Our State Capitol


We took a field trip down to Austin this past weekend since Kevin was visiting. Sites included the Zilker Botanical Gardens, the largest Whole Foods store (with lots of sampling and 80,000 square ft to cover), and our State Capital building. We also drove through the University of Texas' campus and saw their huge football stadium.

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