There was a chair and sofa in the room also. Then, there was a coffee pot and all the fixin's, blow dryer, iron and board, mini fridge, stove top and mini sink, microwave, ... The room wasn't all that large, but a very well arranged. Oh, did I mention an indoor pool and hot tub. AND, breakfast...make your own waffles in the coolest machine I have ever seen, coffee, milk, juice, cereal, muffins, toast and jellies, ... I am telling ya, I felt spoiled! I encourage you to go take a look at the website and if you are headed close to one of these, grab it!
Now, for the rest of the trip...lol. We went to the Strand and walked that for a bit, had a bite to eat and then got back into the car and headed out.
Always a good idea to take a picture on your phone of where you leave your car and the nearest street sign when you are out shopping in an area that you are not familiar with. Sure don't wanna lose your car!
Been there and done that, the whole cruise scene. Would like to go again sometime in the next five years or so. Maybe for our 35th Anniversary.
Next stop...the Moody Gardens. First, we know, some of you went there years ago and you know all about it... Gosh has it changed!!! We could get a one day pass for all attractions for $50 or pay $64 for two days. We stayed for two days! It included all the IMAX of different wildlife things (seems like there were five or six), the Wizard of Oz in 4-D (that was lively!), all three pyramids (musical instruments, aquarium, and tropics), the sand and water area (not to be confused with Schlitterbahn), a large boat, and the new dino exhibit that was brand new that day. Let's let the pictures speak for themselves....
They were advertising that the next show to come would be the Polar Express. The movie lasted all of 18 minutes and IF you had never seen it, you still would have been able to follow along.
They wanted $20 for the photos...so we took our own!
That is my sweetie!!! He spoils me, a lot!!!
This is the look of it from the water.
The wingspan on this bird was pretty big, and I was surprised to get any of this picture.
Everything in the pyramids are built in levels. The top picture is looking over the edge at the birds, then below is down at their level.
The color of the birds was just breathtaking!!!
He had his back to me, turned around and as soon as I shot the picture, he turned back around. What timing.
Always amazes me that something with such short arms could manage to get so big.
Taking his own picture...what dinosaur? More like...what a goofball!!!
This was the brand new exhibit, it was outside under a tent and everything was animated and made noise.
Brightly colored frogs. They were so cute, and poisonous!
Every now and then, one of the penguins would come right up to the glass and just stay there for a photo op and then swim away.
They were flying in and out of the water like salmon swimming upstream. Very interesting to just stand and watch.
There was nothing small about the aquarium!
Again, these are huge turtles! And, they would just slow at the window and then go flying by.
The rays were so graceful!
These guys were fast and they spin as they fly past you! Didn't see very many out of the water either.
We don't have any pictures of the water park area yet. Those are on my water camera and it wasn't finished yet, so it still needs to be developed. There is a man made sandy area, umbrellas, snack area, lockers, and a large water area with slides and inter-tubes for riding around on.
I guess that is it for the Moody Gardens. Worth the trip and the money...YES!
We then drove even further down to the coast and I got a few pictures to use for painting. We really didn't stay here long, it was just so hot. There is plenty in the area to do though.
This is a picture of hubby on the drive down....wait for it...
This is him on the drive home! Actually, same shirt, same drive. We just really do goof off a LOT!!! Life is too short to be so serious all the time. I think that God intended us to have fun in the midst of all that goes on around us.
Here are just some snap shots from a little shop that we stepped into at Conroe, on our return trip. Yes, I told you that he is great, goes out of his way to find these things for me!
Hubby took some of these pictures, said it had to do with an inside joke with his sister and roosters.
Loved these birds, couldn't see paying what the vendor wanted for them. IF you know me personally, you know how frugal I am!
Almost got this piece with the birds on it, just doesn't quite go with my decor. Was very interesting though.
Well, that is it for now, I will be back soon. Next posting, I will show you the ruffled curtain that I made for the playroom. Post a recipe for refrigerator pickles and show you what I have been up to with my garden and canning.
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-Pam
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