Did you know in Houston, we have the eighth wonder of the world? The Astrodome!! The Astrodome was the first baseball stadium with a roof. At first it had real grass, but the panels in the roof let sunlight get to the players' face and they couldn't see. So they had to paint the panels and the grass died. Astroturf was invented. If you want to check out the Astrodome yourself go to

http://www.astros.com/dome.htm

Hey, Come on over to NASA (Johnson Space Center and Space Center Houston) The have some neat stuff like a startship gallery,tram tours, and actual rocks that were actually in space. Do you like space and exploration? This can be the right place for you. There is an IMAX theater. At the Starship Gallery, they have Americas first satelite up to the Apollo capsules. You can see the Mercury and Gemini capsules. You can also see a remake of the skylab trainer. They also have the largest moon rock collection. You can touch one of them. There are also neat exhibits about growing plants and other crops. To read more about NASA go to

http://www.spacecenter.org

Can't wait to show you around.
Nick, Alan, and Bryce

Do you like thrilling rides? WEll, com to Astroworld in Houston,Tx. Astroworld has the most roller coasters in Texas, which is ll. There's also cool games, shops full of souvneriors, great holiday festivals, and much much more. If you want to see Pictures of this place go to

http://www.sixflags.com/astroworld

Come to Houston and have a Blast. Do you just love swiming and silding down slides in water? I do. Where I live there is a Big waterpark called Waterworld. It has some new reides to go on like Hook's Lagoon, Big Kahuna, and a new four passenger raft ride. They're all so much fun. Go to

http://www.sixflags.com/houston

We are looking forward to seeing you.

Bye From
Courtney

Hello, this is the last part of our invitation. We were writing in groups.

Mrs.Bank

Hi Kids,

My name is Morgan. I am 10 years old and I want to tell you about a neat place in Galveston,Texas. It is called Moody Gardens. Moody Gardens has lost of cool stuff like three giant pryamids made of glass. In one of these pyramids there is a rainforest exhibit. Inside the pyramid there are lots of plants,animals, and fish that you would find in the rainforest. There is also a bat cave, but don't worry there is glass that seprates you and the bats. There is also a pyramid that has some cool stuff on Mars. Inside there is a Living In the STars exhibit which lets the visitors experience ther thrill of the red planet Mars! Also in the same pyramid as Mars there is a neat ride that makes you even feel like it's really happening. They also are building a new pyramid that will have all sort of sea animals. I think ya'll would have a really great time, the web site is

http://www.moodygardens.com

Also two other great places to visit is Kemah,Texas

http://www.kemahwaterfront.com

and The Amc Gulf Pointe 30. It is a movie theater with 30 different screens. It is the 5th biggest movie theater in Texas.

Can't Wait for you to visit.

Morgan, Jonathan, and Anna

A letter from 09.04.99:

Hi Alan.

You have asked me why there are more people in the summer than in the winter. That’s because of the tourists, in the summer there are tourists all over, and in winter there are only Danish people. There are no mountains in Hvide Sande only dunes. I would like to visit you in Clear Lake, and see your land Texas.