New Orleans, LA - The Crescent City - For USA Central The city is beautiful, and has a unique culture and atmosphere. If you've never been to New Orleans you're in for a treat. The cuisine is excellent. The night life is never ending. I'm not sure what time of year you are planning on having an event, but the city has a lot to offer.
New Orleans is a historic city, and it's Southern hospitality all the way. Great food, the home of Gumbo, and Jambalaya. Dine at Emeril's, yeah you know him, of cooking show fame. For those who like beer, we have a few local brews, Abita is one of the more popular - Try an "Amber", or if you are feeling adventurous you can try "Purple Haze", a Raspberry flavored beer. The city of New Orleans, is an international hub, and is easily accessible from all around North America. During the summer months it's hot, and during the winter "days" a jacket may be required. I've attended a few conferences at the Royal Sonesta. The Royal Sonesta has nice conference rooms, with access to the common technological amenities. This hotel is right in the French Quarters, the oldest part of the city... built on the high ground in the crescent of the river... virtually unaffected by the hurricanes. The French Quarters offers hundreds of night clubs, bars, and restaurants. There are casinos in the city, and many venues for those who would be interested in seeing a NFL (great year for the Saints, good luck on getting tickets) or NBA game, or a live concert. New Orleans has Mardi Gras, a religious celebration gone wild. Traditionally, it's a huge, city-wide (celebrated all across the region) party, before going into the Catholic season of Lent. Do I really need to say more about the best free party on the planet. That party like atmosphere bleeds over into the everyday night life of the French Quarters. With restaurants, bars, live bands, strip clubs, and more lining the streets of the French Quarters, there's no way you can't have a good time. Laissez les bon temps rouler. For the REALLY adventurous there are Swamp Tours, Air boat tours, and deep sea fishing charters, nice golf courses, museums, river boat rides, and a few swingers clubs. Given the economic times for post-Katrina New Orleans, I can imagine there may be some incentives available from hotels and restaurants for reasonable sized groups. I must admit, I'm a little biased about the city. It's my home town. :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans http://www.neworleansonline.com/ http://www.sonesta.com/RoyalNewOrleans/ http://www.emerils.com/restaurant/1/Emerils-New-Orleans/ http://www.abita.com/ http://www.neworleanssaints.com/Home.aspx http://www.nba.com/hornets/index.html?nav=page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras#United_States http://www.coletteneworleans.com/ Geaux Saints! LSU Rules! -teh On Nov 12, 9:43 pm, Graham Weldon <gra...@grahamweldon.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > The CakePHP team has been considering the location for the next > upcoming CakeFest. > We've decided to bring it back home to the United Sates of America. > Thus far we haven't chosen a location for the event, but to ensure we > reach as many people as possible, we'd like your opinion on where we > should host the event. > > Essentially, our choices are: > - USA East Coast > - USA West Coast > - USA Central > > If I have missed another location that you feel might be more popular > or accessible to interested attendees, feel free to suggest it. > We're keen to hear peoples thoughts on it. > > Cheers, > > Graham Weldon (AKA: Predominant) > > e. gra...@grahamweldon.com > w.http://grahamweldon.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=.
