A Trip to the Houston Aquarium...

Standing in line at the ticket booth...

We saw many fascinating creatures in the exhibits at the aquarium. Here is a lion fish...

Here are the Caribbean seahorses...

Here is the white tiger exhibit...

A video of the white tiger...

Look Muffin!

Here is Melissa waiting on the Shark Voyage train (the first time)...

Mom on the Shark Voyage (the first time)...

All aboard! Here is our conductor...

Uh oh...Where are we headed?

Here is one of the first sharks we saw!

After our ride on the train, we had lunch at the Aquarium restaurant.

We had Captain's Punch...yummy!

Look at the fish decorations in the restaurant!

Here is our lunch! We had grilled shrimp with vegetable medley and rice pilaf. It was excellent!

Here is the outside of the aquarium...

The carousel!

Mom with the shark...

Look! We caught one...

Melissa with a friendly shark...

Sharks!

Wow! This is slightly terrifying...I should also mention that this was the second time we went on the Shark Voyage.

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Happy Birthday, Amanda!

Here is a tour of Houston!

Barnaby's Cafe was named after the owner's childhood pet. Barnaby was an Old English Sheep dog that died when the owner was 12 years old. There is a mural in the restaurant that says that Barnaby brought the owner so much joy in his childhood, that he decided to dedicate the restaurant to him. There are beautiful painted murals of Barnaby in various activities including going to the beach and the mural below shows Barnaby going to heaven. Painted on the wall and on the waiter's t-shirts are dog bones with angel wings attached. As you leave, the mints are presented in dog bowls. It is very sweet and touching to know the story behind the restaurant as a dog lover! By the way, the food is really excellent also!

Mom at Barnaby's...
The ceiling...
Here is a video of the restaurant...

The menu...

Melissa at Barnaby's...
Back at the apartment...

Amanda on Sunday morning...It was so nice to have her visit!
To be continued...

Houston: Day Twelve

Today, we visited a shopping center called Uptown Park.

Here we are leaving the apartment complex...

Here are the gates opening...

This is the fountain in front of the apartment complex...

We have arrived at Uptown Park!

It is located in the Galleria area in Houston...

Here are Melissa and Mom in the parking lot...

Muffin look!!!

There was a protest in front of the Galleria mall this morning...Here are the Houston Police on horseback...Interestingly, this photo was taken from the rear window of the car...

Here are some of the protestors...

We're almost home...

Here we are at the outside gate...

Here is Mom entering the security code...

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The Houston Chicks Have Won!

Here is a little update from the Houston Chicks......


Ding Dong, Roachy's dead...


That is all.

Houston: Day Eleven!

Today the Houston Chicks drove to Katy, TX, which is about a 45 minute drive from Houston. There is a huge mall there called Katy Mills, which is very nice. We saw the movie Get Smart while we were there and enjoyed that very much. Thanks for all the comments on the blog!

As we arrived in Katy, TX, we saw some interesting Texas landmarks...

Here is highway I-10...

Forbidden Gardens?

I wonder if this is Forbidden Gardens...

Or this?

Here is the water tower in Katy...

At the Katy Mills Mall, there was a Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World...(What do you think, Dad?)


Here is the doorway...

We went into the Neiman Marcus outlet...

Here is the neighborhood three entrance...

After shopping for a little while, we went to the AMC movie theatre at the mall...

We saw Get Smart!


Here is Melissa before leaving the mall in Katy...

Here is Mom before leaving the mall in Katy...


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