state capitol building

TEXAS

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May 29th 2006
We arrived in Austin to discover our hotel was not very 'downtown' at all and RIGHT BY A VERY LOUD FREEWAY! I decided to be ill for the first three days, thwarting Raj's plan to eat nothing but steak for a week by being unable to leave the room. Eventually we made it into town and headed up Congress Avenue - be in awe of our dedicated cultural sightseeing, when we wandered briefly through the St ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more