Isiqephu saseFrance seNew Orleans Yokuthenga

I-Royal Street yiyona ikheli elikhethekile kunawo wonke lokuthenga kuthengi leFrance, eliyaziwa ngama-antiques ase-upscale nezemibukiso yobuciko bokuqala. I-Parallel Chartres Street inezinhlobo ezithile zezitolo, njengoba kwenza amabhlokhi ewaxhuma. Ukuthengwa kwama-ritzier kuseNqabeni Engezansi; uma usuhambile ezungeze iSt. Peter Street, uzothola ama-boutique funkier, njengama-clothiers we-mod, izitolo zokugqoka ezigqoke izingubo zokugqoka, izimbali zemibala, nezindawo ezine-vibe ehlukile.

I-Decatur Street iyafana nokuzithengisa, futhi yindawo enhle yokuthola izikhumbuzo ezijabulisayo. Kulelo dolobha elingenangqondo neliqembu, akumangazi ukuthi izitolo eziningi zokukhumbuza zigcizelela ubulili, ukuphuza, ikamu, kanye nokuhleka kobuhle ezihlalweni zabo, amathoyizi, amakhadi, kanye namanveli. I-Decatur Street iphinde iholele emkhunjini womama waseNew Orleans ukuyothenga, i-French Market, equkethe izitolo zokudayisa, imakethe yezilwane ezivusa amadlingozi kanye nemakethe egcwele.

Ufuna amathiphu ekudleni nasekuzijabuliseni e-Quarter eFrance? Bheka Umhlahlandlela we- New Orleans Gay Nightlife .

Khipha indlovukazi yakho yangaphakathi (noma yangaphandle) ku-Fifi Mahony's (934 Royal St, 504-525-4343), i-stand-one salon yakho kanye ne-makeup counter yalesi senzakalo uma uzama ukwenza isitatimende. Ngena ngaphakathi bese upheqa ama-wigs angena kuwo wonke umbala we-rainbow (nakwezinye), kanye ne-body glitter, izimonyo zikaTony & Tina, imikhiqizo yokunakekelwa kwezinwele zasendle, kanye nezikhwama ze-offbeat.

Isitolo sithwala imaski emangalisayo eyenziwe yi-Little Shop of Fantasy. Ama-masks amaningi kanye nezingubo ze-Mardi Gras nezesekeli zenziwe endaweni, abanye abaculi abavela emhlabeni wonke. Ezinye zalezi zinto ziyiqoqo lokuqoqa, hhayi ukugqoka, ngaphandle uma uzimisele ukubeka ubungozi ekuphuzeni ubhiya uphahlaza u-$ 1,200 mask ngesikhathi seParnival.

I-Spa Aria (214 Royal St., 504-523-9990) iyinhlangano yosuku olugcwele lwezinsizakalo ezithengisa nemikhiqizo eminingi yokunakekela isikhumba emhlabeni - itholakala ngaphakathi kwehhotela elidumile nelomlando i- Monteleone .

Ulapha eNew Orleans, futhi kunamadolobha ambalwa ane-vibeer vibe, ngakho-ke ungakhohlwa yi-Quarter's premier sex boutique (enezinto eziningi ze-gay) I- ConXXXion (107 Chartres St.) i-emporium yamahora angu-24 yama-movie , izincwadi, lingerie, amafutha, imishini, kanye nokudlala okuhambisanayo. Kuthandwa ngabantu abathandana nabo, abashadile, nabo bonke abantu abakhomba endaweni ethile phakathi. EFaubourg Marigny kanye nabaFulentshi abahamba phambili, FAB kumaFulentshi (iFaubourg Marigny Art & Books) (600 amaFulentshi St., 504-947-3700) iyincwadi yokubhuka ye-GLBT yedolobha, enezimagazini eziningi, izincwadi, nobuciko obuhle. Enye indawo ejabulisayo ene-gay ekhethwe yi-Gay Chocolate (509 Dumaine St., 504-588-9050), ephethe amaqebelengwane angama-cerees kanye namanye amashadi angenasici namathoyizi angcolile.

IQuarter inezikhungo ezimbalwa ezithengisayo zokuthenga, uJackson Brewery (600 Decatur St.), okubuyiselwe kabusha ngonyaka ka-1891 ngaphakathi kwesakhiwo esihle kakhulu (kusukela phezulu uthola imibono emihle yoMfula iMississippi). I-mall egcwele kakhulu ne-gay eqondile elandelayo i-Shops e-Canal Place (333 Canal St.), ehlanganisa amagatsha alabo abathengisa njengeCBBGMAXAZRIA, Saks Fifth Avenue, Armani, Lululemon, L'Occitane, Michael Kors, Paris Parker Aveda Salon, noTiffany.

Kukhona nesikhungo se-movie esibucayi kakhulu esivame ukubonisa ama-movie we-indie futhi sikhonze ukudla kanye nama-cocktails, kanye nama-blockbusters avamile.

Kuyinto yobuciko kanye nemiculo edala eyenza ngempela iNqaba yaseFrance ibe yindawo yokuthenga yezitolo eziphezulu. Emasitolo e-Canal Place, ungaphuthelwa i-RHINO Contemporary Craft Co. (503-523-7945), onomgomo wokugqugquzela nokuthengisa ubuciko obubuciwe ngezandla, ifenisha, izici zobuciko, nokudala izinto ezihlakaniphile zendawo amathalenta. Umculi odumile okuthiwa "uBlue Dog" uGeorge Rodrigue wasebenzisa iRodrigue Studio (730 Royal St) endaweni ekhangayo eSt. Louis Cathedral. Nakuba u-Rodrigue ushone ngo-2013, kuleli galawu ungathenga konke kusuka kumidwebo wamafutha wangempela kuya eziphoini ezingabizi kakhulu zeBlue Dog. Imodeli yobuciko bukaRodrigue, uTiffany the terrier, wangena emasangweni ezulu doggies eminyakeni eminingi edlule.

Uma ungumlingani we-Mardi Gras, wehlisa i-Gallery Nine-Forty (940 Royal St, 504-558-0000), ethwala imisebenzi yase-New Orleans, okufaka izingoma eziningi ezihlobene neMardi Gras (kanye nesiphepho esisemthethweni uKatrina ama-posters, ekhombisa i-kitty ephuzayo, ezuzisa i-Animal Rescue New Orleans).

Bheka imisebenzi yasekuqaleni nguPeter Max, LeRoy Neiman, Frederick Hart, nezinye izinto ezibonakalayo zezobuciko besikhathi samanje e-Angela King Gallery (241 Royal St, 504-524-8211). I-Martin-Lawrence Galleries edume umhlaba wonke inegatsha eRoy Street Street (433 Royal St, 504-299-9055). I-star star abaculi abasebenza lapha iyamangalisa: Picasso, Chagall, Warhol, Erte, nokuningi. I-Callan Fine Art (240 Chartres St., 504-524-0025) ine-18th and 19th ye-Impressionist neminye imidwebo emihle, nemisebenzi ye-French Barbizon ukunyakaza okukhethekile. Izithombe ezinkulu ezifana ne-Ansel Adams, u-Edward Curtis, u-Elliott Erwit, uHenri-Cartier Bresson, noHelutut Newton banemisebenzi etholakalayo kwiGallerie for Fine Photography (241 Chartres St, 504-568-1313)

Kusukela ngo-1899, i-Keil's Antiques (325 Royal St, 504-522-4552) iye yahloswa ngama-antiques e-France naseNgilandi ekhulwini le-18 nele-19, kusukela emantongeni emabula kanye namakhansela amahle e-crystal ukuze agweme ama-chokers. Ungalindela ukuthola amanye ama-antiques eFrance eQala, futhi ngempela, i-French Antique Shop (225 Royal St, 504-524-9861), eyathuthela eNew Orleans eParis ngo-1939, inemininingwane eminingi futhi iyamangalisa i-Gallic impahla enhle yama-18th neye-19 kanye nezinye izitsha ze-Asian nezesekeli ezihlabayo.

Ukubheja kwakho okungcono kakhulu kwezimbukiso kumane ukuhamba ubude beDecatur Street nokupaka ngaphakathi kwezitolo ezimbalwa, njengoba kuneziningi zazo, futhi zifana kakhulu. Mhlawumbe okungcono kakhulu, noma okungenani okwedlula konke, kwesipho esivela ku-Decatur, i-Funrock'n (i-1125 Decatur St) ithwala ama-knickknacks angamahloni futhi angamahle mhlawumbe ungazange uwazi ukuthi uyadingeka: Izibani ze-Elvis, Usuku lwezinsuku zokudla kwasekuseni, "USathane wayengumlingisi wamaLabhayi" amafriji, ama-poster Scream , ama-iron-ons, amakhadi, nezinye izinto ezikhethekile.