It’s the 4th of July – American Independence day. And we’re celebrating with them – 6 months independently living in the USA.
When we first learned we would be coming to Houston, we had mixed feelings. Having passed through once on the way home from a holiday back in 2011, we had not been well impressed. Everything seemed so spread out and finding the heart and soul of Houston seemed impossible.
Continue reading Reflecting on 6 months in Houston – Happy Independence Day
Here are some images of the area near where we live – just a few words this time (skip the words and scroll to the gallery if you must…)
The weather is very Spring like just now – beautiful clear blue skies – and not hot at all.
We are lucky to have Hermann Park on our doorstep and hike and bike trails and a lovely walking area nearby.
The only downside about living in the Medical Center area is that we hear emergency vehicles pretty regularly, including the odd helicopter. Mind you, we lived under the helicopter flight path in Bridge of Don so no worse than that. There are very few sirens at night – no need, I guess, as the area is pretty quiet. We have witnessed a sort of strange Medical Center rush hour at 6.30pm – not sure if it’s due to shift changes or visiting time but apart from that – pretty quiet. Much like Cornhill Road only the hospital acreage is a tad larger by a factor of 10 – Foresterhill occupies 125 acres and the TMC (Texas Medical Center) over 1300. The largest in the world, apparently, and I can believe it!
Those so inclined can find out more about the TMC:
To navigate the images, click on the first one and then use the scrolling bar – or swipe or whatever your device lets you do!
Whole Other Country 
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