Austin Texas!

Hey! My Texas adventures continue! Here I am in Austin.

Bluebonnets are the state flower of Texas. These were growing on Congress Street, just outside the Capitol Building.



And here's the capitol!



Inside the Texas State Capitol Building is a statue of Stephen Austin, whom the city of Austin is named for. There's a matching statue of Houston on the other side of him, which you can't see in this picture.



Wow! This ceiling goes all the way up!



Here's another shot of the inside of the dome.



Phew! Texas sure is big. This is a part of the tile floor inside the capitol building.



I saw at least two other cool places in very hot Texas.

Here I am against the downtown Austin skyline. You can see the Frost building in the bankground. (It's a bank).


And! Here's Bookpeople, one of the country's largest independent booksellers! It's got over 4 floors of books!



Keep your eyes open! I have more adventures to be posted soon...

Here I am in Texas. Today Ismene and I are headed to San Antonio.





This is the Riverwalk!




Most of the Riverwalk was built for the World's Fair. It winds around for several miles! I took a stop at this little stone bench...




And look what I saw!




There are lots of great Mexican restaurants along the Riverwalk. Ismene and Taric took me out for margaritas! Whee!




And what trip to San Antonio would be complete without a visit to the Alamo?




That's it for now! Check back soon to see pictures of my travels in Austin, TX!

Nadine Moved

I even got to help Nadine Sedai move! I helped her put up her Tiki collection.



After all the moving was done, we went out and got a tree for the holiday season, and I helped hang ornaments.




My time so far with Nadine Sedai has been really informative and exciting. I look forward to my next adventure!

Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving we went to Zhareen Sedai's house. Zhareen made us lots and lots of yummy food, and of course she had a cheese plate for us Browns. :D




She also introduced me to Starbucks, the greatness of the Green Goddess! She gave me my own super sized cup! It was goodness! :D

Last Day in Easton PA

Our last day visiting Easton, PA, Nadine Sedai took me to get a hot dog at Jimmy's Hot Dogs. They are the best hot dogs ever!! They have been in business since 1910!!! They originally started in a tiny shop in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, right across the river in downtown Easton. That is where Nadine Sedai's Mom grew up and she would take Nadine there to get hot dogs and chocolate milk when she was a little girl.

Then in 1991 Jimmy's moved across the bridge into a shopping center in Easton.

Touring Easton, PA

Today was awesome! I got to see lots of neat places in Nadine Sedai's hometown. First thing in the morning we went to pick out her wedding cake. Nadine Sedai's Mom told me how it was one of the best bakeries in Easton, even though it is only this little tiny hole in the wall place. But sure enough when we got there, the place was jumping! Tons of people coming and going, picking up the bakeries home made doughnuts, or cakes. It was very exciting! And the lady, Mitzi who will be doing Nadine Sedai's cake was very friendly and really knew the business.

Here I am with Nadine Sedai outside Easton Bakery.




Next, we toured around downtown Easton. Nadine Sedai's Mom was really excited to show me around and was more than happy to take pictures.

First stop was the main tourist starting place, Two Rivers Landing, where folks can come and get tickets to go to the Crayola factory, a trolley ride through Easton, and other tourist attractions. And to prove why Nadine Sedai can be so stubborn, as is common for Two Rivers folk. *wink*



And here we are in front of the Crayola store. Nadine Sedai's Mom works for the company that makes the Crayola markers. She told me about how the barrels are made in molding machines, and then the ink is put in, and the tip, called a nib is placed in the top. Rather fascinating.



Then they took me around the back of the building and told me to stand in this one particular place. *blinks* Not sure why though...




Next stop was the famous clock outside of Bixler's jewelry store, America's oldest jeweler. They were established in 1785 and are celebrating 220 years of service!! Nadine Sedai told me that Bixler's has been doing the areas high school class rings, and that is where she got her's.




Then we went across the street to the Centre Square where the Declaration of Independence was read on July, 8, 1776, and where it is continued to be read every year on that date when Easton has a huge celebration, and downtown is shut down for a few days.




Then Nadine Sedai took me over to an alley off of the Centre Square to show me one of the dance clubs she used to frequent, called Mother's.




Down another alley a couple blocks up from the Centre Square, I got to see the famous ice cream shoppe, The Purple Cow Creamery! Yummy!



Down the same alley right next to the Purple Cow Creamery is the Pez Museum, which I found very interesting. To think one person collected enough pex dispensers to open their own museum. *blinks*




Then we went down to the rivers and saw the waterfall and I read some of the history of Two Rivers.




Nadine Sedai also showed me the State Theater in Easton. The theater has gone through a lot of remodeling and a lot of big names have been there including Bill Cosby and Jeff Foxworthy.




Right across the street from the State Theater is a little tattoo and piercing boutique called Pleasure and Pain, where Nadine Sedai got her tongue pierced.




Whew! What a busy day we had!

My trip to Easton, PA

Well we arrived in Easton, PA safe and sound. Nadine Sedai's Mom was really happy to see us and took us all out to dinner that night. She told me that this little Italian restruant, called LaBella's, served the best hot wings in the whole Lehigh Valley. So I bravely tasted them, with some yummy Bleu cheese dressing of course, and I concur, they were rather tasty!



After dinner we went back to Nadine Sedai's parents house and relaxed and talked and played some cards. They also taught me a neat game 25 Words or Less.

Then it was off to bed to rest up.