I was lucky to enjoy the Houston Astros game from a suite. The game was actually exciting. The Astros scored 8 runs in the second inning which included a grand slam.
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Gas Monkey Garage [Dallas, TX]
I stopped by the Gas Monkey Garage today out of curiosity. They had a few cars that were on the show. I did leave without buying one. I stopped at the Buc-ee’s on the way back to Houston…
Reunion Tower [Dallas, TX]
I arrived in Dallas from Qatar today. I had a great dinner at the Five Sixty restaurant in the Reunion Tower tonight. I didn’t order the fish, but it was worthy of a photo.
Overnight in Doha, Qatar
My very long day started in the desert at 6:15 AM. We started driving to Muscat at 10:00. I arrived at the airport shortly after 2:00 PM. I had hoped to change my flight from 10:10 PM to 5:35 PM, but despite 3 attempts I failed and spent 8 hours in the airport. Still seemingly…
Muscat, Oman
A few more pictures from the hotel.
Grand Hyatt [Muscat, Oman]
I arrived at the hotel shortly before 2300 (11PM). I’m staying at the Grand Hyatt in Muscat. I have a city view room. There is a beach here. I might take advantage of that tomorrow.
Houston to Oman via Qatar
I’m flying to Oman on Qatar Airways tonight. I enjoy flying Qatar Airways, their 777 has the best seating arrangement of all the airlines I’ve flown (2-2-2) and they give you pajamas to wear while sleeping. It’s amazing how much fresher you feel when you aren’t in the same clothes for 24 hours. …
Dallas, TX – Reunion Tower
I had a delicious dinner at the restaurant in the Reunion Tower tonight. This time I arrived early enough to capture some photos before the sun set.
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
I spent the day at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. It is not very close to San Diego. They apparently don’t charge enough for admission because they charge $15 for parking. Luckily I took an Uber pool which didn’t cost much more than the parking. Be prepared to spend $$$ on food / drinks. …
Balboa Park and the Timken Art Museum [San Diego, California]
In my search for activities I always try to find free things to do. The Timken Art Museum is free and is located in Balboa Park (near the Zoo). The Museum is small, but has a nice audio tour (luckily I brought my headphones). I wandered around the park which also has a cactus…
Maritime Museum [San Diego, CA]
I spent the afternoon (about 6 hours) at the Maritime Museum in San Diego. The most interesting pieces of their collection was a Foxtrot Soviet attack submarine and a US scientific submarine (holds the record for deepest dive). There were a few other ships to walk through, including a ferry with a huge steam engine. …
San Diego Zoo [San Diego, CA]
Today I visited the famous San Diego Zoo. I probably enjoyed seeing the hippos run under the water the most, it’s hard to believe such large animals can move that fast.
USS Midway – San Diego, CA
I managed to visit the Midway museum this afternoon. …
Arrival in San Diego, California
I arrived shortly after 11 PM in San Diego. Luckily I was able to redeem my upgrade on United so I wasn’t stuck in a middle seat in economy for the 3.5 hour flight from Houston. I’m staying at the Residence Inn Downtown San Diego. It isn’t as fancy as the price would suggest….
Desert to Muscat, Oman
Today I returned from the desert to Muscat via car. It’s a long ride, luckily I wasn’t driving.
Visiting the states
Technically I will be in 3 countries today….Oman, UAE and USA. I’m flying to Abu Dhabi today from Oman. It is only a 1 hour flight. Then I am going to the US Embassy to a second passport. I visited the US Embassy…. It took all of 15 minutes to be…
Leaving Doha, Qatar
I had lunch at the Italian restaurant inside hotel since it is Ramadan and there is no good available outside of hotels. They made me a special dessert. I then flew to Muscat, Oman
Dubai via London
I am on a very late flight to London (British Airways) that leaves at 10:25 PM. I’ll have 8 hours in London (not ideal, but long enough to have some sort of adventure, even though it will be snowing. I’ll eventually arrive in Dubai… To add to the mystery of airfares the same flights…
Dallas, TX
I had to drive to Dallas TX. I had dinner in the Reunion Tower in downtown Dallas. Usually the places like it are tourist traps, but food was amazing. I stayed at a Marriott Towneplace in DeSoto. It was nice and even had a kitchenette.
Bologna, Italy
I walked around the city as much as I could in the freezing conditions.