New Orleans

Michelle: Run around the loop, but watch for roots!

Michelle: Take a run down the street car line. Be sure to run *towards* the street cars so you can see them coming! Also, get out of the way!!

Michelle: Don't miss the white alligators!

Michelle: Hello alma matter!

Michelle: Take a stroll

Michelle: Grab a hurricane and sing along at the piano bar!

Michelle: Get a muffalata to go! *They're closed on Sundays*

Michelle: Nice beer selection

Michelle: Perfect place for a feast! Don't miss the fried chicken.

Michelle: Great spot for music after a dinner at Jacques-Imo's

Michelle: Suggested: Dunking your beignets in your cafe au lait or hot chocolate!

Michelle: Perfect place for a picnic

Michelle: Shopping, lots of shopping. @FleurtyGirl and Francesca’s - great for ladies clothes + gifts

Michelle: Happy hour. Every day 3:30-6:30, 2-for-1 margaritas. And get the queso.

Michelle: Cocktails on the porch, you can't go wrong. I suggest the Mint Julip.

Michelle: Order a cheeseburger, monsoon, and loaded baked potato.

Michelle: Requisit stroll down Bourbon Street, especially if it's your first time.

Michelle: Show up early for mass.

Michelle: If you have time!

Michelle: Great for dancing after 2am. Pro tip: don't leave your credit card here (you know who you are).

Michelle: Amazing Brunch. I’m particularly fond of the Strawberries and Cream, Eggs Nouvelle Orleans, and their Bananas Foster is to die for. -KD

Michelle: Jazz Brunch on Sundays usually includes a second line around the restaurant. The patio is beautiful, as is any room looking out onto it. And the 25cent Martini Lunch on Fridays is a must.

Michelle: Spa services! Their retail section is really nice too.

Michelle: Depending on the time, there’s usually a line, but it moves quickly. Amazing breakfast… omelets are phenomenal, great malts, burgers are excellent, and the coconut cream pie is a definite fave.-KD

Michelle: Incredible food.

Michelle: Stock up on the good stuff.

Michelle: Chocolate sno ball with condensed milk.

Michelle: Sneak in to the pool & bar on the roof.

Michelle: Usually crowded

Michelle: Jazz and drinks

Michelle: d.b.a., The Spotted Cat, Snug Harbor, Mimi’s in the Marigny… Molly’s (they have really tasty frozen irish coffees)

Michelle: Get the hummus with their homemade bread. Everything is fantastic: falafel, grape leaves, shwarma… oh and the lebanese tea is fantastic.

Michelle: standard: fried shrimp poboy dressed w/ no tomatoes, provolone and hot sauce

Michelle: Fantastic shrimp poboys and fried bell peppers.

Michelle: Get a cannoli or 5.

Michelle: If they have the blackened alligator bites on the menu, I highly suggest you try them.

Michelle: Either location. Get the charbroiled oysters.

Michelle: WHO DAT!!!

Michelle: BEST brunch in the city. Try to sit outside in the courtyard, and save room for an omelet!

Michelle: My dad's old watering hole :) Still a great local spot.

Michelle: Get the gumbo + half po-boy special with a round of oysters. Wash it down with some Purple Haze.

Michelle: A New Orleans institution with amazing customer service. Go and get one of the finest hats you'll ever own.

Michelle: Take a spin around the quarter, and be sure to order a Hurricane at Lafitte's! Every tour usually stops there and a waitress comes out and takes orders.

Michelle: Supposedly the oldest, continuously-open bar in America. Great Hurricanes and amazing ambiance. Find the darkest corner and grab a bunch of candles and chairs.