"Dave S" wrote in message
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Harry wrote:
This Monday, my wife and I will be flying to Galveston for the first
time. We are planning on spending about 5 or 6 hours shopping and
sight-seeing. If anyone can offer suggestions as to a good place for
lunch and any peculiarities about the airport, I sure would appreciate
it. Also, any suggestions regarding transportation would also be
appreciated - car rental is too expensive for just a few hours :-(.

TIA

Harry
PP-ASEL
C-172 driver
KSAT

I second Dylan's and Dan's recommendations. I was based out of Houston
Gulf with Dylan when it was still open (closed 2002).

Gaido's (43'rd-ish and seawall) is upscale seafood. Adjacent is Caseys
(owned by them, not so stuffy)

Another place on Seawall is The Spot - Awesome burger joint, good
atomosphere. Lots of motorcycles on the sidewalk in front of it.

The Strand is their "entertainment district" located on the east end,
essentially old "downtown" Galveston. Lots of shops, bars and tourist
traps.

Reconsider the rental car - it may be the cheapest part of the trip,
transit wise. Cab fare x a couple trips will likely meet or exceed the
cost of a compact rental car. Galveston doesn't have a lot of excess
tourist taxes.

Dave

Dave, thank you so much for you comments and suggestions. We looked at the
Gaido's menu on-line and their prices are just a tad bit high for what we
would like to pay for a meal. That certainly doesn't mean the food isn't
worth it :-). The Spot sounds like it has possibilities. After all, we do
fly some 60 miles just to eat at DQ --- go figure --- LOL

We'll make a final decision on the rental car once we get the actual prices
and do some comparison. What I have been using was the quotes given on-line.

Thanks again.

Harry