kolay. Birçok isimle bir şehir, hepsi neşeli “laissez les bons temps rouler!” (“İyi zamanlar yuvarlansın!”) Şehrin ünlü olduğu tutum.
New Orleans, Creole ve Cajun yemekleri, canlı caz, sokak sanatçıları, tarih, güzel mimari ve yaşamın tüm cazibeleri için ünlü bir takdirle doludur. Big Easy’deki yaşam iyi yaşanır.
1718 yılında Fransızlar tarafından kurulan New Orleans, yerli nüfusla sürekli çatışmalar ve savaş nedeniyle kalkmak için mücadele etti. Koloninin büyümesine yardımcı olmak için Afrika’dan köleler gönderildi. Fransız ve Afrika kültürlerinin bu karışımı, New Orlean’ın Afro-Creole kültürünün yaratılmasına yol açtı-bu güne kadar hayatta kalan bir kültür (bu da Voodoo burada kök salmaya başladığında).
1803’te Fransızlar Louisiana’yı Amerika’ya sattı. Ekonomi hızla genişledikçe şehre kitlesel göçün çiçek açması (bir ekonomi köleliğe büyük ölçüde güveniyor).
Mississippi’nin ağzında büyük bir liman şehri olan New Orleans, her zaman ilginç ve bazen kaba insanlar için bir eritme insanı ve bir Mekke olmuştur. Garip olanı çekti. Geçmişin Fransız, Afrika ve Anglo etkisini atın ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’ndeki başka hiçbir şeye benzemeyen gerçekten eşsiz bir şehriniz var.
İlk olarak 2006’da ülke çapında bir yolculuk sırasında ziyaret ettim. Hurricane Katrina sonrası ve şehir kötü durumdaydı – binalar hala boş bırakılmış, çöp sokaklarda yayılmıştı – ve şehir bir hayalet gibi hissetti şehir.
Yıllar sonra Mardi Gras’a döndüm. Farklı bir şehirdi. Sadece kendini temizlemekle kalmadı, aynı zamanda şehrin birçok yeni bölgesi de hayatla dolu görünüyordu. New Orleans yeniden doğdu.
Daha sonra birçok ziyaret ve etrafta dolaşan sayısız saat, tur atma, canlı müzik dinleme ve mümkün olduğunca fazla yemek yemek, büyük bir zamandan en iyi şekilde yararlanmanıza yardımcı olacak mükemmel bir güzergah olduğunu düşündüğüm şeyi derledim Kolay.
New Orleans güzergahı vurgular
1. Gün: Bahçe Bölgesi, Fransız Mahallesi, Steamboat Natchez ve daha fazlası!
2. Gün: Voodoo Turu, Şehir Parkı, Fransız Caddesi ve daha fazlası!
3. Gün: Bayou Tour & Oak Alley Plantation
4. Gün: II. Dünya Savaşı Müzesi, Konfederasyon Anıt Salonu ve daha fazlası!
New Orleans Seyirci: 1. Gün
Fransız Mahallesi’ni Keşfedin
Ünlü Fransız Mahallesi, şehrin ikonik 18. yüzyıl Fransız tarzı evlerini ve ferforje balkonlarını göreceğiniz yerdir. Bölge 1718’de Fransızlar (dolayısıyla isim) tarafından yerleşti.
Bölge şimdi Bourbon Caddesi’ndeki revelers, Royal Street’teki antika alışveriş yapanlar ve şehirdeki en iyi Cajun yemeklerinden bazılarını arayan foodies için bir cennettir. Burada Jackson Meydanı, St. Louis Katedrali (ülkenin en eski katedrali, 1789’a kadar uzanan), güzel evler ve birinci sınıf cazları canlandıran bar bulacaksınız.
Nola Tour Guy’dan ücretsiz yürüyüş turunu deneyin. Mahallenin tarihini öğrenecek ve tüm sorularınızı cevaplayabilecek uzman bir yerel rehbere erişeceksiniz. Ücretsiz bir yürüyüş turu ile yeni bir şehre her ziyarete başlıyorum. Sonunda rehberinize bahşiş verdiğinizden emin olun!
Daha derinlemesine bir tur için, yürüyüşe çıkın. Rehber kitabın ötesinde ayrıntılı yürüyüş turları söz konusu olduğunda benim go-to şirketim.
Sanat/Depo Bölgesi’ne bakın
Fransız Mahallesi ve Bahçe Bölgesi arasında, bu alan son birkaç yıldır inanılmaz bir canlandırma gördü. Eski, boş depolar dükkanlara, sanat galerilerine, yeni dairelere ve moda restoranlara dönüştürüldü. Arnavut kaldırımlı sokaklarda dolanın, biraz sanata göz atın ve Mississippi boyunca yürüyün.
Mardi Gras World’i ziyaret ettiğinizden emin olun. Mardi Gras için şamandıraların çoğunun yapıldığı büyük bir depo. Festival her yıl yaklaşık 1,5 milyon insan getiriyor ve bazı şamandıralar sadece inşa etmek için neredeyse bir yıl sürüyor (dünyanın en büyük ve en iyi festivallerinden biri).
1380 New Orleans Limanı PL, +1 504-361-7821, mardigrasworld.com. Her gün 09: 00-17: 30 saatleri arasında açın. tours are $22 USD.
Wander the garden District
My favorite area of new Orleans, the garden district is home to large and ornate historic mansions as well as some of the city’s best and trendiest restaurants and bars. quiet and more relaxed than the French Quarter, it was developed in 1832 for the newly-rich Americans who settled in the city. The French Creoles wanted the Americans out of the French Quarter and, through some clever marketing about how the nouveau riche could build huge homes, convinced them to move here.
Spend a few hours wandering the streets, seeing the old mansions, and visiting famous cemeteries like Lafayette Cemetery #1 in the central part of the district.
Cruise on the Steamboat Natchez
For something a little touristy (but still super cool), book a cruise on the Steamboat Natchez. The boat launched in 1975, however, it’s the 9th steamboat to bear the Natchez name (one of its predecessors took part in the most famous steamboat race in history in 1870). Today, it’s the city’s only authentic steamboat. They offer brunch and dinner cruises and host live jazz music. You’ll also get to enjoy the city’s scenic skyline as you cruise on the placid waters of the Mississippi.
400 Toulouse St, +1 800-233-2628, steamboatnatchez.com. open daily from 8am-5pm (7pm on weekends). evening jazz cruises cost $50 USD ($87 USD with dinner) while their Sunday jazz brunches start at $38 USD.
New Orleans Itinerary: Day 2
Take a Voodoo or Ghost Tour
NOLA is considered one of the most haunted cities in the country thanks to the city’s voodoo roots. new Orleans voodoo is a set of underground religious practices that came out of the African religious traditions enslaved people brought to America. Voodoo and the occult are synonymous with new Orleans. From stories of ghosts and vampires to Marie Laveau (the city’s historic and most famous voodoo practitioner), new Orleans has a certain creep factor to it.
Voodoo tours take you through the French Quarter and its cemeteries and teach you about the voodoo past of the city. Witches Brew tours and the Ghosts, Vampires, and Voodoo French Quarter tour are two of the best.
400 royal St, +1 504-454-3939, witchesbrewtours.com. They host multiples tours daily, including some only for adults. Their flagship cemetery tour lasts 90 minutes and costs $40 USD.
Visit the Voodoo Museum
This small museum is the place to learn about Voodoo. It’s a small museum that opened in 1972 and is full of all kinds of artifacts, talismans, taxidermy animals, and voodoo dolls. Not only is it full of interesting artifacts and information, but the museum can also facilitate psychic readings and other rituals for anyone so inclined.
724 Dumaine St, +1 504-680-0128, voodoomuseum.com. open daily from 10am-6pm. Admission is $10 USD.
Tour 1850 House
During the period before the Civil War, slavery made white plantation owners incredibly wealthy. They built elaborate homes to show off their wealth and some of those antebellum houses are still standing today. 1850 house is an example of what many of those townhouses looked like before the American Civil War. Located next to Jackson Square, this house/museum is run by the city and decorated like it would have been when it was in use by the city’s white slave owners. It’s the best place to get an immersive understanding of just how affluent white slave owners were in the south.
523 St Ann St, +1 504-524-9118, louisianastatemuseum.org. open Tuesday-Sunday from 10am-4pm. Admission is $5 USD.
Relax in Audubon Park or new Orleans City Park
New Orleans has two stunning parks and I’d highly recommend spending an afternoon wandering around one of them. Audubon Park covers over 350 acres while City Park is a massive green space spanning over 1,300 acres (it’s one of the biggest urban parks in the country). They both have ponds, walking trails, trees, and plenty of space to relax with a book or a picnic. They’re a wonderful place to chill out when the weather gets too hot and you want to relax in the shade (or when you need to rest your feet after a long day of walking).
Listen to music on Frenchman Street
From street bands to jazz halls, new Orleans has music in its DNA. end your day listening to some of new Orleans’s incredible music on Frenchman Street. It’s famous for its collection of jazz bars, including my favorite, The spotted Cat.
You’ll also find lots of book stores, record shops, cafes, and bars in this neighborhood as well. It’s one of the most popular areas of the city after Bourbon Street.
New Orleans Itinerary: Day 3
Take a Bayou Tour
Take a kayak tour around the bayou and explore the swamps filled with alligators and Spanish moss-covered trees. The bayou, a swampy section of a slow-moving river, provided early settlers with trees for homes, fish for eating, and waterways for commerce. It’s still part of the lifeblood of the region and an important part of its culture. spend your morning in this beautiful and relaxing area by getting back to nature.
Kayak tours usually cost around $60 USD and last a couple hours. Wild Louisiana tours offer guided tours that will get you out on the water and teach you about the ecosystem. They also offer rentals from $35 USD if you don’t want a tour.
437 Esplanade Avenue, +1 504-571-9975, neworleanskayakswamptours.com.
Visit Oak Alley
Over a dozen oak trees (each of them over 250 years old) line the lane leading to this antebellum plantation manor right on the Mississippi River. The home’s interior is not particularly awe-inspiring as the exterior and I found the guided tour was a little too brief (and not very detailed). However, wandering the grounds was absolutely worthwhile and the signs/placards have a lot of information on the horrible institution of slavery. It’s located an hour from the city by car. try to arrive early (or stay late) to avoid the day tours that come from new Orleans so youcan take people-free pictures.
There are other plantations nearby that, while not as pretty on the exterior, have more beautiful interiors and better historical tours:
St. Joesph Plantation – built in the 1830s, this plantation is listed on the national Register of historic Places.
Laura Plantation – one of the few plantations left with numerous complete structures (including the former slave cabins).
Houmas house Plantation – completed in 1840, Houmas house sits on 10 acres of land and has 9 surviving buildings and structures.
3645 highway 18 (Great River Road), +1 225 265-2151, oakalleyplantation.org. open daily from 9am-5pm. Admission is $25 USD. For tours that include transportation and admission to the plantation, expect to pay $50 USD per person.
New Orleans Itinerary: Day 4
The national world war II Museum
Opened in 2000, this is the largest museum dedicated to world war II in the country. It’s consistently ranked as one of the best museums in the us too — and I can see why. Its use of audio, video, artifacts, and personal stories tie the history of the war together in incredible detail. I spent over three hours here and still had more to see.
Even if you’re not a history buff like me, I highly recommend visiting. many veterans spend time here, and you can listen to first-hand accounts of the war as well as see some of their pictures. It’s sobering but incredibly insightful.
945 magazine St, +1 504-528-1944, nationalww2museum.org. open daily from 9am-5pm. Admission is $29.50 USD.
Take a Food Tour
If you want to learn more about the history and culture behind the city’s best eats, take a food tour. You’ll not only get to eat more of the best food in the city but you’ll learn how and why certain foods came to prominence. From po’boys to gumbo and everything in between, food and culture and history are inseparable from the city’s DNA. A food tour will add much more insight and nuance to your time here. doctor Gumbo tours run one of the best food tours in the city.
+1 504 473-4823, doctorgumbo.com. tours last 3 hours and cost $70 USD per person.
See the Confederate Memorial Hall Museum
This is one of the oldest museums in the state and is home to the second-largest collection of Confederate Civil war items in the world. I’m always intrigued by Civil war history museums, especially those in the South, since the memory of “Northern aggression” is still very strong down here in the deep south.
The museum contains over 5,000 historical artifacts, including the uniforms of Generals Bragg and Beauregard and personal items owned by Confederate president Jefferson Davis (including his Bible and a piece of the crown of thorns he received from the Pope). The museum highlights southern patriotism and reiterates the historic argument that the south was fighting for “honor” and “state’s rights.”
I found the absence of slavery here unsurprising given that the museum wants to pretend that wasn’t the main cause. It’s always fascinating to learn how people frame their history, even if they do so in such a biased light. despite the one-sidedness — and in fact, because of it, this museum is worth visiting.
929 Camp St, +1 504-523-4522, confederatemuseum.com. open Tuesday-Saturday from 10am-4pm. Admission is $10 USD.
Tour the Sazerac House
Opened in 2019, The Sazerac house is part bar, part museum, highlighting the importance of this local spirit and the drink named after it. It’s an immersive experience. There are several floors of interactive exhibits. You can chat with virtual bartenders about their favorite drinks and see what the French Quarter looked like in the 1800s. It’s a super detailed and fun experience. It’s one of the best experiences in the city.
101 magazine St, +1 504-910-0100, sazerachouse.com. currently closed due to COVID. check the website for updates and hours. Amission is free but booking in advance
