On July 20th, 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon, and Neil Armstrong announced, “Houston.  Tranquility Base here.  The Eagle has landed.” And Houston celebrated.
Forty years later, Houston, home to Johnson Space Center and Mission Control, celebrates again, with a variety of events, attractions and exhibitions  commemorating the lunar landing and our fascination with space.

Discovery Green:  Spacefest – The downtown park partners with NASA and Rice University to host activities that celebrate the historic lunar landing.  Exhibits and films are designed for education and for fun.  July 17-20th.  FREE.
Houston Astros – For the July 20th game, the Astros will wear …read more

If you’re an Asian food lover and are anywhere near Houston, Texas, you cannot miss Houston’s Chinatown. This is where we shopped on a twice-a-month basis when we still lived in Lake Jackson, an hour south of Houston. We’d get there really early before the shops opened (my hubby hates traffic and shopping in crowds), shop for a few hours, put everything in coolers and go grab some Chinese food. Eight years ago there were only a handful of shops and a couple of dim sum places. By the time we left, there were banks …read more