I took the one and only metro line to the Museum district and found the MFA. It’s a two part building which connects by an underground tunnel. It went to meet up with my old friends; Renoir, Cezanne, Monet, Degas, and Picasso. I was most excited to see Andre Derain’s, L’Estaque (The Turning Road). The museum featured Impressionism through Modernism and a special exhibit by John Singer Sargent. He was an American painter that visited the beaches of France for inspiration for his art. I was transported to the beaches of Normandy, Capri, Brittany, and even the “make shift” beach in Paris. (They fill the banks of the Seine with sand to create a summer spot for Parisians and tourists to lounge). Across in the other building was more modern/contemporary art with an entire exhibit of portraits. It was a little over my head so I made my way over to Matt’s office. I rested from the exhausting humidity in a nearby park with sprouting water fountains. After baking in the sun for a bit, I headed to meet Matt and his co-workers and then out to dinner.
Saturday we took a trip to The Woodlands, Matt’s home town…And I attempted to cook some fresh fish that Matt got from someone at work—we had chicken parmesan instead. Sunday I went to my first Astro’s game in Minute Maid Park. I thought that I was their good luck charm for the first few innings, but that wore off soon. I couldn’t—and still can’t—believe that the game is indoors. Baseball is supposed to be played in the hot sunshine with blue skies and green monster seats. It took me all nine inning to get used to the fact that there was a ceiling over the baseball field. Early Monday, I flew back home on a quest to continue to discover more adventures in les Etats-Unis.
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