As it was quite likely to rain
again today we decided to stick around the city and do mainly indoor
activities. We drove into the city centre which took about 8 minutes and easily
found a park. It was after rush hour but we were still amazed at how quiet the
roads were. As it wasn’t raining we first visited Sam Houston Park, a beautiful
park surrounded by the spectacular skyscrapers of Houston. Not only does the park
have lovely greenery and trees but it also contains many restored buildings.
After wandering around the park we made our way to the tunnels of Houston. We
had wondered why the streets of this large city seemed deserted of people and
once we were in the tunnels we knew why. The tunnel system is 20 feet below
Houston’s downtown streets, goes for over 6 miles and links theatres, restaurants,
retail shops and major buildings. We thoroughly enjoyed exploring the tunnels
and as the rain had started to come down outside it was a good place to be. We “came
up” in the Bank of America a huge multi-storey building. The tunnels were busy,
full of people walking to and from their place of work. Having explored enough
we returned to our accommodation. Heather and I went exploring the huge,
historic Glenwood Cemetery, again only a very short drive from where we are
staying. Established in 1872 it was enormous and more like being in a huge
park, with a lake, fountains, water-features, gardens etc. in every direction.
It was beautifully landscaped. Many rich and famous Houstonians are resting
here in some spectacular family plots. I do believe that they think that bigger
is better! It must be a Texas thing.
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