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A friend of mine will be cruising out of Galveston. She has a whole day to kill and asked me about cool places to see and things to do while there. I'm really not familiar with Galveston even tho I live in Texas but I told her I knew who to ask Thanks, Monica |
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I would suggest she take the tram tour. That gives a good overview of the city. There are houses that can be toured--Bishop's Palace and Ashton Villa. The Strand has lots of neat little shops and restaurants. There is plenty to keep one busy for a day. There are also the Railroad Museum. Tucker in Texas Monica wrote: A friend of mine will be cruising out of Galveston. She has a whole day to kill and asked me about cool places to see and things to do while there. I'm really not familiar with Galveston even tho I live in Texas but I told her I knew who to ask Thanks, Monica |
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"Monica" wrote in message news:Zr7Qf.85174$bF.4828@dukeread07... A friend of mine will be cruising out of Galveston. She has a whole day to kill and asked me about cool places to see and things to do while there. I'm really not familiar with Galveston even tho I live in Texas but I told her I knew who to ask Thanks, Monica Well, depends on what she likes to do... 1. Shop on Strand. http://www.thestrand.com 2. If she is there overnight, or at least in the evening, take the carriage ride in the Strand area. It is a very nice ride and isn't near as expensive as carriage rides in other cities, at least not last time that we did it. I think that it was about $20 for my wife, son and I. 3. Depending on her budget, eat at either Gaido's or Casey's for some really good seafood. This topic was cover recently in this group. http://www.galveston.com/gaidos/restaraunts.html 4. Never been here, but on my next trip, I want to check out the Kemah Boardwalk. I have heard that it is really cool. It's about 30 minutes or so out of Galveston near NASA. http://www.kemahboardwalk.com 5. Spend some time at Moody Gardens. The price can add up if you don't buy a day pass, but it is a really cool place. Has a 3-D & a 4-D Imax theater, a tropical rain forest, aquarium, paddleboat cruise, etc... http://www.moodygardens.com 6. The Duck Tour is pretty cool, although this may not be her bag of tea. It is an amphibious vehicle that gives a tour of the city then drives off into the bay... 7. Tour some very nice Victorian homes. http://www.galveston.com/historichomes Check out http://galveston.com Hope this helps... Chuck --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0610-2, 03/10/2006 Tested on: 3/10/2006 5:11:57 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2006 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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Thanks guys. This should give her plenty to choose from
Monica "C. Massey" wrote in message . com... "Monica" wrote in message news:Zr7Qf.85174$bF.4828@dukeread07... A friend of mine will be cruising out of Galveston. She has a whole day to kill and asked me about cool places to see and things to do while there. I'm really not familiar with Galveston even tho I live in Texas but I told her I knew who to ask Thanks, Monica Well, depends on what she likes to do... 1. Shop on Strand. http://www.thestrand.com 2. If she is there overnight, or at least in the evening, take the carriage ride in the Strand area. It is a very nice ride and isn't near as expensive as carriage rides in other cities, at least not last time that we did it. I think that it was about $20 for my wife, son and I. 3. Depending on her budget, eat at either Gaido's or Casey's for some really good seafood. This topic was cover recently in this group. http://www.galveston.com/gaidos/restaraunts.html 4. Never been here, but on my next trip, I want to check out the Kemah Boardwalk. I have heard that it is really cool. It's about 30 minutes or so out of Galveston near NASA. http://www.kemahboardwalk.com 5. Spend some time at Moody Gardens. The price can add up if you don't buy a day pass, but it is a really cool place. Has a 3-D & a 4-D Imax theater, a tropical rain forest, aquarium, paddleboat cruise, etc... http://www.moodygardens.com 6. The Duck Tour is pretty cool, although this may not be her bag of tea. It is an amphibious vehicle that gives a tour of the city then drives off into the bay... 7. Tour some very nice Victorian homes. http://www.galveston.com/historichomes Check out http://galveston.com Hope this helps... Chuck --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0610-2, 03/10/2006 Tested on: 3/10/2006 5:11:57 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2006 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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When is she coming? Would she like nothing but a day of fun and games??! We
are all waiting for the Galveston version of the Schlitterbahn to open. The original over in the Hill Country is a Texas institution & a fabulously fun waterpark. http://www.schlitterbahn.com/default.htm Diana Ball near Houston, TX |
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Monica wrote:
A friend of mine will be cruising out of Galveston. She has a whole day to kill and asked me about cool places to see and things to do while there. I'm really not familiar with Galveston even tho I live in Texas but I told her I knew who to ask Thanks, Monica All you people with advise about Galveston, you need to remember the age of the person visiting. And whether or not they will have ground transportation to take them all over tore nation. Most people eho visit Galveston for a cruise don't a car available to him. Keep cheap and simple. |
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wrote in message ... Monica wrote: A friend of mine will be cruising out of Galveston. She has a whole day to kill and asked me about cool places to see and things to do while there. I'm really not familiar with Galveston even tho I live in Texas but I told her I knew who to ask Thanks, Monica All you people with advise about Galveston, you need to remember the age of the person visiting. And whether or not they will have ground transportation to take them all over tore nation. Most people eho visit Galveston for a cruise don't a car available to him. Keep cheap and simple. Ummm... Maybe you need to take another look at my suggestions for things to do in Galveston. Everything that I suggested is accesiable via the trolley for $1, other than the Kemah Boardwalk. If transportation is a problem, I wouldn't advise considering the boardwalk. I think that I took age into consideration also. Never mentioned about seawolf park and touring the submarine or going to Stewart beach and getting plastered now did I? I haven't seen the stats on this so I could be wrong, but I would be willing to bet that a very large number of people that are cruising out of Galveston drive there instead of flying in to Houston. --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0610-2, 03/10/2006 Tested on: 3/10/2006 11:05:51 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2006 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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