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On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:10:57 -0700, "asadi"

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...Well my sister in law and her husband are visiting from Germany. At
first
he wanted to go to Myrtle Beach, Miami Florida, then travel route 66 and
some of highway 101 in California.....in two weeks.

So after telling him to Mapquest and look a the distances involved he has
calmed down very much.

Now we are thinking of Nashville and a few other country spots...he really
wants to see "small town" America. I am thinking of New Orleans....then
up
north to the Shenandoah Valley .

I know small towns and such but I have never been to New Orleans so if you
guys could give me a tip on a campground close by or some place to go or
some music to hear...I would a appreciate it....



John


How _close_ is "close"? If you mean "anywhere in the vicinity of the NO
metro
area" close, not only do I not know of one, even if I did, I'd not do that
to
you. If you mean, "less than an hour or 2 away" close, yeah, I know
several.
OTOH, it's summer in NO, so hotel rooms are pretty inexpensive...for a
reason -
only the truly hardy want to be (or can be) outside for extended periods -
it's
HOT and HUMID, or, it's squally raining, which cools it off temp-wise, but
jacks
up the immunity. That said, if you are coming and determined to camp, I'd
recommend doing so on the western MS coast, like at Waveland or Bay St.
Louis.
It won't be exactly, um, "cool," but it'll be cooler, and you're only
about an
hour from the FQ/Vieux Carre.

As to doin's, Preservation Hall is about as described by ol' Sarge, and if
you're gonna be down here for a few days doing the tourist thing, it's a
good
choice for an (early) evening. It closes about 10-11, so there's time to
get
back somewhere fairly early, or, go do something else, as the mood
strikes.
Fritzel's is also good for NO music/jazz in the FQ. There's a local
paper,
Gambit Weekly, at www.bestofneworleans.com, that'll give you the same info
many
locals use for such planning. Hey, it's New Orleans - hot or cold, night
or
day, they'll be SOMETHING happening. For example, there's "Tales of the
Cocktail" happening now.

Oh - a by-the-by - I'd recall if you smoke, but a lot of NO is "Non
Smoking,"
and with no rhyme or reason to an outsider - the aforementioned
Preservation
Hall, for example. I put it quotes because there's _NO SMOKING_ and then,
there's "Non Smoking." It's not as Draconian as some places, but keep it
in
mind.

If you need anything, drop me an email, and I'll send you my number. I'm
pretty
much staying out of the city right now (it's been REALLY bad heat-wise,
but it
has calmed a bit in the last coupla days - unfortunately, it's because of
the
rain squalls), but I'll be there Tues and Wed next week if you're in then.
Give
me a little notice, and you can crash at our place in the FQ at least
that/those
night(s) - I don't if I'll stay Wed. night. Otherwise, I'm staying uptown
at my
mother's, but I'd love to meet up if you're down here.

TC,
R

It'd be a pleasure to meet for a drink.

How about the French Quarter RV park? I've got a pop-up with air con and
stuff so that may not be so bad...the map shows it as being only about six
blocks from bourbon St.

...Yeah, I'm pretty used to "no smoking" here in Ohio too...I've kind of got
in the habit of taking a look at my surroundings and just exactly what it is
I'm lighting!

John