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Texas vibes

In Texas everything is big plos. Even the disappointments.

Filled with good intentions in these times of fiscal restraint (the word is out), we decided to take a vacation efficient: small loop motor in three stages in our neighbor Texas: Austin, Bandera and San Antonio. Austin monuments and small shops, Bandera for horses and San A for the Mexican influence. Alas, disappointment is across the state.

Not only the eleven-hour trip, the cockroaches of the hotel which happens to be by Highway, small déjeuders taste of warm water. It also Gastro rotating the sweltering heat, the wind dehorning cattle (given the size of longhorns, is saying something). It can still visit the museums closed, the history of junk. Historical, Texas heroes, cowboys of legend, let me laugh.

Everything sucks and infringed.

Austin first. Capital of Texas, a small city (1.8 million), is being vaunted weird, that is to say bizarre. Actually bizarre, Austin is a Democrat.

There is also a street full of bars or craignos Connections (6th) and a street full of shops or vintage chicos (South Congress). Population connected to Austin is composed of citizens from 20 to 30 years no matter how dressed, wearing no matter how or with lots of tattoos everywhere, or any combination of the three. We focus on South Congress, which also happens to be an artery where tributary 2x2 trucks, cars, buses and others. The pleasure of magazinage is significantly diminished. Especially since half the tribe wants to vomit, as the sun claps like a club, we do not plan to light clothing (well what, it is almost winter) and the wind hot and heavy we weigh the hair in the picture. It crosses twice the risk of our lives, we buy two or three things very dear and we leave winnowed.

It arises near the bridge of the classic bat: the little creatures are harmonious fly in clouds above the Colorado River at dusk. The day falls. Then the night. No bats.

By cons, mosquitoes, full.

The day before, had been zoned around the Capitol: another local pride (do you think, the biggest U.S. Capitol after the one in Washington). A big block pink neo-classic that sits atop a hill (oh yes, it's very steep Austin, it must be nice when there's no too many cars, wind or sun). Around the Capitol, other pies, but also more modern roses: pink granite everywhere. A bit of gray granite and black too, to add a touch tombstone.

Inside, good quality Mastoc Texan made to last. Dark wood, copper, stucco. We discover historical truths-cons such heroic war of liberation against the evil tyrant of Mexico. In fact, after the frigged the Alamo, the troops of the said Republic of Texas, widely supported by the United States, attacked the Mexican army by surprise during a nap. To commemorate this glorious battle, the Texans have erected the monument to the dead the world's highest. Youhou!

only consolation in Austin: the Barton Springs swimming pool, built in the bed of a small river

A Place peaceful, open, free, not unlike the idea one has of resorts Ukrainian Black Sea. It is well, you want to swim. We have no shirt. You do not look now, one starts at the end of the day: over an hour cap for returning to the hotel.

At Austin, was also deepened our knowledge of history:

and also our geographical knowledge:

Another thing very exotic for us from New Orleans him: all the guys who work in contact with the audience are white. All others are tawny: housewives, drivers, cooks (even Vietnamese restaurant!) And blacks? Has it not. Yet we are told there is a minority Afro-American in Texas ... That's weird!