Austin (the capital of Texas) is a nice sized city, not too big and not too small. Any larger and it would be unmanageable, any smaller and it would lack the spark that drives it’s creativity. As it is, it only takes about 20 minutes to get to any place that you might like to visit. It has a great late night seen and it’s filled with friendly people. Before you start to get the idea that I’m now employed by the Austin tourist council I’d like to point out that during the summer it is hotter than hell down here and most of the inhabitants of the city find an air conditioned place to hide in from about noon till 7 PM. Today, the expected high temp is going to reach 103deg before the day is done. The funny thing about this heat is that I had expected it to be a dry heat but this part of Texas is humid. In fact, there is normally dew in the mornings on the cars even though it only got down to 80 degrees during the night. All in all, it makes for a warm and sticky place to live. We have been busy playing tourist and seeing many of the sights of Austin. From the capital building to the local swimming hole (complete with a 30 foot water fall that you can sit under), to Ester’s Follies (a Vaudeville club) and watching the 1.5 million bats emerge from under the downtown bridge! I’ll post a few of the pictures that we have taken starting with the capital building...WOW what an edifice!Notice that even the hinges on the doors tell you that this is the capital of Texas.
The stairways were impressive and the splendid rotunda was eye popping!
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