Welcome to Houston.....contd

In my past blogs I have tried to give the reader from out of town a good idea of how this city is set up.
For those of you who have never actually been to Houston or the state of Texas let me briefly dispel some myths about Houston and Texas in general. Some folks out there might think that all texans allways wear cowboy boots, have oil derricks in there backyard or ride a horse to work. Dont get me wrong there are plenty of Houston and Texas residents where that is indeed true. For the most part though Houston like most metropolitan Texas cities ...and like most US larger cities we drive a car to work, no oil derricks in the backyard and no boots.
One of the other things about Houston that you might notice is that the city is VERY green. This is something you notice more...either from a highrise(helicopter too) or if you have just come from a very dry arrid climate. I noticed it coming back from california.
There are many things about Houston that make it stand out from other major cities. Some people may know others may not. We have the Texas Medical Center south of our downtown which covers many city blocks of nothing but tall buildings dedicated to medical care with many specialties, some for cancer patients some dedicated to womens health and many other health issues.
We also have the headquarters for NASA(National Aeronatics Space Administration) not the actual launch pad, but mission control for NASA. So when the astronauts are in space they are hearing Housonts NASA speaking to them. That is in Clear Lake on the far south end of the city.
Its not terribly exiting but we also have the Port of Houston,one of the biggest ports in the country.

I think thats enough for now...more to come...:)