Blogs from Austin, Texas, United States, North America

This morning, Colleen drove us to the airport so we could pick up our rental car. Rental cars were getting crazy expensive in Texas due to the eclipse. We found a good deal for picking up today and dropping off Tuesday morning. If we picked up a car yesterday when we landed, it would have been twice as expensive! So, we were really grateful to my mother-in-law for driving us. After we got the car, we decided to head to Brushy Creek Lake Park to check out some wildflowers. Colleen grew up in Texas and new of some beautiful areas in Hill Country, but after a long day of travel yesterday, we wanted something close by. Brushy Creek Lake Park also has walking paths, so we wouldn't have to go stomping through the fields and possibly ... read more

Today it was sadly time to move on from San Antonio, which has to be our favourite place so far this holiday - sorry Houston and New Orleans. We were heading to Dallas today, but as Austin is on the route so we through we would stop there on the way. Austin is the capital of Texas and is the site of the Texas State Capitol. We found it very easily and were also easily (and surprisingly) able to park on a street right by it. To make things even better, some kind soul had left two hours remaining on the parking meter, which was the perfect amount of time for us. Thank you whoever you are. After a quick visit to the Visitors' Center (well I suppose that's what it's for), we walked across to ... read more

After our breakfast of bagels, sausage, and hard boiled eggs, we drove 1.5 hours to attend a nondenominational church in Waco – en route, and a very very good message focused on communion, which evidently is not celebrated weekly. And en route we also learned so much interesting info about Czechoslovakian immigration. (We kept seeing signs for kolaches, and Czech names for bakeries.) Evidently TX has more Czechs than another other state. They first came in the 1850s to lead churches to immigrant German Protestants. Their influence was so great on Mexican music it’s called “norteno” and our son-in-law knew all about it. Mariachi polkas?! After church we changed into cooler clothes, had our lunch of leftover brisket and our bagel borrowed from breakfast, and by the time we arrived at Balcones National Wildlife preserve it ... read more

Hello everyone We have arrived in Houston Texas,so glad to leave the plane,not much leg room on the second leg,but hey we have survived. It’s lovely and warm here and great to catch up with our friends. We picked our bags up,and hopped on the car rental bus to pick up our car,we chose a Kia Sportage for our rd trip,next stop was the phone shop where we all got sim cards,Robyn couldn’t use your phone as the battery has died even when charging. On the road then to Austin Texas for 2 nights,slept in next morning,and then leisurely we went walking to city. Went on a 30min tour of the Texas capital building where all the decisions are made. Had a nanny nap in afternoon as we were all feeling jet lagged and then later ... read more

David and I are looking forward to our next adventure traveling through the Holy Land in Jerusalem. This trip will take us to many of the sites that Jesus and His disciples walked and preached. We look forward to sharing this great adventure with you.... read more