NEW ORLEANS
USA Louisiana
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Name of the country: The United States of America.
Number of inhabitants: inside New Orleans: 497,000.
Around New Orleans: 1,239,000.
Climate: From 100 to 200mm of water in a year;
Temperatures: in summer: 32°C, in winter: 7°C.
How many hours away from Paris? 12 hours
Time difference between New Orleans and Paris: -7hours
Its specialities: The jazz, Mardi-Gras, crayfish, fritter…
3 places you have to visit:
The Preservation Hall
This gray, bombed-out building leaves a lot to be desired, but
it has become a haven for traditional jazz fans. Even if you are not a jazz
lover, you will have a fantastic time partying here and may even become a fan
before you leave. The interior of the club is sparse and does not feature much
in the way of comfort, but ambiance is easy to ignore with such great musical
entertainment. The doors open at 8pm, and families with children are welcome.
There is a $5 cover charge and a "whatever you can spare" price for
special requests.
Mardi-gras
Although Mardi Gras is celebrated around the world, no one does
it like New Orleans -- the City that Care Forgot! This site will introduce
you to the major participants of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, provide updated
parade information, the truth about our Mardi Gras traditions,
the best places to get your Mardi Gras beads, masks, and kingcakes... and more!
Garden District
For many visitors and residents of New Orleans, no locale embodies the grandeur and glory of the Southern aristocracy of history and legend better than the Garden District. Where the French Quarter is vibrant and multi-textured, the Garden District is gracious and stately -- an elegantly adorned.
Developed mainly between 1840 and 1900, the Garden District runs from Magazine
Street to St. Charles Avenue and from Jackson Avenue to Louisiana Avenue. It
comprises one of the best-preserved collections of historic mansions in the
South -- if not the entire country. From the expansive, 8,000-square-foot Short
Villa at 1448 Fourth Street to the simple yet elegant George Washington Cable
home at 1313 Eighth Street, the Garden District is a brilliant tapestry of architectural
styles and period designs.
A victorian house in Garden District - New Orleans