Galveston

Weather:

Sunny
High - 94
Low - 48

 Even though we're back in Tucson, I decided to do a blog on Galveston.  It's such a neat place.

For those of you who don't know, Galveston is actually a long, narrow island off the far eastern end of the coast of Texas.  It's less than an hour away from Houston.  There are many wonderful old homes in Galveston.  I've included photos of just a few.

 

 

You'll notice that many houses have steps going up to the first floor.  This is because Galveston has a history of being hit with hurricanes.  The last one, Ike, was devastating.  The house my cousins grew up in had 56" of water in it.

This is the beautiful Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  It was originally built in 1892 but was destroyed in the 1900 hurricane.  It was rebuilt in 1903.

 This is the house that my grandparents lived in.  They had the upstairs apartment.

We stayed in the Tremont House, which is a hotel in a restored building in a part of Galveston called the Strand.  It was very elegant.

Tomorrow we'll spend the day packing and doing lots of closing-up chores.  Then we'll leave for Oregon on Monday morning.