Houston 2017

Prelude: We landed in Houston after our grueling 15 hour flight, lucky for us we got a sky couch as the third person that was sitting with us knew the captain and got his own sky couch. We were staying in Houston for a couple of days before heading up to Austin (read about that here). So we hit the ground running, picked the car up, off to our AirBnB property to see where it was. It was awesome! Then it was off to Kroger’s for a supply run (Kroger’s is the local supermarket chain). We stocked up, and then dropped off the supplies.  We had a few hours to kill before bedtime and the jetlag hit. So we headed to the Petrol Station for a few beers, then headed to Lei Low Bar. Well, 1 cocktail would have been enough but ended up having 3 so that was nighty night.

On our second day we headed up to Brenham for a look around. There isn’t much open on Monday’s but was still worth the visit as we stopped at the Blue Bell Creameries and then headed up to Antique Rose Emporium.On our way back from Brenham we decided to stop at the Lazy Mule Saloon. Words cannot describe this place but it is definitely worth the stop.

Once back in Houston we had dinner at Hughie’s Tavern & Grille which is a Vietnamese Restaurant with craft beer. The food is good and the prices are decent. Then back to our AirBnb for a few nightcaps and then off to Austin the next day.

Back from Austin: We arrived in Houston on a Saturday after a long drive from Austin and were expecting a crawfish festival at the Discovery Green in Downtown Houston, but the event was postponed to later in the day due to a fundraising event earlier that day. Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen saved the day as we had an amazing meal at this awesome restaurant. We had everything from oysters, to crawfish chowder to a prawn cocktail. An amazing meal, a lovely restaurant, and really friendly staff. This place is worth the visit.

The Cleveland Indians were playing the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park and we were lucky enough to get tickets to go to this amazing stadium to watch the game. As the roof can be opened and closed, it was closed as the weather was raining on and off during the day. Every time the home team hit a home run, the train would start up with a ‘choo choo’ and moved back and forth on the track. So much fun and atmosphere! Following the game we did a pub crawl through downtown Houston. Although it was a Sunday night, with wet weather, there was a lot of going on and heaps of people out.

Part 2 Coming

Check out our visit to Austin here