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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I still have nightmares about the stuff I saw on the streets of New Orleans. So violent and disgusting. [/quote]

Tell me more. New Orleans is so divisive. People seem to either love it or think it’s the most disgusting city ever. I’ve never been but am thinking about spending a few nights there in April.[/quote]

It is divisive. It's my favorite city, the place I think of as home, and my husband can't stand it. For him, New Orleans is too loud, too dirty, too disorderly, too everything. He loves the food, but that's it.

I say you should go! April is a beautiful time to be in New Orleans. Just don't spend all of your time in the Quarter. There are a lot of other great parts of the city. I don't actually spend much time in the Quarter at all when I'm there. I might do some window shopping at the antique stores on Royal, visit the Historic New Orleans Collection, or have dinner at Galatoires, but that's about it. The Quarter has too many people who feel like coming to New Orleans gives them license to act like idiots, too much drinking. It's like Debauchery Disneyland.[/quote]

I would certainly agree with those who think the French Quarter is overrated and not worth too much time. Bourbon Street in particular is absolutely filthy and there just isn't much culture there.  It's mostly just tourists who are passionate about getting drunk in public.  But I still had an awesome time there. I did a self-guided walking tour in the Garden District, a guided cemetery tour, and had some truly fabulous meals.  The Red Witch cocktail (bourbon and pinot noir) at the Old No. 77 bar in the warehouse district remains a personal favorite. I would also highly recommend hitting the Museum of Art and nearby sculpture garden.[/quote]

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