geauxpurple
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | New Orleans |
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| Interests: | Tigers and Saints |
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| Number of Posts: | 16944 |
| Registered on: | 7/12/2014 |
| Online Status: | Online |
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re: Loire Valley in France - Looking for Recommendations
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/11/26 at 2:19 pm to tigeroarz1
Thanks. Great info.
That last castle you mentioned is one of the famous ones and is definitely on our list.
We will rent a car but our plan is to fly in to Paris and take the train to the Loire Valley, stay for a few days, then take the train back to Paris. We would like to stay in one hotel in the Loire and not have to change hotels.
That last castle you mentioned is one of the famous ones and is definitely on our list.
We will rent a car but our plan is to fly in to Paris and take the train to the Loire Valley, stay for a few days, then take the train back to Paris. We would like to stay in one hotel in the Loire and not have to change hotels.
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re: Rouse not Verge will the key person in making the new hire
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/11/26 at 1:32 pm to saturncube21
Since Rousse is so tight with Wade, we can put him in charge of getting him here. I’m sure Verge would be fine with that.
re: Saints in Paris likely 12/13
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/11/26 at 10:28 am to SM6
It better not be in December because I am already making travel plans for October 25.
re: Bacchus/Endymion
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/11/26 at 9:25 am to coonass27
quote:Actually, until covid, Endymion was the only major parade that had never been cancelled because it paraded in Kenner the year of the police strike in 1979.
Endymion is the king of canceling due to weather threats
We paraded in the rain a couple of times and one year we had to follow Bacchus on Sunday night because of rain on Saturday. That was the first parade after Katrina and was probably the biggest parade night in the history of Mardi Gras.
re: Karr HC Brice Brown becomes director of football operations for InspireNOLA
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/11/26 at 12:10 am to chalmetteowl
I would like to see LSU hire him in some capacity. He could take whatever position that was that Wilson turned down.
Loire Valley in France - Looking for Recommendations
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/10/26 at 10:42 pm
We are in the process of planning a trip to Paris for the Saints game in October. We have decided to go up early and spend a few days in the Loire Valley.
Does anyone have recommendations for hotels, restaurants, castles and wineries?
And even the town to stay in.
Tours seems to be the most centrally located and the best transportation hub.
Orleans is the biggest city, and I can trace my ancestry to the early 1700s from records in a church there.
Blois looks nice.
Amboise has come highly recommended to us by friends. Amboise is the leader in the clubhouse right now.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.
P.S.
On the list of things not to do, don't bother saying "Skip the Saints game".
Does anyone have recommendations for hotels, restaurants, castles and wineries?
And even the town to stay in.
Tours seems to be the most centrally located and the best transportation hub.
Orleans is the biggest city, and I can trace my ancestry to the early 1700s from records in a church there.
Blois looks nice.
Amboise has come highly recommended to us by friends. Amboise is the leader in the clubhouse right now.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.
P.S.
On the list of things not to do, don't bother saying "Skip the Saints game".
re: Bacchus/Endymion
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/10/26 at 9:25 pm to Optimism
I just came from the Endymion meeting. We will have to keep very close watch on the weather.
re: Who is the worst LSU coach (in big sports) over the last 50 years?
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/10/26 at 6:50 pm to buckyLSU
Curley
re: San Antonio Recs
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/10/26 at 2:19 pm to Geauxld Finger
Boudro's on the Riverwalk.
re: Forth Worth. Stockyards recommendations.
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/10/26 at 1:27 pm to Riolobo
Yes.
Lonesome Dove for dinner then walk over to Billy Bob’s.
Lonesome Dove for dinner then walk over to Billy Bob’s.
re: can’t remember much about him, but does Shahid (sp)have a history of butter hands?
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/9/26 at 10:22 pm to Sleepy_Tiger
He is an elite kick returner. He has not developed into an elite wide receiver.
re: Will Campbell declined to speak to media after Super Bowl
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/9/26 at 10:38 am to tzimme4
He had a rough day and that is not the first one he has had this year. He needs to hit the weight room in the offseason.
re: Loire Valley as a Day Trip From Paris
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/8/26 at 7:50 pm to AUFANATL
Okay. I think y’all have talked me out of the day trip. We may try to spend a few days in a place like Amboise or Tours.
Thanks for all the responses. I will start another thread to get more detailed recommendations about an extended trip. .
Thanks for all the responses. I will start another thread to get more detailed recommendations about an extended trip. .
re: Why no interpreter for the halftime show?
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/8/26 at 7:31 pm to SEC Doctor
We may be better off not knowing what he is saying.
re: What was the first Super Bowl you remember?
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/8/26 at 6:16 pm to RollTide1987
I have watched them all, starting with Lombardi’s Packers. I attended number four, the Chiefs over the Vikings.
re: Loire Valley as a Day Trip From Paris
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/8/26 at 2:59 pm to AUFANATL
I have been to Versailles, Fontainebleau, Chartres,Reims and Giverny as day trips. Never been to Chantilly.
Strausbourg and Colmar sound intriguing. I have never thought of them as being day trips from Paris. I remember being in the Black Forest region of Germany and seeing the sign pointing to Strasbourg 5 km. away. We didn’t seem to be anywhere close to Paris.
Strausbourg and Colmar sound intriguing. I have never thought of them as being day trips from Paris. I remember being in the Black Forest region of Germany and seeing the sign pointing to Strasbourg 5 km. away. We didn’t seem to be anywhere close to Paris.
re: How do the patriots keep doing it?
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/8/26 at 2:09 pm to High Life
They hit on the most important piece, the quarterback.
I am happy with ours right now.
I am happy with ours right now.
re: Just booked our first cruise
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/8/26 at 1:59 pm to SelaTiger
quote:Caveat Emptor. You get what you pay for.
got a pretty good price on it
re: Woodward was exposed as maybe the worst AD in NCAA history
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/8/26 at 1:49 pm to Strannix
Nope. Not quite.
He has Jay Johnson and Kim Mulkey on his record.
He has Jay Johnson and Kim Mulkey on his record.
re: Loire Valley as a Day Trip From Paris
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/8/26 at 12:24 pm to baldona
I could rent a car if we spend a few days there.
I was looking at something like Blue Fox Travel out of Paris. They take you on a 12 hour day trip in a minivan from Paris that includes Chenoneau, Chambord and Amboise.
If we decide to spend more time there, is there a better airport to reach it from the US than CDG?
I was looking at something like Blue Fox Travel out of Paris. They take you on a 12 hour day trip in a minivan from Paris that includes Chenoneau, Chambord and Amboise.
If we decide to spend more time there, is there a better airport to reach it from the US than CDG?
re: Is there a better King Cake than Dong Phuong?
Posted by geauxpurple on 2/8/26 at 12:02 pm to tuzak
It deserves its high reputation IMO.
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