Austin

Austin has a certain draw to it especially if you have ever lived there. It's a unique town. We've spent a couple of weekends there lately and it hasn't lost any of its charm. We visited some familiar places like The Broken Spoke, no changes there for sure. And who would want any to a place that Willie and many other well known country singers frequented before they were famous and ocassionally still show up unannounced sometimes. The Midnight Rodeo hadn't changed much either. Gumbos still has great food along with so many other places.

We decided to head to 6th Street Halloween night. It's always interesting to walk along 6th Street, there is always an array of people there every weekend, but Halloween brings people out in droves. We watched people parade back and forth in their costumes, some very simple and others very eleborate. Thank goodness they can block off the street. The weather was absolutely gorgeous and just cool enough to keep people in their weighty costumes from being uncomfortable, but not so cold that the ones dressed in skimpy outfits had to find jackets.

It was fun to frequent old haunts and to discover a few new ones.