Houston, Tx

Nothing compares to the freedom that you feel on a Texas highway.

When I first got off the plane from Atlanta and stepped onto the tunnel that connects to the airport in Houston a wave of hot air rushed in and hovered around me. I recounted the time a few years before when I traveled to San Antonio and the hellish 108 degree weather I encountered there. Thankfully, Houston isn't as hot San Antone (let's be honest only white, anglo-saxon beyotches call it this), but don't be fooled by that statement, it was still a steady 90 in late April.
     Sweat rag (gross) and ice water in hand, we got our rent-a-car from Enterprise and were off to explore the vast, conservative, and mostly Hispanic Houston. It really is one of the prettier cities that I've been too. The street signs are suspended above the intersections to create a hovering effect (which did freak me out a little when I stood under them) and the hobos that I came across were pretty dang artsy (one drew a picture of himself in the Shire). Unfortunately, I didn't get to spend a lot of time in Houston and I hope to be a able to go back again sometime to see more of it. Three things that I did get to experience however were the overall friendliness of the people, Kenny and Ziggy's Deli, and the Galleria (the last two are must go to's if you are in the area).

The Friendliness: When we go onto our airport shuttle to Enterprise, our driver happily greets us and says "Welcome to Houston!" he turns down the radio, puts in a cassette, takes out a microphone and begins singing "dancin, ya, dancin, ya dancin the night awaaaaay." Amanda (my travel buddy) and I kept singing this non-stop the rest of the trip. Additionally, people in other areas in Houston would always greet you with a smile and say hello.

Kenny and Ziggy's Deli: This place makes delicious sandwiches the size of your face. literally. The restaurant is covered in playbills of different shows, plus it's Jewish! Mossletoff!

The Galleria: If you find yourself in the Houston area, the Galleria is a must-see, if no other reason then to watch rich beyotches shop at places you probably can't afford (like Gucci and Prada). Yes, there really are Cher Horowitz's out there. If this doesn't interest you there are stores for common people on either side. If you are still not interested, there is a friggan ice rink you can visit in the middle of the friggan mall.