Shopping in Galveston

As I had mentioned in the previous post, last Saturday my family and I spent the day on Galveston Island, Texas. It is an island off the Texas coast that opens into the gulf of Mexico. It is a place rich in history, and so interesting to visit. The famous pirate Jean Lafitte hung around there, and later, during WW2, German subs regularly prowled the Gulf Coast off of Galveston. One of the more fascinating stories about Galveston, is that of the terrible 1900 hurricane, known as The Great Storm; that killed thousands and devestated the entire island. As a result, sand was dredged from the ocean floor, and hauled in to raise the island eight feet higher. A sea wall was also built to help withstand the pounding waves of future storms. It has done a pretty good job, but the storm surge from hurricane Ike in 2008, did manage to tear up quite a bit of Galveston and other areas of the Gulf Coast pretty badly.

Above are some pictures I took of displays in a store called "The Admiralty". It is located in the Strand shopping district of Galveston, and I enjoyed looking at all of the "beachy" themed items they had for sale.... please enlarge the bottom photo for a closer look at the angels made out of sea shells. Aren't they cute?

I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!