Houston and Beyond

My last weekend trip for this year brought me to the two biggest cities in Texas: Houston and Dallas. The first one known through the infamous words 'Houston, we have a problem' and Dallas known through the most famous TV show of the late 80s. But first things first... Houston which is an sprawling city near the gulf coast with an interesting city center where old buildings meet high rise office towers.

Being that close to the gulf coast has its advantages like a very mild climate with 80 F (26 C) while I was over there... but also has its disadvantages manifesting in Hurricanes. Just a month before my trip Hurricane Ike hit Houston and surrounding areas and left quite a devastation. More about that in my next posts...





But getting to the coast was a challenge in itself already. The traffic is really strange in Houston with lots of big trucks (everything is a bit bigger in Texas) flying past you 20 mph over the local speed limit while you wonder which of the freeway flyovers you have to take next ;-)