Last week I had the opportunity to travel to
Austin, with my company for a conference. You can read more about it
here. Today, I am giving you a little recap of what I got to see while I was there. It was more about business than it was a touristy type visit.
One thing that stood out to me were colors, I loved the colors in downtown Austin. As the guitar above states,
it's a vibrant city.
I walked a lot which helped with my daily step count. I even ventured out onto 6th Street the first night,
like a Momma on 6th Street at 9 p.m., as you can imagine.....
nope didn't work. I walked right back over to my hotel and got in bed. Not sure what would posses me to think, anyway. Along the way I found
Mexi-Arte and decided I would visit on another day. Glad I did.
The museum's current exhibit is
Dia de Los Muertos altars. They are filled with colors, beautiful details and of course my favorite, LAS CALACAS! Houston has a similar exhibit which we have visited several times since the kids were little, you can read about it
here.
Another friend suggested I visit,
St. Mary's Cathedral, but I never made it during mass hours. So, I explored outside the building. It's a beautiful structure. I wish I could have gone inside. But, there will be October,
when I return, for yet another Momma adventure...
I kept walking and found small buildings with obvious historic background.
On one night I made it all the way to the Capitol building. Which my Husband reminded me that I had already been and even went inside. I am now 34, my memory of 10 years ago, is not the same. Ha. This time though it was different. When you are older there is a different appreciation of the silence, the clouds, the structure itself and of course the History.
I was born and raised in Texas and sadly tried to learn more about Mexico up until recent years. I guess, Mexico is a part of me, that I don't want to loose but I am proud to be Texan as well. This time, I was reminded of the other side of my roots. You know the side across the Rio Grande where I was born and raised, Texas/Tejas.
To be standing in a place that will forever hold true Texas history, is such an inspiration. Finding the
Tejano Monument made a great difference.
I love reading about how
Tejanos contributed to the growth and presence of our state.
Until next month Austin, when we meet again....
