Fat Tuesday Eve

by Kathy Bassett

Title

Fat Tuesday Eve

Artist

Kathy Bassett

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Photograph - Photography - Digital Fine Art

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Just for that extra magenta reminder, that Mardi Gras is on the way!
New Orleans is a "checkerboard city" - safe neighborhoods can be within blocks of unsafe areas. Your hotel concierge or front desk can help you with route times, traffic and parking.If you stay in an outlying hotel, don't depend on them to supply you with transportation to the French Quarter or the parade routes. Although some have shuttles to New Orleans, they are often not in use during Mardi Gras season. Traffic during Carnival is unbelievably congested, and standard routes are often barricaded to redirect the traffic flow.
Even public transportation can be difficult - bus and streetcar routes and schedules often change during Carnival season, so plan ahead, and make sure you know when and how to get there and back.If you want to save yourself some walking, bring a bicycle. Bicycles provide a great means of transportation in areas where cars are not allowed or parking is too difficult. Just be sure to be cautious when you get into the big crowds, and bring a chain to lock up your bike when you're not using it.
Watch out for parking tickets during Mardi Gras!
Do not double-park or park in driveways, on neutral grounds (medians), in front of water hydrants, within 15 feet of curb corners, too far from the curb, or on the parade route within 3 hours of a parade. Your car will get towed away and/or you'll receive a fine of Biblical proportions.Get there early!Parade routes can look empty one moment, but the crowd size can swell fast within an hour or two of the parade, making that front-row spot four or five people deep. For the biggest parades rolling in the evenings on the weekend before Mardi Gras, plan to get there about 4 hours ahead of time to get yourself a great spot.For the Sunday night Bacchus Parade, we're at our spot (drum roll here) at 6:00 am. You can find us on St. Charles Avenue near Napoleon Avenue near the beginning of the parade

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February 7th, 2014

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