Labor Day rains didn’t stop Houstonians from flooding downtown Monday afternoon for the Astros game against the Minnesota Twins.
« The rain won’t stop us, we need rain boots, but we got umbrellas, we’re good, » said Javier Gutierrez, who came to the game with five other family members.
But the city also plays host to a lot of out-of-town visitors who come for the long holiday weekend to enjoy themselves, participating in activities ranging from concerts to weddings to outdoor adventures.
Kaamil Gaffar and his friend, Pooja, took a 16-hour flight from Doha, Qatar, to Houston just to go skydiving.
« Unfortunately it’s cloudy and not a good day to go do that, » Gaffar said.
The down pours was even a bit surprising for British rocker Phil Collen, the lead guitarist of Def Leppard, who was in town for a concert at Toyota Center with Journey.
« I did see a manhole cover today clanging, trying not to pop out, so that was unique. It seems every time we’re here we just miss it, but not this time, » Collen said, referring to the fact that the band’s last visit to Houston was Aug. 22,2017, for a concert at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion just days before Hurricane Harvey.
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