I’ve only lived outside of New Orleans for about five years of my life–and boy did I miss my hometown! I felt like I finally understood what people meant when they sang the song, Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans? Here’s my top 9 things.
- The People
Flickr.com / Elliot Margolies There’s nowhere else in the world where there’s such a big concentration of amazing people to be with and interact with. When you go other places, it’s just not the same.
- The Food
Flickr.com / Nick Dawson The food scene continues to explode post-Katrina with so many innovative new restaurants popping up alongside the historic favorites. The hardest part is deciding where to go.
- The Architecture
Flickr.com / Genevieve Romier Other places just don’t have the value of preservation the way we do in New Orleans, and that makes for a lot of unattractive, boring neighborhoods. That’s why you have to come back to New Orleans to visit and soak up the scenery.
- The Parking / Traffic
Flickr.com / Paul Schultz Some may really disagree with this, because of course traffic and parking can be bad in NOLA. But once you visit some other cities, you come to see how good we really have it. Most of the time, you can get where you need to go within 20-30 minutes–in a lot of cities that is unheard of!
- The Trees
Flickr.com / Lindsay Reul Oh the trees–is there anything more beautiful than the canopy of live oak trees you’ll find yourself under while exploring New Orleans? We don’t think so.
- The Creative Spirit
Flickr.com / Shawn Harquail When you live in New Orleans, the spirit of creativity just gets under your skin. There is nothing quite like it–no matter where you go.
- The Costumes
Flickr.com / Christian Belanger Mardi Gras Indians anyone? The costumes here just speak for themselves, and you can’t find better ones anywhere.
- The Music
Flickr.com / Wirwuen Scheneinbierinter When you grow up listening to the amazing music that comes from here, you just can’t stand some of the stuff that passes for live music throughout the country.
- The Attitude
Flickr.com / Peter Clark And finally, the attitude. Down here, hanging out, relaxing, and having a good time is a way of life—and you certainly get used to it!
What do you miss the most about New Orleans when you are away? Have you ever stayed away for too long? Let us know about your experiences in the comments below! We love to hear your thoughts and feedback.
Flickr.com / Elliot Margolies
There’s nowhere else in the world where there’s such a big concentration of amazing people to be with and interact with. When you go other places, it’s just not the same.
Flickr.com / Nick Dawson
The food scene continues to explode post-Katrina with so many innovative new restaurants popping up alongside the historic favorites. The hardest part is deciding where to go.
Flickr.com / Genevieve Romier
Other places just don’t have the value of preservation the way we do in New Orleans, and that makes for a lot of unattractive, boring neighborhoods. That’s why you have to come back to New Orleans to visit and soak up the scenery.
Flickr.com / Paul Schultz
Some may really disagree with this, because of course traffic and parking can be bad in NOLA. But once you visit some other cities, you come to see how good we really have it. Most of the time, you can get where you need to go within 20-30 minutes–in a lot of cities that is unheard of!
Flickr.com / Lindsay Reul
Oh the trees–is there anything more beautiful than the canopy of live oak trees you’ll find yourself under while exploring New Orleans? We don’t think so.
Flickr.com / Shawn Harquail
When you live in New Orleans, the spirit of creativity just gets under your skin. There is nothing quite like it–no matter where you go.
Flickr.com / Christian Belanger
Mardi Gras Indians anyone? The costumes here just speak for themselves, and you can’t find better ones anywhere.
Flickr.com / Wirwuen Scheneinbierinter
When you grow up listening to the amazing music that comes from here, you just can’t stand some of the stuff that passes for live music throughout the country.
Flickr.com / Peter Clark
And finally, the attitude. Down here, hanging out, relaxing, and having a good time is a way of life—and you certainly get used to it!
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