Over President's Day Weekend we went to Austin, Texas. Austin is about three hours south of Fort Worth. What a crazy city. We had a great time but were amazed at the traffic! Just packed! It took us 4.5 hours to get back to Fort Worth. While we were in Austin, we went to the Lyndon B. Johnson presidential library and museum a couple of times. It was such a neat place. There was so much to see and learn and do. We especially enjoyed all the political pins they had on display and in the gift shops from many years of presidential elections. Really entertaining and funny. We purchased about 25 and are excited to put them out for display when we get back to SLC. We really enjoyed the actual old fashioned telephone booths in the basement and had to try them out. Remember when we liked privacy while placing phone calls? Weird wild stuff! :)Also, excuse my risque outfit. Didn't realize that my shirt was pulled up, insert wolf whistle now, I know I know!
We had the unique "pleasure" of staying in a Red Roof Inn while down in Austin. Actually, the Inn was about 15 minutes back north from Austin because all the other places we tried were FULL. We had never ever had that experience before. Neither Ben nor I had ever stayed in a Red Roof Inn and it was probably the last time we will. The place was so dirty we didn't dare put our bare feet on the floor and it smelled like pee. The bathroom floor was cleaner BY THE TOILET than anywhere else and that's saying something. We didn't sleep much that night because we kept imagining all the things that could be in bed with us. We did get $10 off our bill the next morning due to the dirt, and now have a great story to tell and laugh about, so, the experience was worth it.
We also stopped in Georgetown about 30 minutes north of Austin and took a tour of some really incredible caves. Ben and I both adore exploring caves and had a fantastic time on the tour. The only thing that could have made it better would have been if we could have gone off trail. Darn people "preserving" the stalagmites and all. haha.
It was a great trip for one and all!
2 comments:
Wow that is sooo cool, I love caves and that kind of stuff! That must have been so much fun!
Aren't they excellent?? There is something so magical and surreal about there being such amazing things hiding out there underground.
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