In the beginning of October, I went to visit my old college roommate in Houston, with a sidetrip to San Antonio. It was my first time in Texas and I have to admit I went with some preconceived notions, not all of which were positive.
What I found was:
1. Heat and humidity. Although not necessarily worse than Taiwan.
2. Very localized, sudden rainstorms. You can be driving on the highway and get hit by a drenching downpour and 2 minutes later, emerge onto some sunlight and dry asphalt. Weird.
3. Cheap gas. At least $0.5 less than San Diego.
4. Lots of SUVs (see #3).
5. Laid back atmosphere
6. Respectful, friendly people, some of whom have a nice drawl. As a Coloradan, I always thought the Texas accent sounded funny, but in the native land, it seems to add flavor to the big country
A gallery of photos can be found here.
1 comment:
The Riverwalk looks quite nice.
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