Morning folks! It's about ten past eight in the morning
and I'm not really too sure what I'm going to do today.
I've came over to the window because I saw something really weird earlier
and I heard sirens when I was just starting the intro over there,
so I thought I'd come over and bring the camera in case it happened again.
What basically happened was there was an ambulance
kind of going along with the sirens on trying to get to an emergency I'm guessing.
And it got to the front of the traffic, like there was a big queue
and then to avoid the queue it swerved and went into the traffic coming the opposite way.
So it was basically driving the wrong way down this really busy road.
And there wasn't really anything on the other side of the road,
but like one car had to kind of swerve into another lane to avoid it
and that was just absolutely crazy,
I've never seen a car purposely drive the wrong way down the road.
I don't really know what I'm going to do today, I am going to take the bus.
That's all I've decided. I'm going to take the bus and go somewhere.
It's either going to be one of the parks and I'll go for a nice walk
or it's gonna be Discovery Green and I'll go and see all the Superbowl stuff that's happening.
I'm not really too sure which one.
The Superbowl I think I need to get my bag checked
and they're a bit more funny about what to bring in and stuff
so that's maybe not where I'm going to go,
but around that area there's all sorts of other cool things to see and that's kind of...
the iconic part of Houston I think, that's where like
all the buildings are kind of stacked together like whenever you see a picture of Houston,
it seems to be that area if I'm understanding it correctly.
So I should probably kind of head down there and see the main part of Houston.
Out of the window as well I can also see at the Marriott Hotel
there's like a strong police presence there and I think that's possibly where we drove past it last night
and there seemed to be something going on with the New England Patriots there
like maybe a welcome party or something?
So i don't know if they're staying at that hotel
and that's maybe why there's security around there. I don't really know.
But I might go down and check that out.
I'm gonna have to leave the hotel at some point anyway so that might be what I do.
And that's about it for now. That's your traffic update.
You know what I forgot to say before? Happy Groundhog Day!
This is legit my favorite day of the year.
I absolutely love it, it's better than my birthday.
I can't believe I'm in America on Groundhog Day, this is insane.
Like people over here at least know what Groundhog Day is.
In the UK if I say "Happy Groundhog Day", people are like, "What's Groundhog Day?"
So nevermind but um...
I think I'd like to go somewhere where people are kind of celebrating.
Not necessarily Groundhog Day, but if I could find like a Superbowl party or something
then I can just be celebrating Groundhog Day there!
Okay so I'm just waiting for the bus now
I'm not ready to show how long it is
but apparently it's going to be about 45 minutes until I get to Downtown.
That's where I've decided I'm going to go. Discovery Green, maybe see what's going on
see what looks good basically.
Welcome to Downtown Houston!
The bus took longer than a taxi would have done,
but I can tell you what, a taxi wouldn't have cost me $1.25.
And I also got to see all the things that I wouldn't see in a taxi
because people would be trying to get me to where I want to go as quickly as possible.
Okay so I'm on Main Street now and there seems to be a lot of shopping areas around here.
I'm maybe going to try and find somewhere to have lunch
and then later I'll maybe go and see Discovery Green.
There's a lot of Superbowl things going on down there today
so I'm not sure I'm gonna get in
but I've seen it mentioned that it's a bit like Houston's Central Park
so I think that's something that I need to go and see.
Okay so I think I'm down at Discovery Green now
and everything is cornered off and there's tons of people around.
It's just chaos down here like I suppose people know what they're doing
but for somebody who's just kind of looking around I don't think this is really the area I want to be in.
So I'm gonna.... keep wandering I think. I think that's the way to go.
[SPLASHING WATER]
That's really cool. Okay so I'm still wandering around,
still trying to find somewhere to eat.
I've been told that there's a really cool place at Prairie Street so I'm trying to find that right now.
So I've found a little taco place and I've got a breakfast taco on the way.
I don't think I've ever actually tried tacos so this should be interesting.
And yeah, I'll let you see it when it comes. This is my lemonade.
It's red because it's raspberry.
And I'm hopeful. I'm hopeful that this is gonna be a good thing.
It was only cheap here, I'm not sure it's gonna fill me up
but I think when I get back to the Galleria I'll maybe have something there
because they seem to have more sit-down type restaurants than they do in this part of town.
And here it is! That's like egg and potatoes, some cheese...
I can't remember what else is in it but we'll give that a go
and I'm not really too sure what this sauce is but I'll maybe give that a try if I'm feeling brave.
Well I just took a shuttle round the kind of Downtown area
to see if there was anything in particular that I wanted to see.
I didn't really see anything. There's probably really cool things to do in Houston but
I wasn't really finding anything that was particularly inspiring me.
So now I'm on the bus back to the Galleria. This is like a special Superbowl one they have on.
And yeah, it's only $2 which is much better value than taking the taxi or something.
So I'm the only one on the bus at the moment,
but there might be more people soon.
I'm thinking of transferring over to this little seat too.
Firstly because I'm by myself and secondly so that nobody sits next to me.
And also there's like a novelty value to it I suppose.
So yeah next time you see me we might be back up at the Galleria.
[SPLASHING WATER]
This is in the middle of the Galleria, isn't that nuts? Just like a water fountain.
The other day when I was in here, it stopped just as I pulled my camera out.
But today I've managed to get it.
Anyway speaking of water we're probably gonna see a bit more later
because I'm gonna try and find the Water Wall.
We just drove past it on the bus so it shouldn't be that hard to find it again.
But I'm detouring through Macy's because they're having special appearances in the next few days
and I want to find out more.
Okay so I just checked Macy's because they are having celebrity appearances this week.
The one that I was most intrigued by was Alyssa Milano
because I love Charmed, honestly I do.
But when I looked at the details you have to make a purchase, which is fair enough
and kind of line up and be one of the first 100 to make a purchase.
And I'm not really interested in doing all that just to maybe meet her
and tomorrow evening is when my friend's coming as well
so I don't want to kind of distract too much from that
I'd rather concentrate on seeing him instead of going,
"Hey, nice to see you, let's go meet Alyssa Milano."
Anyways I'm just heading over to the other side of the Galleria now
and then we're heading outside to go and see the Water Wall.
I knew this was nearby but I had no idea
how nearby, if you come out Nordstrom's and just walk along the street,
you find it so easily. Because it always looked to me like it was
in the middle of like a nature sanctuary or something.
It's weird to think of this next to such a commercial area.
Whoever dreamt this up is just absolutely amazing.
[SPLASHING WATER]
Yeah. Even right back here I'm getting the mist.
Ooh, I didn't notice know this was here.
[SPLASHING WATER]
That's up for the Superbowl. So cool. Really cool.
And then if we go down here there's a massive massive building there too.
I think that's the Williams Tower I think they called it.
I don't really know.
It's so pretty.
I think I'm gonna go back to the Galleria
I'm not sure if I'm gonna have something to eat just now
but I'll maybe see if there's anything worth having.
Okay so here's the thing. I'm just walking to the Galleria behind me
and over the road is the hotel I think where the New England Patriots are staying.
You can decide for yourself. There's people everywhere.
Totally insane. I mean being from Scotland, I'm just not used to this.
I don't know who they are
I'm staying in the same hotel as the friends and family but I wouldn't know them from anybody else.
And it's totally mad to me, there's a news crew behind me there as well
but look at all the people, there's like tons of people who are just standing outside the hotel
trying to see if they can see anybody.
It's totally nuts, isn't it? I had no idea. Well I knew the Superbowl was a big thing,
but it's just not something that's on in the UK so we just never really pay attention to it.
They've tried to make it a thing the last couple of years but fetch just isn't happening.
There's another news crew, I've just passed another one as well
that's like three altogether who are just kind of standing on the opposite side of the road.
side of the road and that's just totally insane to me.
And I'm back in the room!
Okay Superbowl fever has officially hit my hotel.
I thought it was bad this morning, but it's definitely around now.
Like this morning they had a stand downstairs where you could buy merchandise
and there was various people out ready to welcome anybody who came in,
but now there's people just standing there ready to open the door
which is what they were doing anyway, but now
it's like they won't go away and do something else, they will stand at that door
and just check that everybody's there. There were cookies everywhere.
Like everywhere. I'm gonna have to go down and get some later.
And when I went to get the elevator somebody, one of the hotel staff came in with me
and pushed the button for me which I felt was a bit extreme.
So I really feel like they're trying to turn it into like a five-star hotel now
which is really getting my money's worth.
I wasn't able to really say anything when I went to get my food
because there was copyrighted music in the background
and as a YouTuber that's a big no-no so- I did take some video though
so you'll kind of see that while I'm telling you what it is.
So what I had was a Stromboli which I've never ever had before
it's like a pizza crossed with a sausage roll is probably the best way for me to describe it.
I brought back some leftovers because it felt like a bit too much for me.
Like they also had a combo meal where you could like get something from the buffet
so I got some meatballs as well so between the two they've really filled me up
and all that was for like $10. So I'm totally filled.
But I'm Little Miss Sweet Tooth so I have a brownie. Let me just show you this.
Okay so this is a cookies-and-cream brownie. Delicious!
Again I'm not too sure if I'm gonna eat the whole thing now
but that'll keep me going for a little bit.
I think I have a spare spoon still in my wardrobe.
I know it's like a really weird place to keep spoons. Ah ha! There we go.
That was from my cheesecake. So I'm gonna get started on that
and I'll check in with you later I'm sure.
Okay I am so so happy right now.
As I mentioned this morning it is Groundhog Day today
which is my most favorite day and that's because Groundhog Day the movie is my most favorite movie.
And I will watch it all the time I really don't care, there's been days where
I've just watched it on a loop. I just love that film, honestly.
So with it being Groundhog Day,
if I had been at home, I would have been watching Groundhog Day today.
So I went online to try and find out if it was gonna be on TV
and it looked like I wasn't going to be able to get the channel that it was on,
but I've managed it! I've managed to get it on the TV.
I am watching Groundhog Day.
I actually did a little victory dance when I managed to get it on
because I was so sure it wasn't gonna work. So that's the rest of my evening planned!
So I'm just watching Groundhog Day in a loop right now, it's brilliant.
Groundhog Day marathons are definitely the way forward. The UK did it last year
and this is happening this year in the US. I don't know if they've done it in the past
or if any other country has done it but they're just so cool honestly.
Anyways, as I was watching the end of the last Groundhog Day,
I decided to tweet Stephen Tobolowsky
who played Ned Ryerson in the film, who's always been my favorite character.
Years ago I set up like a kind of fan club page on Bebo for Ned Ryerson.
And sadly Bebo is no more, but my love for Ned Ryerson continues.
Anyways so I just thought I'd tweet him and say,
"Happy Groundhog Day," you know, "From your number one fan".
And he liked it. I can't believe that actually happened, it was just crazy.
And even funnier was like I was checking my emails as Ned Ryerson was on the screen.
So as I was reading it he was kind of there like
"It's Ned, Needlenose Ned, Ned the Head" Oh man!
Best Groundhog Day honestly.
Well after a busy day of walking around and seeing everything there is to see of Houston,
I cannot think of any better way to finish the day than with a snuggly blanket
and my favorite ever movie.
So it's still early yet but since this is a Groundhog Day marathon
I'm pretty sure I'm going to be watching Groundhog Day until I go to bed tonight.
So I'm not going to make you watch it with me,
if you want to watch Groundhog Day go find it somewhere and tell me what you think
if that's something you want to do. I'm always up for a Groundhog Day conversation
seriously and they can get quite deep depending on who I'm talking with.
Anyways thank you very very much for watching everybody and I'll see you tomorrow.
Anyways I don't really know what I'm going to do today yet.
[SIRENS] I think....oh?
[AMBULANCE SIRENS]
Apparently I'm just filming all the traffic now. Umm....
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