Well, I have been putting this off. I did my forth a final
Texas Trip this summer to New Orleans via bus, (meaning I went to San Antonio,
then Houston, and then finally New Orleans. It was really cool to stop at each
place through.
San Antonio has the Alamo and a river walk, that is
reminiscent of Venice, there are bridges, restaurants, and boats of people
going around in circles, it’s actually pretty cool.
Houston is full of Skyscrapers and oil companies I believe.
But it’s not too bad to walk around, they have some mass transport, a theatre
district, and the other usual thing’s
Prior to this trip I had seen maybe one or two refineries, I
now know where all of the refineries in America all, they are between Houston and
New Orleans, miles of pipe just lie in between the two places. One of them even
had a flare (which is one of the projects that I had been working on this
summer, so that was neat.
New Orleans is an interesting place. The bus rolled into it
around Midnight. In some ways, it reminds me of my time in Las Vegas, in that
it had Casinos anyway. I was able to walk up and down the Mississippi river and
around the French Quarter on Friday. The French Quarter is has a lot of history
and is vibrant. There are street performers, museums, art galleries, and bars,
I don’t think it ever has a quiet moment. But other than that I kind of got a
dirty vibe from New Orleans. Many buildings are still boarded up, and areas are
still recovering. In my time there it rained a lot, we were actually in a flash
flood warning at one time!
Another thing the New Orleans is famed for is their cemeteries.
Because the nature of the areas and the soil, there are burial vaults instead
of in-ground burial. Because if the area floods the casket will pop out.
New Orleans brought my travels around the country this
summer to an end. But I feel that my adventures are just beginning, I hope I
can keep them up. As the school year ramps up again, I will be drowned in work,
but I am hoping to have some adventures. Hope to have some more news soon!
SAN ANTONIO
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| A more exciting off-shoot of the riverwalk |
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| But isn't the riverwalk pretty? HOUSTON |
NEW ORLEANS
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