First Visit to USA

Miguel Cruz wrote:

anonymous wrote:
in Houston I'd go to the east end and have mexican food at Ninfa's on
navigation street and visit the astrodome... and see a professional
sports team (baseball, basketball, whatever) while I was there.

Baseball? What if they still had something to live for, and didn't want to
be
bored to death?


And IIRC the Astrodome (the BIG MODERN WONDER of 1968!) is shuttered and
slated for demolition...

In any case I certainly wouldn't recommend visiting Houston except as some
sort or penance...

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Best
Greg

Miguel Cruz wrote:

anonymous wrote:
in Houston I'd go to the east end and have mexican food at Ninfa's on
navigation street and visit the astrodome... and see a professional
sports team (baseball, basketball, whatever) while I was there.

Baseball? What if they still had something to live for, and didn't want to
be
bored to death?


And IIRC the Astrodome (the BIG MODERN WONDER of 1968!) is shuttered and
slated for demolition...

In any case I certainly wouldn't recommend visiting Houston except as some
sort or penance...

--
Best
Greg

"Miguel Cruz" wrote in message
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anonymous wrote:
in Houston I'd go to the east end and have mexican food at Ninfa's on
navigation street and visit the astrodome... and see a professional
sports team (baseball, basketball, whatever) while I was there.

Baseball? What if they still had something to live for, and didn't want to
be
bored to death?


Vin Scully, the Dodger broadcaster, told this story. Someone went to a
Dodger game and was totally bored. He said nothing happened at the game.
It was the game where Sandy Kolfax pitched a perfect game, and the opposing
pitcher pitched a one hitter.


miguel
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"Miguel Cruz" wrote in message
...
anonymous wrote:
in Houston I'd go to the east end and have mexican food at Ninfa's on
navigation street and visit the astrodome... and see a professional
sports team (baseball, basketball, whatever) while I was there.

Baseball? What if they still had something to live for, and didn't want to
be
bored to death?


Vin Scully, the Dodger broadcaster, told this story. Someone went to a
Dodger game and was totally bored. He said nothing happened at the game.
It was the game where Sandy Kolfax pitched a perfect game, and the opposing
pitcher pitched a one hitter.


miguel
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Hit The Road! Photos from 31 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

PeterL wrote:
"Miguel Cruz" wrote:
anonymous wrote:
in Houston I'd go to the east end and have mexican food at Ninfa's on
navigation street and visit the astrodome... and see a professional
sports team (baseball, basketball, whatever) while I was there.

Baseball? What if they still had something to live for, and didn't want
to be bored to death?

Vin Scully, the Dodger broadcaster, told this story. Someone went to a
Dodger game and was totally bored. He said nothing happened at the game.
It was the game where Sandy Kolfax pitched a perfect game

At least I have to give props to baseball people for having a certain sort
of honesty: They admit a "perfect" game of baseball is one that has achieved
100% boringness in that not a single damn thing happens. I think
"archetypical" might be a slightly better word but I'm willing to let it go.

miguel
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Hit The Road! Photos from 31 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

"Gregory Morrow" wrote in message link.net...
Miguel Cruz wrote:

anonymous wrote:
in Houston I'd go to the east end and have mexican food at Ninfa's on
navigation street and visit the astrodome... and see a professional
sports team (baseball, basketball, whatever) while I was there.

Baseball? What if they still had something to live for, and didn't want to
be
bored to death?


And IIRC the Astrodome (the BIG MODERN WONDER of 1968!) is shuttered and
slated for demolition...

In any case I certainly wouldn't recommend visiting Houston except as some
sort or penance...

Yeah, not a surprise coming from you.

(Don't listen to Greg, he has some kind of bizarre vendetta against
Houston.)

There is plenty of good reason to visit Houston. Most of the comments
of visitors to the Super Bowl were very positive. NASA, Kemah,
downtown, the museum district are all worth seeing. If you don't have
the transportation, you can stay in or near downtown and use public
transportation to visit the museum district, Reliant Park, and walk to
the theater and entertainment district in downtown and Minute Maid
Park.

"Gregory Morrow" wrote in message link.net...
Miguel Cruz wrote:

anonymous wrote:
in Houston I'd go to the east end and have mexican food at Ninfa's on
navigation street and visit the astrodome... and see a professional
sports team (baseball, basketball, whatever) while I was there.

Baseball? What if they still had something to live for, and didn't want to
be
bored to death?


And IIRC the Astrodome (the BIG MODERN WONDER of 1968!) is shuttered and
slated for demolition...

In any case I certainly wouldn't recommend visiting Houston except as some
sort or penance...

Yeah, not a surprise coming from you.

(Don't listen to Greg, he has some kind of bizarre vendetta against
Houston.)

There is plenty of good reason to visit Houston. Most of the comments
of visitors to the Super Bowl were very positive. NASA, Kemah,
downtown, the museum district are all worth seeing. If you don't have
the transportation, you can stay in or near downtown and use public
transportation to visit the museum district, Reliant Park, and walk to
the theater and entertainment district in downtown and Minute Maid
Park.

We might want to hire a carif our UK drivers licence would cover us. We
would hope to keep out of hurricane areas, and criminally unsafe areas.
Tom,
From Shropshire UK

Perhaps you shoulkd be visiting Canada.

We might want to hire a carif our UK drivers licence would cover us. We
would hope to keep out of hurricane areas, and criminally unsafe areas.
Tom,
From Shropshire UK

Perhaps you shoulkd be visiting Canada.

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Miguel Cruz wrote:

Baseball? What if they still had something to live for, and didn't want to be
bored to death?

What a coincidence. Just this weekend I saw a t-shirt that spelled it out
for your sort. It said, "Baseball isn't boring. You are."


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