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Weekend Austin

We went to Austin last weekend to visit C as she was on job in Austin. It was a 3-hr drive from Houston to Austin. Along the road were many ranches and cows. The countryside is pretty. Vast land America has...

We heard there is a Mardi Gras at night so we decided to go see see look look. We thought Mardi Gras is some Chingay but we were wrong. 6th Street was closed for Mardi Gras and we even asked the policeman what time it start. The policeman said not so early (that was ard 7 or 8pm), maybe 10pm. So we waited till like almost 12MN and realised the so-called Mardi Gras is actually some beads and breast-baring thing. According to New Orleans traditional, prostitutes lined the streets in New Orlean and when men gave the women a string of beads, the women will flash at the giver of the beads. So we were stunned when we realised what it was!!! That is pretty gross. Luckily is Austin not New Orleans, so there werent much flashing. Guys.. if you think if there were any chio gals around... there is none... We presumed that good gals and chio ones stayed at home. Erhemmm......

The next morning we went to University of Texas (UT in short), Austin Branch. Houstonians are proud of UT. The campus is very big and reminds me of NUS. And next we visited the State Capitol of Texas. The architecture is very nice.

The ceiling of the dome. (Can you see the lone star? Is a star with TEXAS letters in between the legs of the star. Hence Texas is called the Lone Star State.)

The next day we drove to San Marcos which is a chain of factory outlets to shop. This time round, I drove. It was less than an hour drive. A good learning experience before we go for our road trip. I learned how to set the car at cruise and one just need to control the steering wheel. Cool! San Marcos is better than the Katy Mills we have in Houston. It is bigger and have more brands than Katy Mills. I have got good deals and enjoyed myself. GUESS sunglass for less than 25 USD and DKNY watch for 30 USD. Cant believe these Brands can be this ChEaP! Thumbs UP!

posted by Ying @ 2:31:00 PM