One Day Visitor - LifeStyle Condensed

Camellia Grill, streetcar, beignets, hurricanes, Uptown..... how to cram as much into one day as possible.

Photos From a Friend

Photos courtesy of Baca.  Experiences courtesy of New Orleans.

 

Tourist LifeStyle

Classy and skanky.  This juxtaposition embodies my relationship with New Orleans, and this is how I like to portray the city to visitors.  Mix in Pat O's versus Margaritaville.  Cochon versus Miss Mae's.  Cafe du Monde versus Unique Grocery.  Hurricanes versus Cherry Bombs.  Abita versus High Life.  With two DC friends in town and an Italian called Cajun leading the way, we hit the highs and the lows and a few in between.

We somehow managed to squeeze in Uptown, Downtown, Warehouse District, Marigny, French Quarter, and Magazine all into about 36 hours of mayhem.  Most impressively, we walked the fine line between never stopping and never getting exhausted.

Moreover, the weekend reinforced two ideas that have become ingrained in my head since moving to New Orleans.  First, I miss the hell out of my friends from Washington, DC.  Second, I absolutely love this town.

These photos are compliments of Audrey.  More photos of the weekend will be coming soon.

Over and Out.

NOLA Blight-Style

I recently joined a recreational flag football team named Team Blight Reduction.  In honor of our 5 touchdown loss the other night, I thought I would snap some photos of a few blighted buildings.

Nearly every American city has its fare share of run-down buildings, and all things considered downtown NOLA is in pretty solid shape.  But if you look around for it, you can find some smatterings of urban decay.  Sometimes an eye-sore, I see these as a strangely comforting reality of living in a city.

At the very least, a run-down empty building can provide for some quality signage.

Bama LifeStyle

I'm at home in Birmingham for a short stint now that finals are over.  To kill some time, I swung by Sloss Furnace, which is an old steel mill from back in the day when this town was known as "Pittsburgh of the South" for its steel production.

Seeing an old run down shotgun next to Sloss Furnace got me thinking about the Big Easy again.  I will be back in NOLA shortly with a cool summer gig in the CBD so I should have some good photo opportunities around town.

Delicious LifeStyle - Cochon

A friend of mine from out of town sent me a link to a NYTimes article about restaurants in New Orleans.  The article itself is a little hokey, but let's be honest - pretty much everything about this city (including this site) is somewhat hokey.  Otherwise, it highlights one of NOLA's most attractive attributes - the sheer number of top-notch restaurants around town.

As a law student of meager means, I have yet to patronize most of our best restaurants.  But I have managed to swing by a few, including my favorite Cochon.  The fact that the co-owner/chef is my landlord has something to do with my affinity.  But I think the restaurant's national attention speaks to the quality of food they put out.  Here is another NYTimes article published during the playoffs (Stephen is the one on the right).

What do these photos have to do with eating out?  Nothing.  But it's exam week and I haven't been outside in awhile.  Deal with it.

Tulane Crawfest

Tulane today is having their annual Crawfest on the quad.  Simple setup: lots of delicious crawdads, a solid lineup of local bands, and free admission for students.  As exams are breathing down our necks, most law students aren't able to fully enjoy the day - but I got more than enough crawfish and sunshine to satisfy my needs.  NOLA always has a good way of relaxing me when I could easily be stressed out of my mind.