![20100112_austin_011 Downtown Austin](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_austin_011.jpg)
Downtown Austin
Last Friday, Nik and I took off on a mini road trip through Texas. Our first stop was Austin to see if it really can compare to Portland. It can. Then we headed farther south and a little to the east to visit Galveston to see if it could compare to Nik’s childhood memories. It can, sort-of.
All in all, it was a great trip and I know a little bit more about Texas. Now I need to take Nik on a mini road trip through Tennessee!
![20100112_austin_007 San José Hotel on South Congress](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_austin_007.jpg)
Hotel San José on South Congress
![20100112_austin_001 The room (I love their bed covers)](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_austin_001.jpg)
The room...I love their bed covers
![20100112_austin_003_hotelsanjose The Writing Desk](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_austin_003.jpg)
The writing deskÂ
![20100112_austin_026 Climbing through Christmas Trees](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_austin_026.jpg)
Climbing through Christmas Trees at Zilker Park
![20100112_austin_041 Big Top Candy Store](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_austin_041.jpg)
Big Top Candy Store....I recommend the taffy!
![20100112_austin_072 The Texas Capital Building](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_austin_072.jpg)
The Texas Capital Building from the outside
![20100112_austin_065 The Capital Dome](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_austin_065.jpg)
The Capital Dome
![20100112_austin_082 Train Tressel](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_austin_082.jpg)
Climbing through the Train Tressel near 2nd Street
![20100112_austin_093 The Cathedral of Junk](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_austin_093.jpg)
The Cathedral of Junk in South Austin
![20100112_austin_106 The Salt Lick](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_austin_106.jpg)
The Salt Lick...good BBQ!
![20100112_austin_120 Sunset at Mount Bonnell](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_austin_120.jpg)
Sunset at Mount Bonnell....I liked this view best
![20100112_galveston_005 The Texas Gulf Coast Pelicans](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_galveston_005.jpg)
Galveston Pelicans
![20100112_galveston_012 Railroad tracks near the Carnival Cruise terminals](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_galveston_012.jpg)
Railroad tracks near the Carnival Cruise terminals
![20100112_galveston_074_nik Pleased](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_galveston_074_nik.jpg)
By the time we made it to the water, we were quite pleased with ourselves
![20100112_galveston_034 Little orange house by the water](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_galveston_034.jpg)
Little orange house by the Gulf
![20100112_galveston_039 Little white house](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_galveston_039.jpg)
Little white house about to fall in the Gulf
![20100112_galveston_043 The Jetty](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_galveston_043.jpg)
The Jetty
![20100112_galveston_047 Itty Bitty Seashells](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_galveston_047.jpg)
Itty Bitty Seashells
![20100112_galveston_055 Highway 146](http://www.jamiesinz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20100112_galveston_055.jpg)
North 146....on the way back to Dallas
And here is Nik’s account of the trip: Two Days in Austin, Texas