H2K - Tuesday, May 30th

Tuesday: The Eindhoven Stetsons Visit Austin

 

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Tony is filming me taking a picture of him and Nico in the van. The Mudfish and Buddy are watching from the back.
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Nico and Jos look at a TWT to see what there is to do in Austin.
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Nico and The Mudfish chat while Buddy watches them.
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After we arrived in Austin we took the Stetsons to see the Texas State Capital.
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The Capital grounds were very green and filled with lots of flowers.
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You can see the "Goddess of Liberty" on top of the Capital dome.
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Nico, Jos, and Jack walking up to the Capital building.
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Here is a closer view of the dome. You can see the symbols from the six flags that have flown over Texas.
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Nico and Jos looking like tourists.
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Oh my! Nico and Jos don't look like tourists now.
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Jack and Jos look down Congress Ave. while Nico takes a picture. Tony and Chris finally make it up to the Capital building.
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A view looking up inside the Capital dome.
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There was a special press conference held by "Senator Jos".
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A view of the floor of the Capital Rotunda. You can see the symbols of the six flags that have flown over Texas. Spain, France, Mexico, Texas (the nation), Confederate, United States.
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This is a view of the Capital Library. Notice the computer with the Windows 95 "Blue Screen of Death". Oops!
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We walked through the Capital building down into the new underground extension. The State recently added a multi-story underground office complex to provide more office space for the representatives without hurting the above-ground view of the Capital. This is one of the skylights.
 
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