Houston
Thu 21/7
> >
> Wed 27/7 - fly to Hou
> - arrived late & had midnight supper in Bellaire
> (Houston Chinatown)
>
> Thu 28/7
> - lunch at Indian restaurant in Houston
> - drove around downtown Hou
>
> Fri 29/7
> - daytime - drove to Galveston & Gulf Coast Kemah
> Boardwalk near my place
> - had dinner at Abe's cajun food near my place
>
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> Sun 31/7
> - saw Destin & the hurricane hit beaches /condos
> - had breakfast at the Waffle House
> - i learnt later that this chain is famous for
> opening fast after disasters like hurricane etc
> - no wonder so many people were eating there & they
> were the only ones open
> - we drove down the Pensacola /FL coast
> - we had oysters at the Beach Bar in Appalachicola /FL
> - stayed at Days Inn - Tallahassee /FL
>
> Mon 1/8 - Tampa
> - then we drove S down orange grove country where they
> grow all the FL oranges
> - we had a Salvadorean lunch - pupusa, fried plantains
> in Tampa
> - drove past Everglades National Park
> - then stopped at the Miccosukee Casino for the steak
> & lobster dinner
> - drove down South Beach & stayed at Golden Sands
> /Miami Beach
>
> Tue 2/8
> - saw a Jai Alai arena - gambling sport place near
> Belas office
> - Bela's office /warehouse - had lunch at Cuban cafe -
> black beans & rice
> - saw South Beach, Downtown Miami & dinner at
> Versailles Restaurant - Cuban food & cigars
>
> Wed 3/8
> - beach sunrise, made sandwiches with smoked salmon &
> ham from Publix
> - drove up Ft Lauderdale, Boca Raton beach - very
> beautiful beach - very expensive area
> - saw a platform used for treasure seekers - thats why
> they call that part the Treasure Coast
> - drove up West Palm Beach to see the beach side
> mansions with their own private piers
> - couldnt find stone crabs - not in season so we ate
> parilla (BBQ beef on a skewer) at the Argentinian
> Restaurant near hotel
>
> Thu 4/8
> - drove to Key West, saw Key Deer
> - had very good seafood at Keys Fisheries Restaurant -
> Marathon /FL Keys
> - stopped at Smathers Beach for a while
> - headed to famous Mallory Pier to watch the sunset
> - i bought a piece of Key Lime Pie to try
> - drove back to Miami
>
> Fri - Sat 6/8
> - fly off

