New places...

I've started exploring the area around Houston. There are actually many things to do. Recently I went with a colleague to Galveston Island, which is roughly 40km south of Houston. It is actually quite nice, however, not too much to do.

You can walk along the "beach" which is next to the main road, or go to the "Schlitterbahn" Amusement park. Otherwise, there are bars, restaurants and hotels. Nice to spend a day, however not necessarily longer.
This weekend I was with another colleague again at Galveston Island to visit the Moody Gardens. That's actually very nice, reminded me a bit of the Gardens by the bay in Singapore.

There are several attractions. We went to the rain forest and the Aquarium. In the rain forest you are really within the nature and with all the animals.

This fella found particular interest in my shoe laces

The aquarium is spectacular! You are walking underneath the water into the exhibition.

Furthermore there is a penguin area:

And an area with seals:

This was really a nice trip, and I will definitely go back. However it is quite expensive. Each attraction is around 22USD.

Afterwards we went to Kemah Boardwalk, which is back up north towards Houston, close to the NASA Space Center at the sea. There are many attractions like a wooden roller coaster, other rides, like a full year fair. Many restaurants as well.

Nice area, especially for children. Probably would show that to visitors as well.


Furthermore I had a business trip to Sacramento, California recently as well. We went to the old part of Sacramento for Dinner. This part of the town still has the old Gold rush atmosphere from the 19th century.

It's a bit sad, that I couldn't spend more time there. Seems like a nice city, which is worth exploring. However there are some more cities on my schedule to visit in the coming weeks. Looking forward to next weekend especially, which I will spend my favourite city in the US.