Sunday 13 April 2014

Cruise -- Houston


I'm fascinated by the differences in American entrepreneurs and Canadian entrepreneurs.  Here is a not-so-typical shop along the highway between the airport and the dock.


There are 5 terminals at Houston Airport, but I don't think they are as large as the terminals at Toronto.  The terminal we departed from had less than 20 gates. The terminals were connected by a monorail.  The trip across the 5 terminals took less than 15 minutes.  The trains seemed to be driverless -- at least we couldn't see a driver.  This photo shows a switch coming out of terminal E on the line that allows trains to return to terminal A.



The port of embarkation was huge, and it was designed in anticipation of cruise traffic that hasn't quite met the expectations of the community.  However, with the upcoming expansion of the Panama Canal, they are hoping that more traffic will come their way.


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