花园区

我们这次的旅行至少可以说是混乱的。信息系统是从卡奈尔到路易斯安那那里。必须得买一张汽车票,在卡奈尔街上车,你想到路易斯安那的哪个地方买东西就可以在那里下车。我们看到了第一季里面的真实房子,重新粉刷了。我们还看了作家安妮赖斯最后被人熟知的房子,走到那里我脚都快走断了。在Copeland's cheesecake bistro 吃了一顿丰盛的晚餐之后,我们又得走回卡奈尔街等那辆巴士。因为赶巴士,我们晒得又黑又累,别人提供的路线信息又有误,以至于我们赶到那个地方的时候发现所有的人都是排队去参加Mardi Gras 狂欢节的!

我在St. Charles的游客中心取到了一张当地地图,我参观了女子歌剧院,周一开放,并且还穿过了公墓。

花园小区对于法国区(French Quarter)是一个很好的步调上的变化,也是建筑爱好者的必到之处。如果你充满活力而且天气还不是太热的话,可以步行于杂志街(Magazine Street)(看看各种时髦的商店和餐厅),参观墓地,穿过一些小巷去到奥杜邦公园(Audubon Park),搭电车游览沿着查尔斯街(Charles St)游览。花园小区的树木真是壮丽,富丽堂皇的屋子看起来非常有趣。虽然沿着杂志街有很棒的冰激凌,果仁,和馅饼店,奥杜邦公园里还有一个很有趣的操场,但是对于很小的孩子来说并不是一个郊游的好去处。我的侄女和侄子喜欢这个公园和墓地,还有把嘉年华会时挂在查尔斯街树上的珠子拽下来。

在这里走走看看其他一半的人(或者是1%,我估计)怎么生活简直太不可思议了。这里的房子真的是美国最漂亮的房子了。如果约翰·古德曼离婚的话,我自愿嫁给他,那样我就可以住在这里了。这里的房子比安妮赖斯的房子要漂亮得多。

如果你是第一次访问新奥尔良,那这个活动你一定要去参与一下。准备好你的钱前往运河和圣查尔斯。房屋很是壮观,这是最愉快的旅程,但是没有配备导游!

Took the trolley towards Uptown and the group of restaurants we were aiming at. The ride takes you along St Charles and you pass by many large and elegant, period homes. We dismounted early and wandered gently past these fine buildings before heading towards dinner.

We gave ourselves a self guided tour by using our phones to learn some of the history of the homes. The houses were beautiful and so unique to the area. Also, walk through the cemetery for a cool experience, and then head down to Magazine St. for some small, local shops.

OMG it's beautiful! Since I'm in to architecture and old homes with front porches, I fell in love with this place. Take the St. Charles Streetcar and jump off at some point and just take a walk. It's a stroll you won't forget!

Get on the St. Charles Streetcar at Canal Street and just ride the entire way through the Garden District. The Neighborhood is so beautiful!

It was to touristy for me...The homes were historical and with impressive prices...The area was a typical...sorry been there done that.

Ornate, beautiful, safe! Took a walking tour and learned SO much (Matt with Magic Tours was terrific - knowledgeable and approachable, very good with questions, kudos!)

We took the St. Charles streetcar, which unfortunately was FREEZING the day we went (no heat in the cars, and the driver kept the front window open), so it was good to get out and walk around the neighborhood, including the cemetery there (which was in much better shape than St. Louis 1). Having already done the Grayline Katrina tour a few days beforehand, we were very aware of all of the raised houses and streets still in terrible conditions. Still, the houses, some of which even have gas lights on their porches, are beautiful.

We decided to do the walking tour of the Garden District, organized by Historic New Orleans Tours. Our guide, David's depth of knowledge was fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed the 2 hours walking through this amazing area of NOLA. The tour included a walk though the Lafayette Cemetery and several blocks of the Garden District. Beautiful mansions steeped in history …. it was like taking a step back in time.

We stayed at a hotel in the garden district and loved it. The mansions there are stunning. The trolley line runs up and down St Charles Av and there are plenty of taxis so the are is convenient

We took the street car (St. Charles Street line) into the Garden District from the French Quarter. Stopped near the Lafayette Cemetery, walked around there for a bit, stopped by Sandra Bullock's house for a pic, and then headed to Magazine Street where we had a drink at The Bulldog. It was a great way to spend a beautiful afternoon in NOLA looking at the beautiful houses and strolling through the quiet neighborhood.