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fairy lights
02-24-2007, 03:12 PM
Hubby and I are attending for the first time! Will be there first weekend (cause of Van and Rod!) and staying at Hilton Riverside. Anyone familiar with it? Is it walking distance to French Quarter? Can't wait - just don't know what to expect.
Corona
02-24-2007, 03:17 PM
oh Fairy, I'm not familiar with the hotel but if you stick around this board and check out www.swagland.com for lots of unofficial info, you will be good to go!! Welcome!! Did you check out your hotel on www.tripadvisor.com? Here's the link for your hotel...it looks good and very walking distance to the Quarter. Scroll down 1/2 the page for your reviews:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g60864-d93164-r6786496-Hilton_New_Orleans_Riverside-New_Orleans_Louisiana.html
NeenAtlanta
02-24-2007, 03:19 PM
You are a pretty short stroll to the Quarter, along the riverside park.
I don't know if the trolly along the river is back up and running, but if it is, that's your best bet. Just hop on and hop off at one of the 6 or 7 stops along the quarter. A couple years ago it was only $1.25. I wound up using it a lot to save my tired feet.
pokerchick66
02-24-2007, 03:24 PM
Love the trolley, Neen!
Fairy, you have no idea what you're in for. :D
NeenAtlanta
02-24-2007, 03:25 PM
Love the trolley, Neen!
Fairy, you have no idea what you're in for. :D
Yeah, walking from one end of the quarter (Canal) down to the other end by the Flea Market about does me in these days. Gotta save my feet for DANCING!!
Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)
02-24-2007, 03:43 PM
fairy lights, Welcome to the JF board. After your first Fess you will never be the same. Be sure to check out the "Rock & Roll" Gospel Tent.
Orleansnj
02-24-2007, 03:45 PM
Love the trolley, Neen!
Fairy, you have no idea what you're in for. :D
STREETCAR y'all !!!!!!! (geeze......trolley......) ha ha. Fairy, good location - you're gonna have a BLAST !!!!!!
mightyradgumbo
02-24-2007, 03:48 PM
Yeah, walking from one end of the quarter (Canal) down to the other end by the Flea Market about does me in these days. Gotta save my feet for DANCING!!
'Specially if there is a slurge factor to be considered. /oh man, monsoons were a bad choice/
stlbarb
02-24-2007, 03:51 PM
Hubby and I are attending for the first time! Will be there first weekend (cause of Van and Rod!) and staying at Hilton Riverside. Anyone familiar with it? Is it walking distance to French Quarter? Can't wait - just don't know what to expect.
i just love your TH name.
ibjamn
02-24-2007, 04:04 PM
Welcome, fairy! And, yes, the riverfront streetcar is up and running.
Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)
02-24-2007, 04:22 PM
Maybe my posting above should be, after your first JF, you will never be sane again.
pokerchick66
02-24-2007, 04:24 PM
STREETCAR y'all !!!!!!! (geeze......trolley......) ha ha. Fairy, good location - you're gonna have a BLAST !!!!!!
lol and I'm from there! I know it's streetcar but I guess I caught the trolley fever from Neen. :rolleyes:
ibjamn
02-24-2007, 04:33 PM
lol and I'm from there! I know it's streetcar but I guess I caught the trolley fever from Neen. :rolleyes:
Trolley fever? Is that anything like jungle fever? ;) Nevermind, I was thinking trollop fever....
Orleansnj
02-24-2007, 04:35 PM
ROFLMAO.....trollop fever.....
stlbarb
02-24-2007, 04:37 PM
lol and I'm from there! I know it's streetcar but I guess I caught the trolley fever from Neen. :rolleyes:
Judy did not sing 'clang clang clang went the streetcar'.
but then again who has heard of 'a trolley named desired'.
you might not be right, but you aint wrong:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley
"In American English, it can refer to:
an electric streetcar, elsewhere known as a tram;"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcar
evidently streetcar has lots of meanings
Lostcajun
02-24-2007, 04:38 PM
Welcome and congrats on your first fest. Hilton Riverside has been very nice the two times we have stayed there. The River Walk was also a nice shopping area pre-Thing (katr----) connected to the Hotel, but it has not been completely restored and filled up with merchants.
Great location to enjoy walks along the river to Jackson Square. Also, for free, you can ride across the river and back on the Canal St. Ferry. This is particularly nice to do at sunset. In New Orleans, oddly enough, the sun sets on the EAST BANK of the river. So there is a beautiful effect on the skyline.
Yes the street car that travels between the Convention Center past the Hilton and to Jackson Square along the levee has been working for some time now. You are a few steps away from the Aquariam of the Americas, and all the other activities near the river.
fairy lights
02-24-2007, 04:56 PM
Thanks for the welcomes, y'all - I'm so excited! I've been reading here for a couple of weeks, trying to decide whether to make the commitment to attend are not. Finally, bit the bullet and made the reservations - no refund, so I guess I'm in like Flint! The line up is just too appealing to pass up. My birthday is the week before, so this is my present!
We are having hellatious storms as I'm typing, so I think I better take cover (southeast Arkansas). Thanks again.
almarco1
02-24-2007, 05:08 PM
Welcome
You will always remember your first fest , as it wont be your last ...btw this is a test reply as I have been unable to post on the new board , feel left out in the cold , my seventh fest this year btw goingt solo.
stlbarb
02-24-2007, 05:12 PM
Welcome
You will always remember your first fest , as it wont be your last ...btw this is a test reply as I have been unable to post on the new board , feel left out in the cold , my seventh fest this year btw goingt solo.
eventually the years of par5ying will take their toll and you will only be able to remember a few odd things from your first fest - but you will know you must return. i speak from experience.
luvdancin
02-24-2007, 09:11 PM
It's like a sick addiction---but a good one. :D
NeenAtlanta
02-25-2007, 10:20 AM
STREETCAR y'all !!!!!!! (geeze......trolley......) ha ha. Fairy, good location - you're gonna have a BLAST !!!!!!
LOL - I thought the one along the river was the trolley, and the ones on St. Charles and Canal were streetcars!
NeenAtlanta
02-25-2007, 10:21 AM
'Specially if there is a slurge factor to be considered. /oh man, monsoons were a bad choice/
In New Olreans, there is always a slurge factor!!
Mardigrasbaby35
02-25-2007, 10:24 AM
Streetcars...no trolleys.....
Hilton Riverside is a nice "big" hotel - and within walking/short cab ride to the quarter...you're in a good location......now, don't forget to buy your tickets in advance, you'll save some money for beer that way.....
LOL - I thought the one along the river was the trolley, and the ones on St. Charles and Canal were streetcars!
These days, the Riverfront streetcar and the Canal streetcar are one and the same. It starts down near Esplanade, runs alongside the levee to Canal, then turns and runs up Canal St.
http://jazzfest.swagland.com/transport.html
http://www.norta.com/routes/47.pdf
funkkjunkie
02-25-2007, 12:46 PM
Welcome to one arkie from another!
fairy lights
02-25-2007, 08:11 PM
Thank you funkkjunkie - what area of the state you from?
funkkjunkie
02-25-2007, 08:22 PM
Central-just north of Little Rock.
NeenAtlanta
02-26-2007, 06:54 AM
These days, the Riverfront streetcar and the Canal streetcar are one and the same. It starts down near Esplanade, runs alongside the levee to Canal, then turns and runs up Canal St.
http://jazzfest.swagland.com/transport.html
http://www.norta.com/routes/47.pdf
Thanks Obi-Wan!
KjnMartiniTX
02-26-2007, 11:45 AM
I stayed at the Hilton that Mardi Gras I fell in the river. Damn it was cold that February. When was that...1990 I think. Thought I was a gonner.
BigDag
02-26-2007, 12:37 PM
I stayed at the Hilton that Mardi Gras I fell in the river.
Fell in the river? OK, spill it. I wanna hear about this.
Zbonnie
02-26-2007, 01:44 PM
Welcome, fairy! And, yes, the riverfront streetcar is up and running.How 'bout the Esplanade streetcar to the fairgrounds that runs along N. Rampart?
Carolina Beadhead
02-26-2007, 01:55 PM
How 'bout the Esplanade streetcar to the fairgrounds that runs along N. Rampart?
Maybe I'm braindead - won't be the first time - but do you mean the Esplanade BUS?
hikerlady
02-26-2007, 04:22 PM
Welcome
You will always remember your first fest , as it wont be your last ...btw this is a test reply as I have been unable to post on the new board , feel left out in the cold , my seventh fest this year btw goingt solo.
So true Almarc, I cannot imagine not returning after the first JF.
Zydekitten
02-26-2007, 05:15 PM
Welcome to the Bored and Jazzfest, F.L.!!!
I've stayed at the Hilton when in town for business - it is a nice, big hotel. Emphasis on the word, "big!" - which personally isn't my cup of tea when in New Orleans, but I didn't have a choice for that trip. The rooms are okay, clean - but not lavish or terribly fancy, however I usually am not in the room that much when visiting NOLA, if you know what I mean! ;)
I didn't have a problem walking to the Quarter from there or cabbing it to music venues (like Frenchmen St. - a must-see/do) and it is well-located right next to Riverwalk Place, a big mall and the Mississippi itself.
Just remember to have fun and jump into Fest with all four feet!! You'll be glad you did . . . :D