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FRENCH QUARTER LODGING:		FREE OR INEXPENSIVE THRILLS IN THE QUARTER:
	Cornstalk Hotel 915 Royal Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70116 800-759-6112 504-523-1515 voice 504-522-5558 fax info@cornstalkhotel.com $75-$185	Take the ferry to Algiers Point and back - Free Ride on the Mississippi River! Get on near the World Trade Center, just past the IMAX Theatre along the River Walk near the River Center Mall. Takes about 15 minutes each trip.
	The Soniat House 504-544-8808 1133 Chartres St. stay@soniathouse.com or see www.soniathouse.com $240-295	Walk up and down Royal Street and window shop and listen to the street musicians Go to gallery openings (free wine and cheese) on Royal Street on Friday and Saturday nights Watch the jugglers and artists along Jackson Square
	Dauphine House Bed and Breakfast 1830 Dauphine Street New Orleans, Louisiana LA 70116Phone Phone 504-940-0943 Inquire about Rentals in the French Quarter www.dauphinehouse.com $95-$200	Walk around the Fauborg Marigny (just across Esplanade from the Quarter), and stop in the Spotted Cat for great jazz every night! Visit the above-ground "Cities of the Dead" (Cemeteries) - they have free, State-run tours! Check out the New Orleans Museum of Art
FRENCH QUARTER DINING:		IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
	Napoleon House Bar & Cafe (504) 524-9752 500 Chartres Street www.napoleonhouse.com Great place for lunch or dinner. Fairly inexpensive, especially for lunch.	Don't carry a lot of cash or wear big jewelry. Stay near streets where the tourists are. Don't venture out of the Quarter.
	Galatoire's 209 Bourbon Street (504) 525-2021 www.galatoires.com Expensive. Try the trout amandine Tennessee Williams' favorite restaurant. Ask to sit at his table in the corner in front.	Don't cross Burgundy Street at night Avoid Rampart Street entirely. Don't go up and down Canal Street at night. Walk with others; be aware of your surroundings.
	Be sure to get the book *Galatoire's Biography of a Bistro* By Marda Burton and Kenneth Holditch ISBN: 1588180719 / Publisher: Hill Street Press buy it here before you go	This is a big city, and it is a wonderful, good place, but every city has its dangers. Be smart, be careful, and have fun!
	Irene's Cuisine (504) 529-8811 539 Saint Philip Street $12-20 entrees. Great food. Go early or very late. No reservations. It's a small place, so it is hard to get a table on weekends unless you go early.	NEW ORLEANS' HOTTEST ARTIST MARSHA ERCEGOVIC Art In Alternative Spaces
	Café du Monde Open 24 hours for Café au Lait and Beignets 1-800-722-2927 1039 Decatur Street www.cafedumonde Inexpensive outdoor/indoor café serving the famous beignet doughnuts! Right across from Jackson Square
	Antoine's Restaurant: Reservations (504) 581-4422 713 Saint Louis Street www.antoines.com Expensive. Be sure to get the whole tour. Ask to get a waiter who has been there for years.