SAINTIN NEBR
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I went to leave Omaha at 1045 am but my flight was delayed and eventually cancelled so I missed my connecting flight out of Atlanta.. I finally got out of Omaha at 5pm and was rerouted to Memphis and then from there to NOLA. I got to NOLA around 1030 pm which by then I was too tired to go out so I crashed out for the night. ( Orbitz was the way to go)
Saturday morning I wake up and go to iHop in Westbank near my hotel and then grab a cab and pick up my game ticket at the StubHub outlet in the lobby of Homewood Suites on Poydras... after that.. I followed the crowd to the tailgating party(s) over around Lafayette and S Rampard , I believe.... all I have to say is what an awesome time, people were so friendly and appreciative for tourists. I can't tell you how many times people were surprised to hear I flew in from Omaha to cheer for my Saints.
Partied till about 2pm and then followed the crowd towards the dome. Found my seat ( sect 619 row 25) and had to sit next to two cardinal fans but it was pretty cool as they were razzed but every Saints fan was classy in their treatment of visitors, which made me even more proud to be a Saints fan. Unlike Bears fans who we all know are a bunch of *******s. Anyway.. the game was great.... seats were good.. fans were fantastic..I noticed everyone stayed for most of the game until about 5 minutes left.. then people started bailing out... me,, I stayed for the whole game and even afterward.. walked around the 400 level to a bar there and listened to the post-game conference ..
after that.. I went out gate A exit onto poydras and followed the crowd to the Quarter.. 3 local guys "adopted me" for the night and took me under their wing and took be all over the Quarter/ Burbon Street Anyone notice the Hummer totaled on Canal Street?) oh.. we went and watched Bobby Hebert at some bar doing a radio post game show , which was cool.
We ran the gauntlet thru the "rainbow flagged" area of Burbon Street and went to ( amoung 10 other bars) some bar called the Gold Mine" which was a blast and I wound up with two very pretty blonde gals to dance with till about 3 am then took a taxi back to my hotel.. Sunday morning/afternoon watched the Dallas beat-down in the lobby of my hotel then took a cab to the Airport..I will say that I was surprised that there was only 1 tv behind the bar at the Jester bar and grille in the airport terminal and about 40 people were trying to watch the Jets game.. which i was able to finish watching on the flight to Houston. From there, caught my connector flight to Omaha and got home around 1130pm.. all-in-all it was a fantastic trip.. cannot wait until next year to do it again.. sorry if this was long but I just had to let you NOLA people know that you guys know how to bring it! Who Dat! baby!
I went to leave Omaha at 1045 am but my flight was delayed and eventually cancelled so I missed my connecting flight out of Atlanta.. I finally got out of Omaha at 5pm and was rerouted to Memphis and then from there to NOLA. I got to NOLA around 1030 pm which by then I was too tired to go out so I crashed out for the night. ( Orbitz was the way to go)
Saturday morning I wake up and go to iHop in Westbank near my hotel and then grab a cab and pick up my game ticket at the StubHub outlet in the lobby of Homewood Suites on Poydras... after that.. I followed the crowd to the tailgating party(s) over around Lafayette and S Rampard , I believe.... all I have to say is what an awesome time, people were so friendly and appreciative for tourists. I can't tell you how many times people were surprised to hear I flew in from Omaha to cheer for my Saints.
Partied till about 2pm and then followed the crowd towards the dome. Found my seat ( sect 619 row 25) and had to sit next to two cardinal fans but it was pretty cool as they were razzed but every Saints fan was classy in their treatment of visitors, which made me even more proud to be a Saints fan. Unlike Bears fans who we all know are a bunch of *******s. Anyway.. the game was great.... seats were good.. fans were fantastic..I noticed everyone stayed for most of the game until about 5 minutes left.. then people started bailing out... me,, I stayed for the whole game and even afterward.. walked around the 400 level to a bar there and listened to the post-game conference ..
after that.. I went out gate A exit onto poydras and followed the crowd to the Quarter.. 3 local guys "adopted me" for the night and took me under their wing and took be all over the Quarter/ Burbon Street Anyone notice the Hummer totaled on Canal Street?) oh.. we went and watched Bobby Hebert at some bar doing a radio post game show , which was cool.
We ran the gauntlet thru the "rainbow flagged" area of Burbon Street and went to ( amoung 10 other bars) some bar called the Gold Mine" which was a blast and I wound up with two very pretty blonde gals to dance with till about 3 am then took a taxi back to my hotel.. Sunday morning/afternoon watched the Dallas beat-down in the lobby of my hotel then took a cab to the Airport..I will say that I was surprised that there was only 1 tv behind the bar at the Jester bar and grille in the airport terminal and about 40 people were trying to watch the Jets game.. which i was able to finish watching on the flight to Houston. From there, caught my connector flight to Omaha and got home around 1130pm.. all-in-all it was a fantastic trip.. cannot wait until next year to do it again.. sorry if this was long but I just had to let you NOLA people know that you guys know how to bring it! Who Dat! baby!
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