From Galveston, we traveled west past
Houston to Austin, capital of Texas and home to the main campus of
the University of Texas. We indulged ourselves there by staying in
the dog-friendly and completely unique, Hotel St. Cecilia.
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| Olive in the courtyard of the Hotel St. Cecilia |
Each room in the hotel is unique but
they all sport old-fashioned turntables and in the lobby is a fine
collection of old record albums that can be checked out. But the
best part is the location, the Hotel St. Cecilia is on a quiet street
that is just a short walk from Congress Street, the main drag that
has a great variety of restaurants and shopping, much of which is
dog-friendly. We walked down each morning and had breakfast at Jo's.
We enjoyed great coffee and pastries and Olive enjoyed the company
of other canines like this beautiful pooch...
While in town, we toured the state
capitol building. It has a beautiful understated elegance.
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| The dome of the Texas Capitol Building. |
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| The Senate Chamber. |
When we were on the grounds of the
capitol, I experienced a little lens envy. But, you know, I would
never be able to hold that thing still.
Austin is also a great base for
exploring the Texas Hill Country and we took a day to check it out.
We stopped at Perdernales Falls State Park and took a gander at the
river that has made the area what it is today.
We checked out the boyhood home of President Lyndon B. Johnson and his adult ranch.
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| LBJ's boyhood home. |
We stopped by Luckenbach, which Greg
informed me is the subject of a country song by Waylon Jennings.
But, in spite of all the natural beauty
we took in and all the cool things to see in Austin, the coolest thing we saw has to be this!
14 comments:
You've seen more of Texas than I have and I've lived here most of my married life! It does have it's quirky beauty and I think you managed to capture that.
We like nothing better than to wander around. We do it everywhere we go. Sometimes we miss the stuff in the Tourist Guides, but we often see things that others overlook. But those boots on the fence were just over the top fabulous.
love the boot fence. :) wondering if the gate in your header is recent or one you had posted before. olive is cute. love the big tree at lbj's old homeplace!
the boots and the dome are my most favorite today. LBJ boy hood home is what i would like to live in today...
This trip is sounding very interesting! How warm was it down there?
Does sound like you are having so much fun with great images to back it up...I'm glad Olive talked you into staying at the St Cecelia. She does look right at home ;)
The warmest it has been has been around 80 degrees F. and the coolest has been below freezing here in Marfa the night before last. In general, it has been in the 60s F. and I love that!
Great photos! That Capitol dome is beautiful. And the boot fence is so unique. I love that Austin seems so dog friendly.
Austin is a great city! We've thought of retiring there. You captured some great images of the city. Love those boots on the fence especially.
I'm so glad Olive got to travel with you. You found some interesting sights (like the box for bills - lOL).
Very cool photos! I love your shot of the capitol dome! And the boot fence is pretty darn unique! I've been to Austin, San Antonio, and Laredo. Would love to go back.
We have a boot fence here on the farm... I love that shot you took!
olive always steals the show BUT i really love boot fence!!
beautiful images today barb!!
Barbara, we too like to take off on road trips and I am behind in viewing your recent Texas posts. You must be happy to be enjoying 60 degree weather and not the colder New England temps. We've even had snow twice within a week on the VA eastern shore, but then we do like it being natives of NJ.
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