It's Schlitterbahn

Heading for a short refreshing break in-between all this resettlement for the waterpark Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels a small town with German roots.
The original part of the park was created in 1979 and still keep the 80'ies atmosphere. We were pleasantly surprised to discover this old fashioned style and enjoyed it a lot. Even surrounded with the music of the 80', definitely a lovely and splashy scenery.

Lagoon

Downhill Racer

Hillside

Lagoon

Der Bahn

Schatze's Central Park

Congo River Expedition

Riverbend Cabin

Beside the museum

In the area around the Museum of Fine Arts Houston or the Museum of Natural Science you may see only few people on the street, mostly because they have to - for work, or to escape the inside for a short moment to rest. While on the other side people use the museums to Escape the Heat within a Fortess of Art - the street life seems calm.

Cars and Squares

Beside the tropical trees it's cars and geometric forms which surrounding us. Downtown's skyskrapers are very close by and the flying highways circeling around us. 

On my way

All these paths will lead us to staged spaces ... doesn't matter which kind. For the beginning a furniture store, movie theater or Downtown Aquarium.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Furniture Haven

Linus stepped in the american furniture haven, prepared to snuggle the cushions and to get lost in this big cosy american sofas.

Afterwards in the sales office... lovely too.

Lonely Lady Setting

The last days while discovering different restaurants like The Breakfast Klub, Dolce Vita or Oishii, I sometimes saw a lonely lady next to us - accompanied by Madonna in the background.

It's Tropical

The main challenge with our arrival in Houston may be the acclimation with the tropical climate. Outside the house it feels as if you live all the time in a greenhouse  - something I like in general. Eric Berger from the Houston Chronicle mentioned:

"Houston has a tropical climate that's influenced by its low latitude and proximity to the Gulf of Mexico. This means summers are hot and muggy, due to the influx of moist air off the Gulf, and winters are generally mild."

Thus in summertime it's hard to stay more than 20 minutes outside an air-conditioned building. But the positive side effect of this causes also the growing of tropical plants all over the city. Therefore, I am very pleased and amazed about the variety of shades of green that surround our house in all directions.