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KamaAina

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11. Mom and I stayed at the Monteleone last time we were down there

Reply to nolabear (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 8, 2012, 02:59 PM

Oct 2012

Highly recommended. One of the last independent hotels out there. Located just inside the Quarter but just a couple of blocks down from Canal. Also, the room service is actually quite tasty!

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I'm having breakfast in NOLA! Ask me anything! [View all] nolabear Oct 2012 OP

Are beignets an adequate floatation device in a flood situation? nt onehandle Oct 2012 #1

Only by the dozen. And in inverse proportion to the muffulettas nolabear Oct 2012 #3

Beignets and chicory coffee? yellerpup Oct 2012 #2

Nah. Grits, eggs, biscuits nolabear Oct 2012 #4

Wait for me.. HipChick Oct 2012 #5

Biscuits... yellerpup Oct 2012 #9

Waking up in NOLA? Do you remember what you did last night? petronius Oct 2012 #6

I do. Husband, not so much. nolabear Oct 2012 #7

Mom and I stayed at the Monteleone last time we were down there KamaAina Oct 2012 #11

Did you get a bloody mary with breakfast? HopeHoops Oct 2012 #8

No but I did have a Vieux Carre at the Carousel Bar nolabear Oct 2012 #15

I give. What's a Vieux Carre? HopeHoops Oct 2012 #16

Cocktail invented there. Delicious. nolabear Oct 2012 #17

Consisting of... HopeHoops Oct 2012 #18

never had one but i might now OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #20

Wait for Mardi Gras - and bring some bead necklaces. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #28

Lol! We have beads from running into nolabear Oct 2012 #31

Any titties at the St. Pat's Day thing? Mardi Gras has titties - LOTS of them. At least 57. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #33

A few. But it was all drunk Irish guys. nolabear Oct 2012 #34

Curiously, St. Pat's is a dry holiday in Ireland. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #36

Where did you eat? MountainLaurel Oct 2012 #10

Camellia Grill in the Quarter. Not the original but just as good. nolabear Oct 2012 #14

Muffaletta for lunch? n/t geardaddy Oct 2012 #12

Still walking off breakfast though I do see a beignet in my future. nolabear Oct 2012 #13

Sigh. A beignet and Moondog Oct 2012 #19

I had toast and yogurt revolution breeze Oct 2012 #21

Astoundingly it's cool and dry here. nolabear Oct 2012 #22

Fabulous supper at a local Italian place nolabear Oct 2012 #23

I hope the boil order lifts this morning HipChick Oct 2012 #27

As I type it's been lifted. Drinking bottled water is easy nolabear Oct 2012 #29

Wish I were there with you? (Does the ? qualify?!1) n/t UTUSN Oct 2012 #24

What did you drink for breakfast? ohnoyoudidnt Oct 2012 #25

Say hi to my buddy Shayne Tsiyu Oct 2012 #26

Ah, going home today. Bought too much, ate too much nolabear Oct 2012 #30

Why do I hate you? Behind the Aegis Oct 2012 #32

Quarter, Marigny, and mid-city. And at a little boat-up place on the MS coast. nolabear Oct 2012 #37

And now the endless wait at the airport... nolabear Oct 2012 #35