{"id":14,"date":"2011-02-20T19:54:58","date_gmt":"2011-02-20T19:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/?p=14"},"modified":"2011-02-20T21:25:43","modified_gmt":"2011-02-20T21:25:43","slug":"excerpt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/2011\/02\/excerpt\/","title":{"rendered":"Excerpt"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOLA<\/span><\/strong> things to do and see:<\/p>\n

Natchez Steamboat <\/strong><\/span>—<\/strong>a two hour cruise on the Mississippi River. $24.50 cruise, $35.50 cruise and lunch.\u00c2\u00a0 This is an absolute must for the cruise\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6the lunch\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6not so special\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Maybe<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

New Orleans School of Cooking<\/strong><\/span>—<\/strong>$27.00 for a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153class\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and 4 course meal. ($23.00 with coupons we have!)\u00c2\u00a0 Another absolute MUST DO!<\/span><\/strong> The \u00e2\u20ac\u0153class\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is watching a chef prepare your meal while he regales you with tales of Nawlins and fabulous humor! The food is some of the Best in the Quarter!<\/p>\n

Swamp Tour<\/span>—<\/strong>$49.00 with transportation. Most are 4 \u00c2\u00bd hours from start to finish.\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6there is NOTHING like the serenity of the swamplands!\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Plantation tour<\/span>—<\/strong>$50.00 with transportation. Most are 4 \u00c2\u00bd hours from start to finish.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Not interested<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

City of New Orleans\/Katrina combo tour<\/span> —<\/strong>$55.00 both (4 \u00c2\u00bd hours) Not interested<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Carriage ride<\/span><\/strong> –French Quarter<\/a> tours-$75.00 for 30 minutes for 4 people.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 ok\u00c2\u00a0 for $15 each, half hour<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Algier\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ferry<\/strong><\/span>–<\/strong>FREE! 5 minutes across the\u00c2\u00a0Mississippi<\/a> to Algier\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Point. Great ferry, great ride, beautiful homes on Algier\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Point\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Might be fun<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Haunted tours<\/strong><\/span>—<\/strong>$28.00 (ghost tour\/voodoo tour\/vampire tour\/etc)\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Yeah, no.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Cemetery tours<\/strong><\/span>—<\/strong>$26.00 goes to a cemetery and gives you the history\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Ditto<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Pub Crawls<\/strong><\/span>—<\/strong>$26.00 goes to different bars to try different \u00e2\u20ac\u0153signature drinks\u00e2\u20ac\u009d We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see plenty of bars without having to pay someone<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Mardi Gras World<\/a>-$18.50 for an hour tour. See floats in all stages of preparation for Mardi Gras. \u00c2\u00a0 Not interested<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Harrah\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Casino-<\/strong><\/span> I have $25 gift certificate for a restaurant inside. Bambu Asian Grill<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Streetcar rides<\/strong><\/span>—$1.25 each way\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6goes by the\u00c2\u00a0Garden District<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0City Park<\/a>, etc A really fun way to see the city and surrounding areas without spending a fortune!\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Sounds great to me!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

IMAX<\/strong><\/span>$10.00 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hurricane on the Bayou\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 No thanks<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Insectarium<\/strong><\/span>—<\/strong>$16.00 See all kinds of insects and creepy-crawlies \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Eeeeeww!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

WWII Museum<\/strong><\/span>–<\/strong>$16.00 entrance $10.00 additional to see film \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Beyond All Boundaries\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 Maybe <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Garden District Tours<\/strong><\/span>–<\/strong>$26.00, 2 and \u00c2\u00bd hours\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Not interested<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

City Park<\/strong><\/span> –Free,\u00c2\u00a0 Said to be one of the most beautiful parks in the country\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6huge\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been on the outskirts but never really IN the park\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00c2\u00a0 ehhh…<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Riverwalk <\/strong><\/span>Free\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Just a nice, long stroll along the walkway of the Mighty Mississippi River\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 maybe<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Riverwalk Mall<\/strong><\/span>–It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a mall\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.nice, but still a mall\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6No thanks<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Frenchman Street (jazz clubs)<\/strong><\/span> Eclectic mix of\u00c2\u00a0Bohemia<\/a> and Jazz (clubs may charge cover)\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Fun, lets do it!!!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NOLA things to do and see: Natchez Steamboat —a two hour cruise on the Mississippi River. $24.50 cruise, $35.50 cruise and lunch.\u00c2\u00a0 This is an absolute must for the cruise\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6the lunch\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6not so special\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Maybe New Orleans School of Cooking—$27.00 for a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153class\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and 4 course meal. ($23.00 with coupons we have!)\u00c2\u00a0 Another absolute MUST DO! … Continue reading Excerpt<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gentryville.net\/nola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}