Texas Book Festival – Rainbow

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Let this be a lesson to me – don’t be grumpy when you find yourself about a mile away from your car, with the umbrella in the trunk, and you are walking back in the rain.  You never know when a magnificent rainbow will pop up out of nowhere to put an exclamation point on your awesome day in Austin.  ðŸ™‚

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Fan Fest III

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How to have a fun night in Austin with a bit of an international theme:

  • Park at the State Capitol at around sunset and take a leisurely stroll through the grounds.
  • Walk to Sixth Street in the gorgeous weather we are now experiencing.
  • Check out the art and activities of the Fan Fest for the Circuit of the Americas.
  • Walk to the far end of Sixth Street and get an Orange Cream Italian Water-Ice at Jim Jim’s.
  • Walk all over the downtown area to work up an appetite and admire some of the awesome cars in town.
  • Have crepes for dinner on the outdoor patio at Cafe Crepe.
  • Return to the Fan Fest to catch the Flying Balalaika Brothers play another fantastic show.
  • Call it a night with tiny experiences of Texas, Italy, France, Russia, and the Ukraine to spur your dreams.

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Come Walk with Me

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It is a relatively cool evening as the sun begins to set in Bartlett Texas.  The town is mostly vacant, except for a few cars and trucks.  Most of the shops have been boarded up with the exception of a couple of restaurants and antique stores.  People have purchased or leased some of the downtown buildings to serve as their homes.  The brick paved streets speak of another time.  The town’s history indicates wealth from the cotton and railroad industries.  Come and see some of the sights as I walk through this unique and interesting town.

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