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Nov 16, 2009 - Houston, Texas: Downtown Aquarium

The Downtown Aquarium in Houston is a small aquarium/kiddie amusement park that was built in 2000 as a redevelopment project. ... The shark tank, which is housed in Houston's old Central Waterworks building, can only be seen by riding on a 24inch CP Huntington model train. ... ) Unlike other aquariums' walk-through plexiglass tunnels, pedestrian traffic is not permitted through Houston's shark tank. ...

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Nov 13, 2009 - Nov 4-12, 2008 Houston, TX

KOA Houston Central RV Park No longer a KOA but they are working on bringing the park back into shape. ... Houston is a city that overbuilt in the 1980's and the traffic is horrendous. ... is a dance company in a nice part of Houston. ... We enjoyed driving around the area and saw where the money was in Houston. ... After a long day getting a flat tire fixed we drove through traffic to get to downtown Houston to Cafe Annie, a place that I heard was not to be missed(from "1,000 place to go before you die"). ...

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Oct 17, 2009 - Great weather

We arrived just West of Houston, TX on Tuesday. ... Saturday morning will see us pulling out of Houston and headed for San Antonio. ... We haven't found much reason to return to this particular area other than for an overnighter.We arrived just West of Houston, TX on Tuesday. ... Saturday morning will see us pulling out of Houston and headed for San Antonio. ... We haven't found much reason to return to this particular area other than for an overnighter....

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Oct 3, 2009 - Respite in Houston - 2

3, 2009 I’m wrapping up a 5-week sojourn in Houston, staying with my friend Gladys. ... While I’ve been in Houston, the following things have occurred: 1. ... I extended my stay in Houston by 1 week since the RV repairs won’t be finished until the end of October. ... I suspect it happened after I dropped the RV off prior to flying back to Houston but before the RV was moved into the body shop. ... During my Houston sojourn, Woody discovered the outdoors in Gladys’ fenced backyard with its deck and pool. ...

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Pursuing the Dream

Sep 14, 2009 - Houston/galveston

Our plan was to drive to Houston for the night. ... We were arriving in Houston very early, so we thought we might drive on to Beaumont,TX. ... Before we could drive thru Houston, big dark clouds were forming. ... By the time we could drive to the east side of Houston, the rain was pouring down. ... Houston/Galveston is one of the largest ports in the United States. ...

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RAMBLING ALONG

Sep 5, 2009 - Respite in Houston

5, 2009 The only real news this week is that, on Tuesday, I left my RV and my CR-V with Freightliner in Phoenix and Woody and I flew to Houston for a 4-week break. ... While in Houston, I’m going to get my eyeglasses fixed, my teeth cleaned, and my hair cut. ... Before I left, I took some interior pictures of the RV, two shown here Here in Houston there are trees and grass and thundershowers to divert him. ...

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Aug 18, 2009 - Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

##photo=Guy Fieri's book## ##photo=Lankford Grocery## ##photo=Guy Fieri poster## ##photo=Eaddie's husband## ##photo=Eaddie signed my book## ##photo=King Ranch casserole## ##photo=Peach cobbler## Mike and Cat (son and daughter-in-law) gave me a book by Guy Fieri of the Food Network called Diners, Drive-ins and Dives--an All-American Road Trip with Recipes. The one I wanted to go to in San Antonio was closed on Monday, so on Tuesday I found one in Houston, TX. ... This old store, called the Lankford Grocery, is more than 60 years old and apparently began as a grocery in 1939.##photo=Guy Fieri's book## ##photo=Lankford Grocery## ##photo=Guy Fieri poster## ##photo=Eaddie's husband## ##photo=Eaddie signed my book## ##photo=King Ranch casserole## ##photo=Peach cobbler## Mike and Cat (son and daughter-in-law) gave me a book by Guy Fieri of the Food Network called Diners, Drive-ins and Dives--an All-American Road Trip with Recipes. The one I wanted to go to in San Antonio was closed on Monday, so on Tuesday I found one in Houston, TX. ... This old store, called the Lankford Grocery, is more than 60 years old and apparently began as a grocery in 1939....

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Aug 9, 2009 - Day Nine - Party Time in Houston

My last full day in Houston turned out to be “party day. ... When I finally dragged myself downstairs to the kitchen, Al showed me an article in the Houston Chronicle about blues singer Big Walter the Thunderbird’s 95th birthday being celebrated this afternoon at a club in town called the Big Easy. ... In the early afternoon, Al took me on a driving tour of a section of Houston called the Heights. ... Houston has a very impressive blues scene. ... The musical Al and I went to Friday night (“Old Stories: A Tale of Baseball & Love”), written by Larry Dierker, had another show last night and a matinee today, followed by a party this evening at Larry’s beautiful home in the Houston suburbs. ...

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Aug 8, 2009 - Day Eight - Brewers 12, Astros 5

That sounded perfectly logical to me, so we hopped into his car and headed for Minute Maid Park, making a brief stop at Cactus Records, one of the last indie record stores in Houston (or just about anywhere, for that matter). ... Before he became an important entertainment attorney in Houston, Al Staehely was a musician of no small renown. ... I was planning on heading to North Texas tomorrow, but with Larry Dierker’s party tomorrow afternoon looming large – and with Al making plans for me in Houston on Monday – it’s looking like the road trip will continue to be as flexible as it’s been since Day One. ...

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Aug 7, 2009 - Day Seven Cont'd. - On to Houston

When I got back in the truck (which must have been about 125 degrees inside), I punched Al’s address in Houston into the GPS. ... Garmin to tell me to go due north, get on the I-10, and head directly to Houston. ... In the history of the universe, no one has ever taken the route I took to get from Shiner to Houston. ... Eventually I began to realize that I was, in fact, starting to get into the outskirts of Houston when Ms. ... I arrived at Al’s an hour later than planned, but we still had time to eat before heading out to see a new musical, written by former Houston Astros pitcher Larry Dierker, being performed at a local college. ...

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Jun 21, 2009 - Anticipation

Laid off from my job on April 2, 2009, my first thought was that I could finally pursue my dream: Retiring as a fulltime RVer in a new motorhome.Laid off from my job on April 2, 2009, my first thought was that I could finally pursue my dream: Retiring as a fulltime RVer in a new motorhome....

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Jun 19, 2009 - Trip Planning

I'm using this new trip journal to see how it works with this trip to see the warriors. The Terracotta Warriors are at the Houston Natural Science Museum, 1 Herman Circle Drive Houston. ... We'll need to take pictures in Houston so i can upload them to this journal, I'm planning to use this journal for our Western Trek. ...

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