Austin 2020 – Page 2 – KBJ

February 29, 2020

Friday, February 28th – Up to Waco

We went up to Waco to have lunch and a visit with a high school friend of Dad’s… they haven’t seen each other since 1959, but have kept in touch all these years!

We aimed for lunch at Magnolia Table… we arrived at 11:30 am and there was a 2 hour wait for a table, so … we went to the BBQ place next door!

After lunch we went out to Magnolia Market Silos (The Silos) and wandered through their Market.

They had a 1951 Willys at The Silos …. Brian had one for a while 40 years ago, in Edmonton.

The Silos themselves are not yet renovated, but plans are in the works. Here, Mom & Dad and Brian are sitting in The Garden, by one of the silos…

March 1, 2020

Saturday, February 29th – Let’s Go To Luckenbach, Texas!

Just not with Waylon and Willie and the boys!! 🙂

Mom and Brian & I headed west to Luckenbach (Dad stayed home for a quiet and restful afternoon). They had an acoustic jam in the afternoon.

The old Post Office/General Store is still there… it’s no longer a Post Office, but it is still a store – the front part and rafters is more museum, with items that had been sold in the distant past, and the rest of the store sells “Luckenbach merchandise”.

The old Dance Hall is still there too! Build in the 1880’s and still being used! There was a concert Saturday night, but it was sold out.

The afternoon jam was out back of the store, under Live Oaks … beer, burgers, dogs, fries and HUGE sour pickles! …

Over by the creek were some more big ol’ Live Oaks …

March 2, 2020

Sunday, March 1st – Hangin’ in Austin

We spent the afternoon and evening hanging out with Bruce and Connor & Jasmine.

We checked out Connor’s “ride” … 2015 Subaru something. 🙂 He and Bruce have worked on it together and Connor loves it! Brian drove it for a test drive (I squished into the almost non-existant back seat – but hey, if Connor’s friends can do it, so can I!!)

Then Bruce, Mom & Dad and Brian & I hopped into Bruce’s “ride” and headed to Lakeway (about a 20 min drive from Bruce’s, still apart of Greater Austin). Lakeway is over by Lake Travis.

We went to look at where Bruce’s garage will be built … it will give him a place to work on his cars and meet other car enthusiasts.

We went to the local bar, and these wild periwinkles were growing …

We were only a few blocks from Lake Travis, so we went down to have a beer and nachos on the lake shore!

Then it was Supper at Bruce’s, so we got to visit more with Connor & Jasmine too!

March 3, 2020

Monday, March 2nd – Out to San Antonio

Mom & Dad and Brian & I headed out mid-morning to San Antonio… and passed through ….

Kyle, Texas!

First stop in San Antonio?… The Alamo!!

March 2nd happens to be Texas Independence Day … on March 2, 1836 settlers in Mexican Texas officially declared independence from Mexico and created the Republic of Texas. Unfortunately, news didn’t reach the Alamo in time and its Texian defenders were wiped out on March 6, 1836.

Because we arrived on the anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo, there were several re-inactments. Here, soldiers are shooting muskets.

The Alamo itself was one of the early Spanish missions in Texas, originally known as Mision San Antonio de Valero … it was a mission and fortress compound founded in the early 1700’s by the Catholic Church.

Here, Mom & Dad are standing by one of the original walls … beside a shrub called Peregrina or Spicy Jatropha …

A close-up of the Peregrina flowers …

In a lovely courtyard, with several bronzes commemorating the soldiers who died in the Battle of the Alamo, was this lovely tree … I think it might be a Wisteria …

There was a Texas Independence Day Celebration in front of the Chapel of The Alamo …

Then it was off to San Antonio’s River Walk … what an amazing place! Everything at river level, gardens, restaurants, bars, shops … absolutely beautiful, and unique to San Antonio!

Photobomb!!!! …