A small town with more than 60 structures listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Galveston is home to one of the largest collections of the nineteenth-century buildings. I learned that after the trip. If I had done a little bit research before the trip, we might like to spend more time on the visits to those buildings. But the reason we went there was for the girls to play on the beach.
We DID take a tour to one of the most famous structures on the island - the Bishop's Palace. An hour's long tour not only gave you an up-close glimpse into the Victorian architecture, its incredibly beautiful wood work and detail and care in each and every piece, but also the entire history of the district and the island. The guide was very knowledgeable about the ins and outs of the building and what it had been went through. The gift shop downstairs is very cute and has quite a selection of the books about the island. I wish we could spend more time in there.
They also offer tour to the historic buildings during summer weekends. If you get a great guide, engaging and funny, what a pleasant way to spend a few hours listening to the amazing stories behind those walls, admiring the splendid interior, enjoying the beautiful landscaped gardens, and feeling the ocean breezes under the giant magnolia trees.
Sophie slept through the whole tour in Daddy's arms. Laura loved it, saying she would like to live in that kind of house some day. I like that idea. She's a good daughter. She would let me pick one of the rooms for my long visit.
Picture Slide is here.
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