I didn't take very good pictures in Texas, but here are a few that aren't bad.
My first breakfast in Austin. I didn't even want a waffle, but how can you resist breakfast foods in the shape of the state you're visiting? If they'd had a waffle iron in the shape of an armadillo that would have been even better.
McKinney Falls State Park. Don't be deceived by the name. There were no falls to speak of. If you click on the park link, there's a picture of some very nice falls, but they seem to have been dried up on Friday.
These are flowers on the grounds of the Alamo. Everything was in bloom.
This is Mission San Jose, one of five missions built in the 1700s in South Texas (the Alamo is one of the five). I'm fascinated by the missions. I find them architecturally very interesting, but I'm also interested in the history surrounding them. The Spanish and Native American cultures brought together at the missions were so different from one another. The chapel portion of the mission still operates as a church. Services were being held while we were there, and we could hear the singing out on the grounds.
This is some existing detail work on the side of the mission. All of the missions were originally very brightly painted with big, bold patterns.
This is my lunch from Pesca on the River Walk. Every other meal I had in Texas was large enough to feed 12 people. And my most excellent meal at Threadgill's (grits, spinach goodness, and sweet potato fries) included free refills of all the dishes. More grits? Here you go. Sure you wouldn't like more spinach? It's on the house.
The Supreme Coordinatrix and Stash on the River Walk. We spent a lot of time on the River Walk, because it was so much cooler than being on street level.
My first breakfast in Austin. I didn't even want a waffle, but how can you resist breakfast foods in the shape of the state you're visiting? If they'd had a waffle iron in the shape of an armadillo that would have been even better.
McKinney Falls State Park. Don't be deceived by the name. There were no falls to speak of. If you click on the park link, there's a picture of some very nice falls, but they seem to have been dried up on Friday.
These are flowers on the grounds of the Alamo. Everything was in bloom.
This is Mission San Jose, one of five missions built in the 1700s in South Texas (the Alamo is one of the five). I'm fascinated by the missions. I find them architecturally very interesting, but I'm also interested in the history surrounding them. The Spanish and Native American cultures brought together at the missions were so different from one another. The chapel portion of the mission still operates as a church. Services were being held while we were there, and we could hear the singing out on the grounds.
This is some existing detail work on the side of the mission. All of the missions were originally very brightly painted with big, bold patterns.
This is my lunch from Pesca on the River Walk. Every other meal I had in Texas was large enough to feed 12 people. And my most excellent meal at Threadgill's (grits, spinach goodness, and sweet potato fries) included free refills of all the dishes. More grits? Here you go. Sure you wouldn't like more spinach? It's on the house.
The Supreme Coordinatrix and Stash on the River Walk. We spent a lot of time on the River Walk, because it was so much cooler than being on street level.
2 comments:
i love the river walk!
That mission looks awesome. I think I'll go to Texas now.
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