We spent the afternoon with Bruce and Renee!
Our first stop was at Connor’s high school – Westlake High School. Athletes were practicing Sunday, so the Stadium gate was open…
Brian, Bruce & Renee
The Stadium holds 10,000 …
We went downtown to walk through the State Capitol Building. This is the third building to be used as the State Capitol; it was constructed in the 1880’s. What amazing architecture and craftsmanship!!
This photo is looking up into the dome from the rotunda…
We were able to go up to the fourth floor; it is possible to go up higher (just not the tourists!). There’s a spiral staircase up near the top! …
We were allowed to look into several of the rooms/chambers … the Supreme Court of Texas, the Court of Appeals, up on the fourth floor; the Galleries of the Senate and House were closed; we went into a gallery of a sort, and looked down into what looked like a Records Room.
We could go in and walk around the perimeter of the House …
An underground extension was completed in the mid-1990’s,
The Capitol from the north side …
We had lupper at a small “hole-in-the-wall” a few blocks from the Capitol, the Texas Chili Parlor! The food was GREAT!!!
Around the table from the left: Me, Mom, Bruce, Renee, Dad, Brian
After chili lupper, we wandered a few blocks over to the Bullock Texas State History Museum … it was well worth going to!!