Lot of asians in my town. Guess it'll be just like home lol.
Not really. Not at all in fact. But if all you’ve got is a hammer...
Lot of asians in my town. Guess it'll be just like home lol.
Good advice. I would note that the southern terminus of the tunnel system is a series of 2nd floor connections through office buildings. There are a few blocks of that, then it drops to ground level, then you seem to dead end at one sad, usually smelly elevator. Once you descend in that, the underground part starts slowly but eventually turns into a cornucopia of shops. It's worth the walking but I'd suggest a tourist start somewhere in the middle and forget about the southern half of it.check out the tunnel system under downtown
That's actually one of the most fair assessments I've ever seen. Good job.Houston is a traditionally working-class city. For all the talk of "Houston Proud", it doesn't have much of a defining culture. For the most part, people are here to work a job and live their life.
That said, it has certain obvious characteristics. It's hot and humid in the summer. It's flat. It has virtually no respect for historic architecture; at a couple of points in its history, every single city council seat was occupied by someone in the real estate/development business. Certain parts of the city aren't what I'd call reassuringly safe. The homeless problem is worse than it should be but not nearly as bad as some other places.
But those things are true about almost all big cities.
And just like all big cities, it has things about it that are wonderful. Within easy access from a central hotel you can find the med center, the zoo, a couple of big parks, the museum district, major sports venues, concert halls, varied nightlife, plenty of things to see and do. The key to being a tourist in the city is researching how to use the rail system in advance. If your hotel is on a train station, just the things within walking distance from a rail stop are more than enough to fill a long vacation. That includes the park where the Astros play that's about a 3-block walk from the nearest station.
Rent a car or bring your own and you have NASA, amazing shopping, many unique small neighborhoods, more cultural oddities than you shake a stick at, and more.
The food scene, by itself, would need a huge article to just scratch the surface.
Houston is what you make of it. It doesn't have big, iconic things (other than NASA) that are recognized world-wide as must-see attractions. There's no Statue of Liberty equivalent. I don't think that's a big downside.
In sum, for the people who believe all big cities are cancer and would never go near one it is, of course, a hell-hole. But for the people who don't possess that prejudice, can keep some common sense in their head, and are willing to do a little research before visiting, it's a great place with many wonderful constituent parts that reward the curious.
Great place but worst traffic in the State. They have outgrown their highway infrastructure for sure.
Not far, pretty darn good, Texas BBQ and open until 9 tonight:
Update: my trip has devolved into a giant cluster, lost my debit card, spend almost all my cash on Taxi and Uber, currently have $60 I cant use cause it's a prepaid Visa card. But I an pushing on. Currently on my way to a BBQ place to spend my last $10 until tomorrow when I can get to a BOA. So far this is the weirdest city I've ever been to. I wonder why Austin got the nickname weird, this place is way more bizarre. Also, I've never seen a Chinese flag waving anywhere other than outside of an embassy. Not even with the huge Chinese enclave in my hometown... walk a couple blocks down from my hostel and see this.
It's alright, the BBQ made my day betterThat sux dude...
No joke. I remember going to Austin in the 70's when it was (comparatively) a cow town. No traffic, laid back, quiet. Now the traffic makes Houston rush hour look pleasant.You haven't been to Austin in the last quarter-century, have you?
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No joke. I remember going to Austin in the 70's when it was (comparatively) a cow town. No traffic, laid back, quiet. Now the traffic makes Houston rush hour look pleasant.
Bruh... these brisket tacos are a damn game changer. Also, they're playing Hank Jr, this place is bad ass!
What time are you picking me up????I just won two tickets to game six tonight!!!!!!!
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