Our vacation in Texas
It's been almost a month since our vacation. We went on a road trip in Texas. We didn't have a plan, we only knew that we would spend a couple of days at Four Seasons Las Colinas (15 minutes drive from our apartment,) and then play it by ear.
We dropped the dogs off at a doggy camp, and as we were getting back into the car, we realized that Paul McCartney's concert was about to begin, and if we started driving right away, we would have totally made it to the concert on time. We bought the tickets online on our way there, and in a few moments we were walking onto the Texas Rangers ballpark to Paul opening the concert with "A Hard Day's Night". Indeed, it was! Click here to see that moment, and HERE to watch the whole album of pictures and videos. I even video-called my mom, and she listened to a couple of songs. She was sleepy (it was around 6 am or so in Klimovsk), and I wasn't sure if the connection was good enough for it to be worth it, but she told me that she could hear everything! Yay!
On the way back we put the top of the car down and took a long route to get back home.
We drove to Las Colinas next morning and spent a couple of days there. It was just nice to sleep, eat, play pool, and not work :)
After Las Colinas we drove to Waco. I wanted to see Magnolia Market and Silos. It was awesome to see the community place that Chip and Joanna Gaines built. We chatted with three ladies in their sixties while we waited for our table at Magnolia Table. They were so sweet! They told me that when they saw me sitting at a table and waiting for Chuck, they thought that I was a European ballerina. Haha)) So, these ladies were friends for 50+ years. They grew up in a small town not far from Waco, and they still take trips together once a year. They even wore matching charm bracelets :) I always feel happy when I see long-time friends. No matter where life takes people, your people will always be within an arm's reach. I am blessed with many good friends, and I am so thankful for that!
Anyway, here are a few pics from the Silos:
After Waco, we drove to Austin. I heard great things about Austin, and it didn't disappoint! My favorite part was when we hiked to so-called "swimming holes". I want to go back there again! "Twin Falls" was amazing. The water was so clean, and the river would wind between rocks, speeding up and slowing down, creating little pockets of calm water where people would hang out. I absolutely loved it and felt very relaxed after a day there.
Check out the humidity in Austin at night :) The lens of the camera got foggy right away :)
The Alamo is very important to the history of the USA. I didn't know much about it until we went there. Chuck was very excited to see it. I read about the mission, the battle, and the history already there. This Church is basically the last building left from the mission. The church and quite a few walls that surrounded the fortress. My description doesn't do it justice, but if you'd like to learn more, wiki about it, or watch a movie. :) I always try to sense the spirit of places like this. I try to feel what it must have been like to live there, and eventually to hide in that church in the midst of fighting.
We dropped the dogs off at a doggy camp, and as we were getting back into the car, we realized that Paul McCartney's concert was about to begin, and if we started driving right away, we would have totally made it to the concert on time. We bought the tickets online on our way there, and in a few moments we were walking onto the Texas Rangers ballpark to Paul opening the concert with "A Hard Day's Night". Indeed, it was! Click here to see that moment, and HERE to watch the whole album of pictures and videos. I even video-called my mom, and she listened to a couple of songs. She was sleepy (it was around 6 am or so in Klimovsk), and I wasn't sure if the connection was good enough for it to be worth it, but she told me that she could hear everything! Yay!
We drove to Las Colinas next morning and spent a couple of days there. It was just nice to sleep, eat, play pool, and not work :)
After Las Colinas we drove to Waco. I wanted to see Magnolia Market and Silos. It was awesome to see the community place that Chip and Joanna Gaines built. We chatted with three ladies in their sixties while we waited for our table at Magnolia Table. They were so sweet! They told me that when they saw me sitting at a table and waiting for Chuck, they thought that I was a European ballerina. Haha)) So, these ladies were friends for 50+ years. They grew up in a small town not far from Waco, and they still take trips together once a year. They even wore matching charm bracelets :) I always feel happy when I see long-time friends. No matter where life takes people, your people will always be within an arm's reach. I am blessed with many good friends, and I am so thankful for that!
Anyway, here are a few pics from the Silos:
After Waco, we drove to Austin. I heard great things about Austin, and it didn't disappoint! My favorite part was when we hiked to so-called "swimming holes". I want to go back there again! "Twin Falls" was amazing. The water was so clean, and the river would wind between rocks, speeding up and slowing down, creating little pockets of calm water where people would hang out. I absolutely loved it and felt very relaxed after a day there.
To get there you take this one exit off a highway, park on the side of the road, and walk down a rocky path for about 10 minutes. Twin Falls has a rock approximately a few feet above water, and people jump from it. We jumped, too! We both were scared, so we held hands while jumping :) Aww, I know! haha)) we were both not sure about it, but couldn't back out! Haha))
We were staying in a beautiful old hotel in Austin. After hiking, we stopped by to have some ice cream, and later that night we woke up hungry, so we drove to get some tacos.
Check out the humidity in Austin at night :) The lens of the camera got foggy right away :)
After Austin we went to San Antonio - to check out the riverwalk and the Alamo.
The Alamo is very important to the history of the USA. I didn't know much about it until we went there. Chuck was very excited to see it. I read about the mission, the battle, and the history already there. This Church is basically the last building left from the mission. The church and quite a few walls that surrounded the fortress. My description doesn't do it justice, but if you'd like to learn more, wiki about it, or watch a movie. :) I always try to sense the spirit of places like this. I try to feel what it must have been like to live there, and eventually to hide in that church in the midst of fighting.
I didn't know why Chuck asked me to stand there for this picture, but then I turned around, and it all made sense. Look at my smile - I had no idea! I thought there was something beautiful behind me. Kremlin is pretty cool, but I feel like this sign is more of a reference to the cold war days. 
The riverwalk was cool, I couldn't tell if this was a natural river, or not. It was very impressive!
After San Antonio, we drove back to Dallas. The dogs were very excited to see us, check out this video we took.
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