So, I mentioned that when we don't have a lot of time in one place, Brandon and I look for food tours and Segway tours. We did the food tour on Day 1, so Segway tour is first stop on Day 2. It's been awhile since we've been on a Segway, but it's a lot like riding a bike and it will come back to you very quickly.
I took this picture for the kids. This is the Center for Mexican-American Cultural Arts. The grounds were quite pretty, but this sidewalk was bricked to pattern a Mexican milk snake.
This art is titled "Hurlyburly" and is made from recycled lobster rope.
The next stop as The Driskill hotel. It's a gorgeous hotel that is supposedly haunted, and it costs a lot of money to stay at.
Next up, the capital. This building and the grounds are very beautiful. We were warned that fire arms are allowed in the capital, however, pocket knives are not.
Looking up into the dome.
This is looking down at the floor on the main level.
The house is currently not in session.
This is a view from the backside of the capital.
This is a newer addition to the capital.
A small replica of the Statue of Liberty.
The state flower is the rose and they were starting to bloom.
The grounds have a statue of the 10 commandments. People have complained that it is against the separation of church and state, so the tablet can only be seen if you walk around it, or drive the wrong way down a one way street.
This is the govenor's mansion. It is right across the street from the
This is statue of Angelina Eberly is placed in the exact spot where she fired a cannon shot that saved Austin as the capital of Texas.
Austin has a lovely skyline.
We got to take our Segways straight up a hill to find this at the top. It showed the distances between different Texas towns and it's capital of Austin.
Austin has quite a bit of green spaces as part of it's downtown area.
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