Galveston, Tx

At first, I was going to include Galveston Texas with my post from Houston, but let's be honest, Galveston is so interesting that it deserves it's own post (also the Houston Post was getting pretty long). From my observations about Galveston, it seems that the rich and poor actually live together. I couldn't figure out where the povo line ended and the rich began, because there would be a beautiful mansion sitting between shotty painted stick houses. But never mind that, this town is creepy as Precious raping a minotaur. This is because it is the current record holder for the most deaths from a natural disaster. Apparently in 1900 a hurricane hit Galveston killing somewhere between 6,000-12,000 people. If you look up old photographs from the storm you will see debris as far as the eye can see. So it's no wonder, that this town has a ghostly air to it.

We visited Galveston one evening and had dinner there. Despite it's creepiness, it had a calming charm to it. The buildings are beautiful and are reminiscent to Rainbow Row in Charleston, SC (speaking of creepy towns). We ate our dinner on the bay, and watched couples young and old dance to live music on the brick lined street without a care in the world.

We then drove out by the pier, which was covered with roller coasters, rides, and games and later by the beach. The beach itself is pretty, but it was COVERED in seaweed. It was piled high in mounds for miles. Apparently this is a seasonal thing, so if you are planning to go to Galveston to lay by the beach, DON'T go in late April.

When we went the sun was hiding behind some foreboding clouds so I was able to get some pretty dramatic shots. These were all shot from my iphone 4