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  • LawDawg1
    LawDawg1 Member Posts: 3,945
    Purple_Pills said:

    Check out “Broken Obelisk” (1 of 4 of them worldwide) at the Rothko Chapel:




    That looks photoshopped from Red Square.
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  • Purple_Pills
    Purple_Pills Member Posts: 2,110
    LawDawg1 said:

    Purple_Pills said:

    Check out “Broken Obelisk” (1 of 4 of them worldwide) at the Rothko Chapel:




    That looks photoshopped from Red Square.

    Red Square is also home to one of the four sculptures. They are identical.
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  • HoustonHusky
    HoustonHusky Member Posts: 6,010
    Tequilla said:

    For the Houston area peeps that have actually gone to Reliant ...

    I'm assuming that if you're coming from the southern end of things (think Lake Jackson area) ... that just getting a parking pass is the way to go?

    Probably…for the rodeo I usually park at the south end of the train line and take the train in but not sure how great that would be for this. Coming from the South side the 288 to 610 ramp is under construction and an absolute mess…avoid it if you can.

    Couple more points on the original thread…most people love Ninfa’s but I’ve never been that fond of it. It’s been a while since I’ve had them so it may not be as good now but Villa Arcos down the street from there had the best breakfast tacos around. Papacitos is the standard upscale Tex Mex but the one next to NRG and the one attached to Hilton Americas aren’t my favorite. Do love Little Papacitos on Kirby/Richmond if you are in that neck of the woods. For you @Tequilla El Toro in the LJ area is probably your best bet…eaten there way too many times.
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  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,213
    HoustonHusky said:

    Tequilla said:

    For the Houston area peeps that have actually gone to Reliant ...

    I'm assuming that if you're coming from the southern end of things (think Lake Jackson area) ... that just getting a parking pass is the way to go?

    Probably…for the rodeo I usually park at the south end of the train line and take the train in but not sure how great that would be for this. Coming from the South side the 288 to 610 ramp is under construction and an absolute mess…avoid it if you can.

    Couple more points on the original thread…most people love Ninfa’s but I’ve never been that fond of it. It’s been a while since I’ve had them so it may not be as good now but Villa Arcos down the street from there had the best breakfast tacos around. Papacitos is the standard upscale Tex Mex but the one next to NRG and the one attached to Hilton Americas aren’t my favorite. Do love Little Papacitos on Kirby/Richmond if you are in that neck of the woods. For you @Tequilla El Toro in the LJ area is probably your best bet…eaten there way too many times.
    El Toro is money … I’ve also ate their way too many times
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  • Uwspindoctor
    Uwspindoctor Member Posts: 60
    HoustonHusky said:

    creepycoug said:

    All needs to be verified by @HoustonHusky or I call bullshit.

    Can’t argue with most of this…big fan of Pappa’s if you are looking for a good steak. One thing though…Woodlands is fucking far. It’s a shitty drive from downtown, so if you do stay up there (I wouldn’t) then make sure you take the Hardy Toll Road. I45 is awful.

    I’m staying in The Woodlands because I live there but wouldn’t recommend it from a hotel perspective just for the distance. Hardy is much nicer than the mad max experience of 45 for sure.

    I’m leaning towards Ubering to downtown to hang out then taking light rail in but someone in my group might drive too. I drove to both the Final 4 and the basketball natty and it was pretty easy parking in the blue lot just south of the stadium (I just don’t want to drive on Monday because alcohol). I took an Uber to the rodeo this year and trying to get one out of NRG was a completely terrible experience so I would definitely use the light rail to get away from the stadium.

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  • Sobchak_Security
    Sobchak_Security Member Posts: 141
    rivercitybridie said:

    OP, thank you so much for this :)

    Does Houston have any real tourist attractions? Sorry, I am grunching

    I like to walk around university campuses and hit their bookstore but thinking maybe just hang at nice airport hotel for 2-3 days

    NASA 40 minutes South of town is an ok experience.

    There will be a bunch of events surrounding this game I’m sure. Museum district and Rice is a nice walk and hang if that’s your thing.

    As mentioned Houston is a great city to live. A bad city to visit.

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  • Uwspindoctor
    Uwspindoctor Member Posts: 60
    rivercitybridie said:


    I like to walk around university campuses and hit their bookstore but thinking maybe just hang at nice airport hotel for 2-3 days

    Rice University campus is pretty close to downtown and also is near all the museums/zoo if that’s something you like to do.

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  • HoustonHusky
    HoustonHusky Member Posts: 6,010
    edited January 2024
    One (of many) places I forgot…haven't been in a few years but he’s not wrong.



    https://www.hugosrestaurant.net/menus/#sunday-brunch-buffet
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  • ExtraChrisB
    ExtraChrisB Member Posts: 1,814
    Should I cancel my reservation at the Holiday Inn in Houston East? Booked it Monday night just to get something in place, but can cancel up til Saturday
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