I have had this long backlog of blogging about what I saw in Houston that it seems to be taking me forever to complete it. But I will catch up slowly. Well on October 3, 2008 we decided to checkout downtown Houston and since we had bought a city pass we wanted to visit the Downtown Aquarium, a place for children and lovers of aquatic life. For veggies like me the Aquarium offers a rare insight into the myriad varieties of aquatic life. And for foodies who love eating fish and other aquatic life, the restaurants in the same building offer tantalizing tastes. Choose your pick. 
Old blends with New at downtown
Well before we got to the aquarium there were several interesting spots in Downtown Houston which I felt I must post and share with all of you. The streets are narrow and the buildings seem to reach up to sky, parking is scarce and the few lots where it is available one has to fork out $5 minimum. There is a certain amount of charm to downtowns in the US, they blend history and modernity seamlessly and one can tall glass skyscrapers rubbing shoulders with quaint brick buildings. I wish Indian cities had downtowns and residential areas separate and not the masala that is going on out there. Anyway that can be a separate post... now let us see what Downtown Houston had to offer us... in terms of sights.
One of the large buildings in Downtown Houston
Downtown Sights
Giant cement sculpture in front of an office building
Road signs are impressive looking too
A large church in downtown Houston
Waterbody in front of the city hall plaza
Mural inside the Houston city hall
Another view of the mural
Another view of the Mural
Entry to a walkway along the river
River Brazos which passes through Houston downtown... dirty as ever
Old and new buildings in downtown
Downtown Aquarium
Giant Ferris wheel in the downtown Aquarium complex
Facade of the downtown aquarium building
Main entrance to the Aquarium
Beautiful fountain in front of the Aquarium
Entry to the downtown Aquarium
There is a white tiger inside the Aquarium
Catfish.. visitors can touch and feel them
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