Texas State History Museum

Chasing the Texas sunsets,

 

            Have you been to the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin?  If you are a Texan you should have.  Native or Naturalized Texans should all visit this Museum.  I’ve been there before.  More than once.  But, ya’ll know how I roam.  High School Girlfriend wanted to revisit the Museum.  You see, they have a new exhibit.  “FORGOTTEN GATEWAY: COMING TO AMERICA THROUGH GALVESTON ISLAND”. High School Girlfriend’s grandmother came from Hamburg, Germany and landed in Galveston.

            Last Thursday we left the east bank of the Brazos river and headed west on Interstate-10 to Columbus, where we jumped on Hwy. 71 to Austin.  First stop, Hruska’s Bakery, at Ellinger, where we partaked on some kolaches.  Peach and Apricot for me.  Back on Hwy.71 heading to Austin.  Whoa, whoa, I pull off the Highway at LaGrange.  Weikel’s Bakery.  They have the best blueberry kolaches.  Well, might as well get a few more peach and apricot kolaches for later.  Onward.  We arrive at the Texas State History Museum about 10:30 am.  First thing, I want to go to the Texas Spirit Theater.  It’s great.  I’ve seen the feature presentation, “The Spirit of Texas” more than once, and love it.  The girl at the ticket counter suggested we wait until the noon showing because the 11:00 am feature was full of first graders.  Where is she from?  I told her I would pay extra to be in that theater full of first graders.  It was a blast.  Then High School Girlfriend and I approached the FORGOTTEN GATEWAY exhibit.  Two hours to take it in.  Charlie, it’s worth the trip.  Talk about Texas history.  And, it’s a history of immigration from the early 1800’s until today.  Yes, that exhibit really sheds light on immigration.  It’s an education worth seeing.  If I’m going to sell Texas Dirt, I’ve got to know as much as I can about Texas.  All true Texans should see this exhibit.  It’s now after 1:00 pm and we head over to have lunch at Hofbrau’s.  We both get the large t-bone steak.  High School Girlfriend gets her steak rare to medium, I get mine medium-well.

            After lunch we head back to the Museum where we see “Across the Sea of Time” in 3D at the Museum’s IMAX Theatre.  Lavern, do it.

            We get out of Austin before 5 pm.  Stop at Hruska’s on the way back to stretch our legs and use the facilities.  Hey, Hruska’s rest rooms can compete with Bucee’s.  Cross the Brazos River and home on the east bank before dark.

 

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Craig Dickson

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