BINGO! Home of Alamo Drafthouse I might add.

All the regulars know I looooovvee the Hill Country.

(native Texan here)

He needs to take a trip to Enchanted Rock. Quite an exhilarating experience!

But can he climb it?

There's nothing especially postcard beautiful about the Hill Country but I find it beautiful and it just has a vibe to it I love. Now I'm thinking about going this weekend.....

The hills make for great riding on the Triumph as well

If you also miss English food then go here, its close by

http://www.goodwoods.com/index.html

lol oh that's funny. I think i'm ok on the food fronts, although I have to say, some british style baked beans would go nicely and I found them in HEB. Oh and there is another store, Fiesta which has food from the UK too.

Spec's, the standard by which all booze emporiums should measure themselves (Victoria Wines meets Home Depot), has quite a bit of English food, including frozen bangers and bacon. I used to drive to Houston just to visit Spec's, but we have them here now.

I didn't know the Museum District was connected by tunnels. Downtown is though - at least before they all flooded a couple of years ago. There are about seven miles worth, I believe. I used to work downtown and could easily get around different buildings without surfacing. There are entire shopping centers down there.

Houston is what you make it, tons of places to eat, see, do and relax.... give it a chance and hopefully you'll grow to like it. Plenty of couples...families..singles all enjoying what Houston has to offer.

Museums...

http://www.houstonmuseumdistrict.org
http://www.forbidden-gardens.com/
http://www.georgeranch.org/


Parks....
http://www.houstontx.gov/parks/index.html

By the water....

http://www.kemah.net/
http://www.schlitterbahn.com/

Venues for Concerts...and Theater

http://pavilion.woodlandscenter.org/
http://www.houstontheaterdistrict.org/

http://www.houstontoyotacenter.com/


Sport...........obviously seasonal

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/hou/ballpark/index.jsp
http://www.nba.com/rockets/tickets/S...88177-359.html
hhttp://www.houstontexans.com/
hhttp://www.aeros.com/

Pubs.......

http://www.richmondarmsonline.com/
http://www.gingermanpub.com/houston/h-frame.html
http://www.blacklabpub.com/lab_about_us.html
http://www.bakerstreetpub.com/Main.aspx

Restaurants.......

http://www.sambucarestaurant.com/
http://www.fogodechao.com/locations/houstonTX.htm
http://www.marks1658.com/
http://www.sullivansteakhouse.com/houston/


Hotels.....spa's

http://www.houstonian.com/


Out of town.......3 to 4 hrs drive...which is nothing for folks to drive in TX...and you'll get used to it.

San Antonio -
Hill country
Austin
Dallas

Any other info just shout, y'all have fun now!

SB

Thank you for all those links, i'll happily check them out now and see what I can plan for this weekend.

It is also worth the time to visit southwest Louisiana. The creole nature trail
takes you through miles of fresh, brackish and saltwater marshes allowing you to see tons of birds, alligators, and other associated wildlife. A visit to the longleaf trail which is a scenic byway in the Kisatchie district of the
Kisatchie national forest is great to see an area of Louisiana most people would not associate with the state. Vistas along the road include mesas,
buttes, and sandstone outcrops. You can also visit one of the many small cajun towns and experience a culture unique in this country.

"Houston you have a problem" sorry couldn't resist
I always think of Apollo 13 and Tom Hanks when I hear Houston mentioned.

They do have a problem at the Space Center. cnn.com .... can one of you go investigate?

I believe gunman and one hostage dead...........will check local news

I was in Clear Lake this afternoon. I thought the cops were going to pull me over, now I know where they were heading.