How we spent Spring Break

[big_fat_horn]

I took 10 days off while the kids were out of school and wife was off.

Mon-Hiking the Barton Creek Greenbelt, Sculpture Falls, Twin Falls, etc.

Tues- Enchanted Rock and shopping in Fredricksburg

Wed-San Antonio, Witte Musuem for The Human Body Exhibit
(real human bodies that have been cut open, plasticized)

Thurs-Houston Museum of Fine Arts for Pompeii Exhibit, Livestock Show and Rodeo at Reliant Stadium

Friday- UT Baseball vs Kansas, (UT won!)

What did you do?

 

[GakFoo]

how was the exhibit at the witte? i was thinking of a day trip down for it

 

[TheFied]

I worked.

It sucked.

 

[big_fat_horn]

Exhibit at the Witte was great. My nine year old son couldnt look at some of the bodies. He kept putting his hands over his eyes. After a while he let me explain and point out the different body parts to him. He ended up thinking it was "pretty cool". The Pompeii exhibit in Houston was a suprise, we were driving by the museum and saw the banners, so we stopped. They had the plaster casts of the bodies, lots of artifacts, etc.

 

[TheFied]

is the witte the one on broadway and the mcnay on NB?

 

[TXHookem]

Curious... were the bodies in that exhibit primarily Chinese bodies? If so, there was a very interesting report on 20/20 or Dateline re: the origin of those bodies.

 

[Brak]

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[wannawinit]

Skiing in Winter Park Co. Excellent!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mack Tripper]

I saw that body exhibit when it was in Houston and left with the impression that the German fellow behind this thing is a little off, to put it mildly.

 

[bularry]

left Houston on Wed. at 6:30 am to go to Fiesta Texas. Took about 11/2 to get into Fiesta Texas parking lot from freeway exit (less than a mile, I think), so needless to say, lots of people there.

Had to pay for a gold flash pass to ensure we'd get to ride everything. We did and had a blast.

Thur - Spent the day at Enchanted Rock, hiked the loop trail and went up the Rock. ate a picnic at noon. beautiful weather. went to Fredricksburg late afternoon and ate dinner at Hondo's. awesome queso with chili

Fri - Guadalupe state park till 2 pm then drove over to Lockhart for Smitty BBQ and then on the road to H-town.

Had a blast for a short trip and my kids loved it. Even though the river was cold, my boys were all in it on Friday.

 

[auntiem]

I went to New York- a friend of mine moved there last year. It was great to see the city from an insider's view rather than a tourist view. Drank a lot of great beer and ate a lot of great food!

 

[lostman]

Had the flu.

And yes I got a flu shot - this is the strain that is not covered apparently.

 

[hooklahoma]

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