Welcome Fans, Friends, and Visitors,

Hi.

Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras in French is this week.  This is part of the 4 year cycle for:

1. Leap years,
2. Presidential election years, and
3. Summer Olympic years,

Weather in Houston

The monthly average high temperature is 67 degrees Fahrenheit/19 degrees Centigrade.  The monthly average low temperature is 48 degrees Fahrenheit/9 degrees Centigrade, and the mean is 58 degrees Fahrenheit/14 degrees Centigrade.  The average rainfall is 3.01 inches/7.65 centimeters.  It is the driest month of the year.  The next four months will all experience progressively more rain.  Click here for the weekly report.

Monthly Special for a 2.5-Hour Walking Tour – Discounted by 17 to 29% Based on the Number of People

The monthly special for February is a walking tour of the Rice Village and Rice University.  From 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM on Monday through Saturday – we offer the Rice Village and Rice University Walking Tour.

This will give you opportunities to go into various boutiques and restaurants in the Village, see the statue of William Marsh Rice that rests over his cremated ashes, various buildings on the Rice campus including the performance arts hall, the movie theater, and the student center.

Weekly Special for Driving Tours – February  23^rd
through February  29^th. Discounted 20%.

Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras/Carnival are on Tuesday of this week.  Galveston has its own Mardi Gras celebration.  Take one of our Galveston tours this week.  They can be anywhere from 5 to 12 hours.  Click here to read the descriptions.

Weekly Special for National Food Days – February 23^rd through February 29^th

These are 3-hour customized tours that can be blended.  The price is the same as a regularly priced 3-hour City Tour.  You pay for anything that you consume.   The National Food Days include:

• February 23^rd – National Banana Bread Day.
• February 24^th – National Tortilla Chip Day.
• February 25^th – Clam Chowder Day.
• February 25^th – National Chocolate-Covered Nuts Day.
• February 26^th – National Pistachio Day.
• February 27^th – National Strawberry Day.
• February 28^th – National Chocolate Souffle Day.
• February 29^th – National Frog Legs Day.

 

See you on a tour.

Sincerely,

Keith Rosen
Houston Historical Tours
P. O. Box 262404
Houston, Texas 77207-2404
(713) 392-0867
(713) 643-4086 Fax
houstonhistory@aol.com
www.houstonhistoricaltours.com