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Six days in Houston TX

My sister-in-law and her husband came to Houston for a week’s holiday. We didn’t let the weather get in the way and in a week managed to give them a great holiday.

This is what Alex and Bob got up to on their trip and some ‘things to do’ while visiting Houston.  Continue reading Six days in Houston TX

It’s a sair fecht…..

I was reading about polyglots recently – people who are multi-lingual – and feeling inspired, I resolved to learn Spanish. Again.

I have attempted to learn Spanish a few times, but the holiday got in the way. Spain is full of people who speak English so you end up giving up on your new found skills and resort to the easy way.

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The 60s, JFK and the invasion of the Brits

Probably the single thing that Texas is most known for from the sixties is as the location of the assassination of President John F Kennedy.

That location being more precisely Dallas, Texas. And even more precisely, Dealey Plaza.

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