Post #51,755
9/14/02 4:04:03 PM
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Texas questions
My wife wants to take a car ride to texas around xmas time. I havnt been in texas except for the houston airport since the mid 70's. I was thinking of the alamo (San Antonio) as the far end and driving back in a loop that would hit corpus and padre island. What touristy type places are out there? Of course I might get stuck in nawlins and never make it any further west :-)
thanx,
bill
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Post #51,766
9/14/02 6:54:02 PM
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San Antonio
[link|http://www.sanantoniocvb.com/|San Antonio Visitor's Guide]
The [link|http://hotx.com/rb/|River Walk] is pretty neat. They've diverted part of the river through downtown and built walkways along it. Along the walkways are shops, restaurants, boat tours, etc. As an added bonus, [link|http://thealamo.org|The Alamo] is along side of the River Walk. While it won't concern you during the holidays, it's nice and cool along the River Walk during the summer :-)
While you're there, be on the lookout for [link|http://www.cowparade.net/|The Cow Parade]. Artists decorate up cows which are put on display all over town. It was in [link|http://houston.cowparade.net/cow/gallery|Houston](link to photos of the cows, lot of puny names such as [link|http://houston.cowparade.net/cow/detail/822/|Cowchip]) last year and was very neat. It'll be in San Antonio from November thru April 2003. Once over, the cows are auctioned off for charity.
Darrell Spice, Jr.
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Post #51,767
9/14/02 7:04:52 PM
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Corpus Christi
[link|http://www.caller2.com/visitors/|CC's Visitors Guide]
[link|http://www.texasstateaquarium.org|Texas State Aquarium] - haven't been, but heard it's nice.
[link|http://www.usslexington.com/|USS Lexington] is beached near downtown and has been turned into a musem. You can go through a lot of the ship, check out some planes, and such. My nephew greatly enjoyed this a few years ago.
Darrell Spice, Jr.
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Post #51,768
9/14/02 7:07:38 PM
9/14/02 7:07:53 PM
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South Padre Island
[link|http://www.sopadre.com|South Padre Island Visitors Guide]
never been, no suggestions. I burn easily thus avoid the beach.
Darrell Spice, Jr.
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Edited by SpiceWare
Sept. 14, 2002, 07:07:53 PM EDT
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Post #51,770
9/14/02 7:21:15 PM
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Houston
[link|http://www.houston-guide.com/|Houston's Visitors Guide]
[link|http://www.kemahboardwalk.com/|Kemah Boardwalk] - nice place to bring your family. A few rides, boat tours, good food and entertainment. I highly recommend eating at the Aquarium, the food is excellent. It's decorated to look as if you're underwater. Has a huge(50,000 gallon) salt-water aquarium in the middle and a few smaller(though still big) aquariums around the restaurant.
Go ice skating at [link|http://www.galleriahouston.com|The Galleria](huge mall in uptown).
[link|http://www.spacecenter.org/|Space Center Houston]
Darrell Spice, Jr.
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Post #51,772
9/14/02 7:49:23 PM
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and of course
if you do make it to Houston, try to meet up with Lincoln and/or myself :-)
Darrell Spice, Jr.
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Post #51,778
9/14/02 8:32:59 PM
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meet at an onramp to i10 and spend a couple of days until
the next exit :-) yea, dunno whether it'll be a stop or a thru yet but will definately try to stop and say hey,
thanx,
bill
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Post #51,896
9/16/02 11:21:03 AM
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Kemah Boardwalk
I lived in Kemah while the boardwalk area was being renovated. It was a great place to take the kids until it got so popular. The Aquarium was so popular after opening, the wait was 2 hours plus for a year. The food is pretty good, but you pay for the atmosphere. Highly recommended at least once.
Personally, my favorite place to visit along I-10 (or kinda close to it) was Austin. The downtown clubs always had incredible live music for any musical taste - jazz, blues, rock, country, alternative, or whatever. I always had a great time in Austin.
"With the bravery of being out of range." - Roger Waters
Cliff
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Post #51,771
9/14/02 7:38:49 PM
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Galveston
[link|http://www.galveston.com/visitorcenter/|Galveston Visitors Guide]
[link|http://www.moodygardens.com|Moody Gardens] - very neat place. Has a tropical rainforest in a glass pyramid, complete with birds, fishand butterflies. 3D-Imax, Imax ride(fun). And an interactive science museum. I like to bring people here.
Depending on when you're here, [link|http://www.dickensonthestrand.org/|Dickens on The Strand] could be fun. [link|http://galveston-online.com/strand/|The Strand] is the historical downtown Galveston. It's been made touristy with lots of interesting shops. One of my faves is the candy store(don't recall the name) that has a soda fountain in it. I normally get a cherry phosphate then watch them make candy using early 1900's machines.
[link|http://www.lsfm.org/|Lone Star Flight Museum] is next door to Moody Gardens.
I broke the suggestions into seperate posts so others could add more suggestions for each city and they'd be grouped when you check them out.
Darrell Spice, Jr.
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Post #51,825
9/15/02 5:05:27 PM
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Spoetzl Brewery and Blue Bell Creameries
Both near Houston.
[link|http://www.shiner.com/tour0.html|Spoetzl Brewery]
They make Shiner Bock beer.
[link|http://www.bluebell.com|Blue Bell Creameries]
They make Blue Bell ice cream. Click About Blue Bell and visit information.
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Post #51,897
9/16/02 11:27:59 AM
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*droool*
Of all the things I miss about Texas, not one compares to the withdrawls of no longer having access to Blue Bell ice cream. O, how I miss it. . .
"With the bravery of being out of range." - Roger Waters
Cliff
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Post #51,826
9/15/02 5:11:36 PM
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San Antonio / Corpus / South Padre
BTW Bill,
Corpus Cristi and South Padre are several hours more drive from San Antonio, just so you know. And IHMO, the beaches in Texas don't hold a candle to those in Florida, so I don't know if you'll think it's worth the drive or not.
If you love visiting beaches, then please take the time, but they won't hold a candle to Naples or the keys.
Glen Austin
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Post #51,828
9/15/02 5:26:04 PM
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More of a revisit to some old stomping grounds
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