IEEE Industry Applications Society -- I&CPS 2001
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA -- May 13-17, 2001
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COMPANION TOURS Note: All Tours Must Be Booked No Later Than April 26, 2001. If Less Than 20 Persons Are Booked For A Particular Tour By April 26, The Tour Will Be Cancelled. RIVER ROAD PLANTATION TOUR Sit back, relax and enjoy a delightful journey along the River Road, back in time to an era when sugar was king and a massive plantation was a sugar planter’s kingdom! Our native tour guide will point out other sites and plantations, as well as tell tales of the bygone ante-bellum period. Journey along the river road to lovely Nottoway Plantation. The largest plantation home in the South, Nottoway was built in 1849 by a prominent sugar planter. Nottoway is considered to be both an American Castle and a gem of Italianate and Greek Revival architecture. Saved form total destruction during the Civil War by a Northern gunboat officer, who had once been a guest in the home, Nottoway has stood the test of time. Enjoy luncheon and Southern Hospitality in Randolph Hall - the restaurant on the ground named after the original owners before continuing on your journey to Houmas House. Houmas House Plantation and Gardens is built on a tract of land along the Mississippi River levee purchased from the Houmas Indians in the late 1700’s. the rear house with it’s Spanish and French colonial influences was built during this time, while the Greek Revival main house was built in the 1840’s. Houmas House was part of the largest sugar plantation in the 1800’s. during the Civil War the owner of Houmas House was an Irishman with British citizenship do the home escaped the ravages of both sides of the fighting. Although this lovely home fell into disrepair during the Great Depression, the home and it’s beautiful surrounding gardens have been lovingly restored to their former splendor.
NEW ORLEANS SCHOOL OF COOKING DATE: Tuesday, May 15TIME: 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM PRICE: $45.00 per person Join in the fun in the comfortable atmosphere of a Louisiana homestyle kitchen to learn the secrets of authentic Creole cooking. The "City That Care Forgot" never forgets about its food, and you will never forget it either. In just three hours, you’ll learn to recreate the magic of New Orleans in your own kitchen. Founded in 1980, the cooks at The New Orleans School of Cooking demonstrate basic Creole recipes and share their favorite tips while the rich, spicy aromas float through the air.
Swamp and Bayou Tour DATE: Wednesday, May 16TIME: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM PRICE: $40.00 per person Today, you will see, along with the wondrous alligator, a few of his other Louisiana swamp friends. How about a beautiful ivory white egret (related to the crane) perched on a moss-draped cypress tree searching for an ill-fated catfish? Or an curious raccoon along the bayous edge gathering his lunch of crawfish while a Louisiana snapping turtle watches him from atop a fallen willow tree? Or a Cajun hunters cabin with an alligator sunbathing on his weather-beaten wharf? All this and much more will accompany your adventure into the pristine bayous and swamps of south Louisiana. Your guide will entertain you with Cajun folklore and Cajun Zydeco music as he skillfully guides your climate controlled swamp boat beneath the beautiful foliage draped mysteriously across your path. He will bring you into hidden coves which you probably only thought existed on the Discovery Channel.
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TOUR MENUS Nottoway Plantation Choice of: New Orleans School of Cooking |
