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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PflugLife, post: 396138, member: 8417&quot;]I know it very well. NOLA is truly my home away from home. Before our son was born my wife and I went at least 3-4 times a year. We usually stay in an Airbnb off Dumaine, or in the Tremé. The farmers market can be a pain, yes. But that&#039;s just the FQ, there are no modern conveniences. I have a good friend there who plays clarinet for different local jazz bands and he hates playing in the FQ. According to him most musicians do, but it&#039;s where the money is. Most of those buildings were built one on top of the other over centuries and there are no back entrances to any of the bars/clubs. Bands have to unload on the street with all the drunks and tourists and carry their equipment in thru the front. </p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;d experience the same thing in the older neighborhoods of Paris, by the way. Not sure if it&#039;s French federal law, or Paris city ordinance, but supermarkets are actually not allowed in those neighborhoods or even near them. The French wanted to protect all those small businesses that had been there for generations. I stayed in Paris w/my gf at the time for a few months in my 20&#039;s and we decided to cook for ourselves a few nights a week to save money. As someone who&#039;d grown up with supermarkets, shopping was a NIGHTMARE. I had to go to a butcher for meat, then a fishmonger for shrimp. I needed ibuprofen, had to go to a chemist (pharmacy) for that, then the market for vegetables and eggs. I was planning to also pick up flowers for my girlfriend, but found out they&#039;re only sold at licensed florists and the nearest one was 5 blocks in the other direction so she didn&#039;t get flowers that night. All on foot, carrying my own bags. I love France, and I love the French and I get why they do it that way, but they can keep it and it&#039;s &quot;charm,&quot; as far as I&#039;m concerned. I could&#039;ve knocked that list out in 20 minutes at a supermarket but instead it took me 2 hours.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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