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Airport to NO: A Jazzy Welcome
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  • Written by Rixie on May 28, 2005
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    Category: Airplane
    Getting TO/AROUND: Louis Armstrong International Airport is located just west of the City of New Orleans. You can take a taxi into the city, or, if you're not in a hurry, there's a cheaper shuttle bus that hits the major hotels in the French Quarter.

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    St. Charles Line: A Streetcar Named St. Charles
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  • Updated by Rixie on Oct 27, 2008
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    Getting TO/AROUND: *******April 2008 It took two and a half years after Katrina, but the St. Charles streetcar route is now fully restored! **********

    Taking the St. Charles Avenue streetcar is a wonderful and inexpensive way to see the Garden District and Uptown. You'll pass stately mansions (and the house used in Real World New Orleans), the campuses of Loyola and Tulane Universities, and the Audubon Zoo. If you take it all the way to Riverbend, you'll get to see how the backs of the old wooden seats flip to the other side for the return trip.

    Pick up the streetcar on the west side of Canal Street. If you plan to go back and forth a lot, buy a pass at the Whitney Bank -- it saves you the trouble of rummaging around in your pocket for change. Plus, flashing a pass makes you feel like a resident. :)

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    Riverboats: Commute by Riverboat
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  • Written by Rixie on May 28, 2005
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    Getting TO/AROUND: The John James Audubon riverboat is a unique way to travel from the Aquarium of the Americas (near the French Quarter) to the Audubon Zoo (Uptown). It's a seven-mile trip on the Mississippi River.

    Tickets may be purchased for the boat trip only, or to include Zoo and Aquarium admission. For departure schedule and price list, please refer to website.

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    Comments for Rixie about New Orleans
    KiKitC Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:40 UTC
     Fantastic tips. I'm so ready for the ghost tour and tour of the City of the Dead. What a wonderful intro to New Orleans.
    pchamlis Fri Mar 27, 2009 02:38 UTC
     Ummm Ummmm. Those food tips are splendid. I love NO cookery. :) And, that's a great B&B tip, too.
    SLLiew Sat Nov 1, 2008 00:12 UTC
     Great page. Like your restaurant tips. Bring back fond memories especially Burboun St.
    sourbugger Sun Oct 12, 2008 01:36 UTC
     there is some great stuff in here.
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