Bourbon Street

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Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

Description: Well there is no place else like Bourbon Street. Just walking up and down and watching people. You can get a to go cup of beer and just hang out, of course if you hear some music that you enjoy, then you can carry the ...Read More

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Alcohol Fueled Fun and Debauchery

by Ken @ American Odyssey TV

Austin, Texas

March 11, 2011

Bourbon St. - a massive cluster of alcoholic debauchery mixed with a clamoring for small plastic necklaces. There are so many people that it is nearly impossible to actually do anything other than stand in one place and look up in hopes of getting ...Read more Bourbon St. - a massive cluster of alcoholic debauchery mixed with a clamoring for small plastic necklaces. There are so many people that it is nearly impossible to actually do anything other than stand in one place and look up in hopes of getting beaded, or to watch people do outrageous things in order to win the love of the tosser on the balcony.

Entering Bourbon Street, it is necessary to have an adult beverage in hand - I don't know if it's peer pressure, or some innate desire to drink when crossing into the intoxication zone. Either way, I got a beer and started my walk through the Quarter. However, there are so many people around, mostly drunk, that you are bound to be hit and bumped, so it is necessary to have a lid and a straw - not to mention there are plenty of things flying around and one is bound to end up in your drink. Beer is not best consumed from a straw, so maybe my choice of drinks wasn't the most conducive to this kind of party.

Anyways, I meandered through the street without any place to go, because the street itself is the party. I kept hoping to find 'it' but 'it' just led me further down the way, always chasing the light.

I will admit this, I have been to Bourbon Street before (in my college days) and this was the epic party center. However, as a slightly older guy, this was just too much. I didn't plan on pissing, throwing up or passing out on the street - or taking my clothes off - so I was already in the minority.

But, I walked, and I stood, and I watched. Repeat.

Occasionally I would end up in some bar - as long as they weren't charging a cover. But then I'd keep walking, because the bar and the street were nearly the same, and the party was like a tidal wave that didn't care if you were inside or outside, it was going to fill the place regardless.

There is not much else to report, except I ended up in a strip club as that was the only place to hide from the tide. For some reason the order and calmness of the strip club was immune to crashing of the waves outside.

I left the strip club because, although I love girls, I don't like paying for them, or watching them degrade themselves for a dollar.

Maybe I've outgrown this kind of party. Maybe I'm too cynical. Maybe I'm too boring. Hmm. I got to think about this one for a bit. Either way, I have some great pictures, and will return back to a place where beads are useless plastic and women keep their clothes on and a beer doesn't need a lid or a straw. Close

From journal Mardi Gras 2011

Bourbon Street

by Fatiga

Montevideo, Uruguay

May 30, 2005

Bourbon Street is the place where the fun is at night: people are walking everywhere and there are lots of pubs to have something to drink and many dance clubs for hearing good music and shaking the booty! On every corner you have a pub where you ...Read more

From journal New Orleans in April

Bourbon Street

by lashr1999

NY, New York

January 23, 2005

Bourbon Street is lined with bars, hotels, and souvenir stores. During the morning it is full of tourists, while at night it is full of partygoers. Even when it is not Mardi Gras at night, the people cram the narrow sidewalks and have some drinks, ...Read more

From journal New Orleans the Big Easy

Bourbon Street

by lisalund

Dallas, Texas

January 24, 2004

You can't visit the French Quarter and not walk down Bourbon Street; however, how long you stay and how much you drink is up to you. At night, Bourbon Street is crawling with tourists and bars. If you can't stand an obnoxious crowd, don't go, or ...Read more

From journal NOLA

Bourbon Street

by trailbos

Marquette, Michigan

January 30, 2002

Trashy, sexy, smelly, risque, sticky, crowded, loud, fun and a bit scary are words that describe Bourbon Street, perhaps the best known party address in the USA. And yes, women do flash their breasts, and sometimes a butt, for beads here. Guys ...Read more

From journal French Quarter parades

Bourbon Street

by Kathy

Northern Va Suburbs of DC, Virginia

January 19, 2001

Best of IgoUgo Well there is no place else like Bourbon Street. Just walking up and down and watching people. You can get a to go cup of beer and just hang out, of course if you hear some music that you enjoy, then you can carry the beer in but they will make ...Read more

From journal Football game at the Superdome

Bourbon Street

by kylebarber

Seattle, Washington

January 10, 2001

Best of IgoUgo The life of the party, Bourbon Street is where almost all the tourist folk head to have a good time. Flanked with bars, restaurants featuring bars, clubs, and even take-out convenience stores that primarily sell cocktail slurpees, an emphasis is ...Read more

From journal Louisiana: New Orleans

Bourbon Street

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