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Post by zircona1 on Jun 5, 2024 10:45:48 GMT -6
Going to New Orleans at the end of July. Have never been before. We're staying at a place close to the French Quarter. Had enough Rapid Rewards points for a free round trip flight.
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Post by kb on Jun 5, 2024 11:08:07 GMT -6
bring many many changes of clothes. you're about to SWEAT.
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Post by zircona1 on Jun 5, 2024 12:01:50 GMT -6
bring many many changes of clothes. you're about to SWEAT. Got plenty of black t-shirts. Also, we made sure to stay at a hotel with a pool. |
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Post by llamaoftime on Jun 5, 2024 12:54:08 GMT -6
Going to New Orleans at the end of July. Have never been before. We're staying at a place close to the French Quarter. Had enough Rapid Rewards points for a free round trip flight. New Orleans rules. Check out the WW2 museum if you're interested at that even a slight bit, it's huge and really cool. I also thought the Jazz museum was kinda cool. And I really enjoyed catching a show at Preservation Hall (they do them daily, 2-4 times a day) though that room is not air conditioned and can get pretty hot in the summer be ready for that. |
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Post by mookie on Jun 5, 2024 13:07:28 GMT -6
Barcelona was fantastic again, I would move there in a heartbeat given the opportunity at this point. Did a shit ton of walking, something like 8 miles every day between the festival and just exploring. Had great paella at the place I went to in 2022 again, that was the only restaurant I repeated.
Because of the usual airline booking stupidity (would have been $1500 for a direct flight back home, or half that to stop in Lisbon, Istanbul or Warsaw), I stayed one night in Warsaw on the way back home. I'm Polish on both sides of my family, and no one in my family since my great grandparents have been there. So that was an easy choice, plus it gave me the most time to spend there vs. the other two cities. Stayed at a nice hotel in the Centrum part of the city, did a ton of walking again to the river and then to the old section of the town, that was pretty great. My only problem was I arrived at like 5 PM and all of the museums were closed by then, but that was fine.
I had no idea that Poland was not part of the EU, so I was shocked when I saw that it would cost like 50 polish dollars to get from the airport to my hotel, since it was like 8 miles. But then I checked and the polish dollar is worth 0.25 USD, so that was pretty nice.
Plus on the 9 hour flight back home I had a row of seats all to myself, that all in all it was a pretty great trip.
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Post by clouddead on Jun 5, 2024 13:29:10 GMT -6
Poland is part of the EU, but hasn’t officially adopted the Euro yet.
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Post by mookie on Jun 5, 2024 13:33:07 GMT -6
Poland is part of the EU, but hasn’t officially adopted the Euro yet. Ah gotcha. Worked well for me! |
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Post by Pale Hose on Jun 6, 2024 12:25:09 GMT -6
My flight to Vegas had to return to the gate because some dude was drinking his own alcohol before we even took off. Dude was removed and now we're just sitting here. Our dinner plans are for sure fucked, I'm just hoping to still get there in time for the show.
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Post by Tweet on Jun 6, 2024 12:33:59 GMT -6
I expect the crowd is going to get worse and worse for those things as time goes on
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Post by krentist on Jun 6, 2024 12:40:42 GMT -6
My flight to Vegas had to return to the gate because some dude was drinking his own alcohol before we even took off. Dude was removed and now we're just sitting here. Our dinner plans are for sure fucked, I'm just hoping to still get there in time for the show. Where was dinner? I should do a food write up of last week |
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Post by Pale Hose on Jun 6, 2024 12:43:18 GMT -6
My flight to Vegas had to return to the gate because some dude was drinking his own alcohol before we even took off. Dude was removed and now we're just sitting here. Our dinner plans are for sure fucked, I'm just hoping to still get there in time for the show. Where was dinner? I should do a food write up of last week Elia, a member of my group knows the owner so we might move this to tomorrow instead. |
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Post by thebosma on Jul 22, 2024 9:31:53 GMT -6
Any recs for, and I can’t believe I’m asking this, either Des Moines or Cedar Rapids
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Post by mookie on Jul 22, 2024 9:36:21 GMT -6
Any recs for, and I can’t believe I’m asking this, either Des Moines or Cedar Rapids DM, you gotta go to Fong's Pizza. That's about all I got |
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jul 22, 2024 9:36:35 GMT -6
if you go through davenport, this is a good mcdonalds |
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Post by brainloading on Jul 22, 2024 9:42:28 GMT -6
Any recs for, and I can’t believe I’m asking this, either Des Moines or Cedar Rapids If you are going September 12th you can see the Black Pumas at the Val Air Ballroom. |
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Post by clouddead on Jul 22, 2024 9:49:45 GMT -6
My dad went to college in Cedar Rapids. He wasn’t a good student.
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Post by teekoh on Jul 22, 2024 9:53:04 GMT -6
Any recs for, and I can’t believe I’m asking this, either Des Moines or Cedar Rapids If Des Moines, when will you be there? |
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Post by thebosma on Jul 22, 2024 9:56:48 GMT -6
Any recs for, and I can’t believe I’m asking this, either Des Moines or Cedar Rapids If Des Moines, when will you be there? Sometime around the first week of October! |
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Post by dij22 on Jul 29, 2024 19:21:28 GMT -6
Anyone have food recs for STL? Was planning on eating a disgusting amount of food at Pappy's tomorrow but apparently it's closed on Tuesdays  |
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Post by nanatod on Jul 29, 2024 19:54:13 GMT -6
crown candy kitchen
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jul 29, 2024 20:25:16 GMT -6
Anyone have food recs for STL? Was planning on eating a disgusting amount of food at Pappy's tomorrow but apparently it's closed on Tuesdays Are you going to see phish |
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Post by dij22 on Jul 29, 2024 20:35:01 GMT -6
Anyone have food recs for STL? Was planning on eating a disgusting amount of food at Pappy's tomorrow but apparently it's closed on Tuesdays Are you going to see phish Yeah we'll be at both shows |
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jul 29, 2024 21:03:37 GMT -6
We'll be there too, my gf picked all the food places but I'll post them tmw and you can see if anything tickles your fancy
We are gonna do touristy shit like the arch at some point i think too
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jul 30, 2024 9:10:52 GMT -6
We'll be there too, my gf picked all the food places but I'll post them tmw and you can see if anything tickles your fancy We are gonna do touristy shit like the arch at some point i think too blues city deli chris's pancake & dining bogarts pappys gioia'a deli el toluco tacqeria some random spots we picked out / right by our hotel any brewery recs? we will prob get there around 2pm and drink for a few hours before check-in / shakedown |
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Post by lollaman44 on Jul 30, 2024 9:13:17 GMT -6
Anyone have food recs for STL? Was planning on eating a disgusting amount of food at Pappy's tomorrow but apparently it's closed on Tuesdays Bogart’s is great bbq in soulard, but that’s a bit away from the venue and it closes at 4. Gramaphone in the grove for terrific sandwiches and has better hours. Humphreys and Fieldhouse are bars near chaifetz that will be rocking for pregame. Enjoy the show. I might be there tomorrow but headed to Orville peck tonight. |
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Post by lollaman44 on Jul 30, 2024 9:18:21 GMT -6
We'll be there too, my gf picked all the food places but I'll post them tmw and you can see if anything tickles your fancy We are gonna do touristy shit like the arch at some point i think too blues city deli chris's pancake & dining bogarts pappys gioia'a deli el toluco tacqeria some random spots we picked out / right by our hotel any brewery recs? we will prob get there around 2pm and drink for a few hours before check-in / shakedown 4 hands - downtown Schlafly tap room - downtown west Rockwell - the grove (prob closest to chaifetz) Heavy riff - dogtown |
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Post by nanatod on Jul 30, 2024 9:24:49 GMT -6
fuck Phyllis Schlafly. I get that her progeny aren't her, but if they used money they inherited from her to open their business, fuck them.
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Post by lollaman44 on Jul 30, 2024 9:27:33 GMT -6
fuck Phyllis Schlafly. I get that her progeny aren't her, but if they used money they inherited from her to open their business, fuck them. Ok well for you, cross that one off the list and insert urban chestnut and their big beer hall in the grove. |
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jul 30, 2024 9:32:17 GMT -6
going to schlafly and telling them nana sent me
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Post by teekoh on Jul 30, 2024 9:43:03 GMT -6
I liked Perennial’s space, too.
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