Monday morning had breakfast at Blacksmith
Thought we were going to a restaurant, but found out that it was a cafe.
Cold brew & Latte
Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich- pain de mie (bread), fire roasted turkey, bacon, mornay sauce.
It was pretty good. It was like an open face turkey, bacon and cheese sandwich.
Vietnamese Steak & Eggs- served with french bread & house pate.
This was pretty tasty. It was two eggs over cubed steak sauteed with onions.
Biscuit with creme fraiche & jam- the biscuit was warm and toasty. Can't go wrong with this.
After breakfast we went to the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
General admission was $25.
I guess no one was paying attention to us and we just walked into the exhibit. Nobody asked for our tickets, but I saw later that they were ripping people tickets though.
Replica of the 1560 lb Black Marlin caught by Glassell, the fish is monstrous.
Vanishing Arts- Highlights from the Beasley-Hwang Collection
Permanent Exhibit: Herzstein Foucault Pendulum
Faces from the Southern Ocean
Morian Hall of Paleontology- I love dinosaurs and this was the main reason I wanted visit.
This is a giant sloth.
Hamman Hall of Texas Coastal Ecology
There's an area on the second floor that overlooks the Morian Hall of Paleontology.
Cabinet of Curiosities
Strake Hall of Malacology
It looks like they were doing a bit of work on this exhibit.
Cullen Hall of Gems and Minerals
Gold
More gold
Faberge Royal Gifts- World's largest private collection of Faberge.
Was just watching Peaky Blinders the night before and there was mention of a Faberge Egg, so it was neat to see his items in person.
Faberge Pickle Scent Container.
Frensley/Graham Hall of African Wildlife
John P. McGrovern Hall of the Americas
Hall of Ancient Egypt
Out of the Amazon. Life on the river
We literally skimmed through the museum, didn't watching any video or do activities. We just looked at everything and it took us about 4 hours. You can really spend a good amount of time here. This museum was definitely worth the admission. There also a few other premium exhibits at an extra cost also.
After HMNS we headed to Anvil Bar and Refuge for a mid day cocktail.
They have 100 recipes on the menu.
(left) Mr. Farenheit- Krogstad Aquavit, Lime, Blueberry, Thyme, Egg White
(right) First Name Basis- Chamomile-Infused Brugal Especial White Rum, Lemon, Hibiscus, Strawberry
Scotch Eggs
Ramos Gin Fizz-takes a long time to prepare this drink, but it was delicious.
For dinner we ended up at Caltivare. It was really busy for a Monday. So we had to wait about 30 minutes before we got seated.
Grilled Figs with prosciutto and blue cheese. This was delicious.
Tammy could barely keep her eyes open, so we ended up getting the rest of our food to-go.
Gnocchi- this was okay. I wish there was a sauce.
Pizza Antica still makes the best Gnocchi I've had yet.
Margherita Pizza- this was a bit too salty, was a bit disappointed with this.
Pretty much stayed in for the rest of the night.
Had the complimentary hotel breakfast the next morning.
Dropped off the car and headed to the airport.
Seriously some people have no common courtesy.
That ends the trip for Houston. It was a nice visit, but I'm glad to be back home.
Where to next? Lake Tahoe!
