Austin | Aug 2010
3 night trip to Austin, Texas. Highlights of the trip included the State Capitol, Downtown Tour, Barton Springs, 6th Street and the bats on the Congress Street bridge.
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Austin Trip, Day 1
First day in Austin and man, it is hot and muggy! This morning we took a tour of the Capitol, where I got this shot. For a sense of scale, the star at the top is 8 feet across.
We also went to the LBJ library and town lake. We ended the long, hot, exhausting day by bar hopping on 6th street with cousins from San Antonio who drove up. What a day!
<a href="http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year2/7157835_BfJPF#619314568_UY48P">[last year]</a>](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Austin2010/i-NkGRfrC/5/e8a468e3/L/2010-08-13%20Capitol%20Dome-L.jpg)
_08/13/10_ Texas State Capitol Dome Austin Trip, Day 1 First day in Austin and man, it is hot and muggy! This morning we took a tour of the Capitol, where I got this shot. For a sense of scale, the star at the top is 8 feet across. We also went to the LBJ library and town lake. We ended the long, hot, exhausting day by bar hopping on 6th street with cousins from San Antonio who drove up. What a day! [last year]
![<span id="date">_08/12/10_</span> <span id="title">Thunderheads</span>
Austin Trip, Day 0
Today we flew to Austin. The flight wasn't terribly exciting, but we did get free drinks just for having the Southwest credit card. That was pretty cool.
The sun was setting as we left our stop in PHX and the clouds were beautiful. I chose this shot mainly because I was able to capture the lightning. Did you see it?
Stay tuned for fun Austin photos.
P.S. I would crop out the engine on the lower right, but I'm on and iPad and can't do it. I'll fix all my iPad-uploaded photos when I get home.
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![<span id="date">_08/13/10_</span> <span id="title">Texas State Capitol Dome</span>
Austin Trip, Day 1
First day in Austin and man, it is hot and muggy! This morning we took a tour of the Capitol, where I got this shot. For a sense of scale, the star at the top is 8 feet across.
We also went to the LBJ library and town lake. We ended the long, hot, exhausting day by bar hopping on 6th street with cousins from San Antonio who drove up. What a day!
<a href="http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year2/7157835_BfJPF#619314568_UY48P">[last year]</a>](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Austin2010/i-NkGRfrC/5/e8a468e3/Ti/2010-08-13%20Capitol%20Dome-Ti.jpg)
100987laurajohnson
on August 14, 2010Very pretty. I've never been to the Texas State Capitol before. Interesting choice to put this in black and white.
Sam (tylwydd)
on August 14, 2010Great composition and details !