I saw four great bands today at the International Music Festival put on by the Texas Music Museum.
I was surprised to discover that the two gentlemen playing the sitar and tabla were my favorite music of the afternoon. You can find them on the Internet and YouTube if you are interested in hearing their music.
The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center was my destination today for the Fifth Annual International Music Festival. Here are some photos to give you an idea of what the Museum looks like from the outside.
I did some walking on the East side of Austin this afternoon, and this church caught my attention. It is the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
This oak tree outside the movie theater is pretty cool. It is a little bit more impressive in the midst of a full blown rain storm.
This movie is about the mountain climbing expedition for the Shark’s Fin route up the Meru Peak in the Himalayas. If you see the film, you will see a documentary about superhuman men. If you are like me, you will be shouting on the inside for these men to stop what they are doing – just stop. It is a crazy film that explores the boundaries of what risks are logical versus illogical.
I took a photo walk through downtown Austin today. In search of the best shot of the Frost Bank Tower.
After posting my last blog page from the Lego Kids Fest, there was still a little time left before the event was over for the day. Lucky for me, there was a small mountain of Legos to dive into. The kids had built a giant blue city with about 90 towers, so I contributed by building a long blue wall to front the city and keep out the kids who wanted to play Godzilla for the night. It sort of worked and kept the destructive ones from crushing all the towers. The whole plan failed when the time for the event was up. The adult proctors began ripping the city to pieces in preparation for the next morning so tomorrow’s kids could have a fresh mountain of blocks to build from. I hope they have fun and make a city as majestically constructed as the one tonight. 🙂
Pretty much everything Lego can be found at the Lego Kids Fest. It will be here in Austin for the weekend, so come check it out if you can. Now, I need to go build a castle or something…
One of the best parts of the Whole Foods Market in the Domain is the Draft Shack. As you can tell by the photo, they have 45 different beers on tap, among other beverages. They also have an oyster happy hour from 3 to 5 every day if you are into that sort of thing. My beer selection today was a pint of Pablo’s Pale Ale from Adelbert’s Brewery in Austin. Tap #23 on the big board. It was great!
There were some thunder clouds rolling through the area this evening, so I thought I would go for a walk around Pflugerville Lake to catch some awesome photos. It turns out that my view from the booth at Souper Salad was better. Funny how these things work out sometimes. 🙂
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