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The Norwegians invade Texas!

A trip from June 15, 2008 to July 09, 2008, travelling to Houston, San Antonio
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06/15/2008 to 07/09/2008
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Sun 06/15/08 (day 1) - Houston

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Children's Museum of Houston opened in 1984 and is devoted to teaching through interactive play. Nine separate galle …
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Children's Museum of Houston
1500 Binz St
Houston, TX 77004-7112
United States
+1 713 522 1138
Sun Jun 15 12:00am
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Everyone is crashing at our Native Texan guide's house in Kingwood, TX. We want to get to bed early so sleeping …More  
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Sun Jun 15 9:00pm - Mon Jun 16 5:30am
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Mon 06/16/08 (day 2) - San Antonio

Traveling to San Antonio the first morning at 5:00AM (or earlier). We will stop for a quick breakfast and keep …More  
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Mon Jun 16 5:45am - Mon Jun 16 10:30am
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San Antonio, TX, United States
Mon Jun 16 9:00am - Tue Jun 17 7:00pm
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-------------DAY 1---------
Leave at 6:45 AM on June 16th
Start in HUMBLE, TEXAS
Drive 3-4 Hours (217 Mile Drive)
Arive in San Antonio
Arrive around 10:00-11:00AM

To do:
See Alamo
Trolley Cars
Tower of America
El Mercado (Mexican Market)
San Antonio Zoo
River Walk

Cost Estimates:
Hotel $70
Gas - $50-75
Snacks and food $30 per person
Entrance Fees $15
Buying Random crap and sueveneers $10 per person
Drinks on the river walk $20-25 per person
cab home $20 dollars
a fun time... priceless
foreverthing else theres mastercard

Note: Check in time for hotels is ussually 2 PM

Sleep

---------------DAY 2---------------
June 17th

Wake up at 9AM

Get Breakfast
Six Flags San Antonio Opens at 10:30AM
Go to Six Flags
...6 to 7 hours later
....drive to New Braunsfels
Check in to Hotel in New braunsfels
Get settled
Get Dinner
Go to bed

Cost Estimates:
Hotel $70
Gas $25
Meals $30 per person
Tickets $32 per person ///Side-Note////
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Situated along the San Antonio River and next to Brackenridge Park, this zoo is considered one of the finest in Amer …
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San Antonio Zoo
3903 N Saint Marys St
San Antonio, TX 78212-3173
United States
1 210 734 7184
Mon Jun 16 10:00am - Mon Jun 16 1:00pm
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Originally the Mission San Antonio del Valero, the Alamo is by far the most famous historical site in Texas, playing …
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Alamo
300 Alamo Plz
San Antonio, TX 78205-2606
United States
+1 210 225 1391
Mon Jun 16 1:30pm - Mon Jun 16 2:15pm
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Located directly across from the Alamo, this museum displays shocking wax mannequins so similar to the heroes, celeb …
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301 Alamo Plz
San Antonio, TX 78205
United States
+1 210 224 9299
Mon Jun 16 2:15pm - Mon Jun 16 3:00pm
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Just across the way from the Farmer's Market plaza of Market Square, you'll find the original El Mercado …More  
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Mon Jun 16 3:15pm - Mon Jun 16 4:30pm
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What a sight to behold: glass-walled elevators ascend more than 500 feet to the observation deck, providing a panora …
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Tower of the Americas
600 Hemisfair Plaza Way
San Antonio, TX 78205-3212
United States
+1 210 223 3101
Mon Jun 16 5:00pm - Mon Jun 16 5:45pm
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It all started in 1881 when trappers, hunters and cowboys traded deer antlers for beer or whiskey at Albert Friedric …
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Buckhorn Saloon and Museum
318 E Houston St
San Antonio, TX 78205-1816
United States
+1 210 247 4000
Mon Jun 16 6:15pm - Mon Jun 16 7:30pm
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Hop aboard one of the city's river barges and take a 40-minute cruise around the 2.5-mile stretch of the San Antonio …
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315 E Commerce St
San Antonio, TX 78205-2921
United States
+1 210 244 5700
Mon Jun 16 8:00pm - Mon Jun 16 8:45pm
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When you think of San Antonio, two things automatically come to mind: the Alamo and the River Walk. The River Walk w …
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River Walk
110 Broadway St
San Antonio, TX 78205-1904
United States
+1 210 227 4262
Mon Jun 16 9:00pm - Mon Jun 16 10:45pm
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Sleep Get 1 or 2 bedrooms and sneak in a couple extra people. 1 night stay and hopefully everyone will be …More  
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Mon Jun 16 11:00pm - Tue Jun 17 9:00am
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Tue 06/17/08 (day 3) - San Antonio

Either raid the free continental breakfast or walk to the nearest eatery and get some grub and pack up and check out.
Restaurant
Tue Jun 17 9:00am - Tue Jun 17 9:45am
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It just keeps getting bigger and bigger. The city's largest theme park now boasts not only the shows and musical rev …
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Six Flags Fiesta Texas
17000 W Interstate 10
San Antonio, TX 78257-9503
United States
+1 210 362 5050
Tue Jun 17 11:00am - Tue Jun 17 5:30pm
Notes
WooHooooo

We'll be here almost all day I predict.
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Go from San Antonio to New Braunsfels getting dinner on the way.
Transportation
Tue Jun 17 6:00pm - Tue Jun 17 8:30pm
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Sleep in another 1 bedroom 2 beds and some sleeping bags on the floor hotel. Save a little beer money, you know. ;)
Hotel
Tue Jun 17 7:00pm - Wed Jun 18 9:00am
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Wed 06/18/08 (day 4)

Have a hearty breakfast near the hotel. Hopefully there will be an IHOP/Denneys/Shoneys or something like that …More  
Restaurant
Wed Jun 18 8:30am - Wed Jun 18 9:30am
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Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort in New Braunfels has over 3 miles of tubing adventures, 7 children’s water playground …More  
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Wed Jun 18 10:00am - Wed Jun 18 5:00pm
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On the rooooad again... So now we're done with schlitterbahn and probably tired so we will make plenty …More  
Transportation
Wed Jun 18 6:00pm - Wed Jun 18 11:00pm
Notes
When we get back 3 of the group will be Staying at a Hotel in humble, the rest will be staying in Kingwood. We may need to get someone to check them in ahead of time if they arent open until midnight.
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Thu 06/19/08 (day 5)

After that hardcore San Antonio vacation we've earned an easy day. So sleep well everyone!
Hotel
Thu Jun 19 12:00am - Thu Jun 19 12:00pm
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We'll start the day late with some Breakfast at Shipley's or Denny's but then we're off to get …More  
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Thu Jun 19 1:00pm - Thu Jun 19 9:00pm
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