SXSW
No, I’m not referring to the direction we headed on our first trip with Benny and the Jet. That trip (although it was in that direction) went very successfully, with my pride in my husband being 100% justified. In fact, so spurred on by our successful maiden trip (albeit guided by Lee and Carolyn), we booked another trip as soon as we got back – going solo this time, and I’ll be writing about that soon. What today’s blog is in fact about, is our one day trip to Austin, Texas. I’ve learned it’s important to put in the name of the state, because there may well be other Austins in other states! This Austin however is the Texas capital and is known as the “the live music capital of the world” because of the number of live music venues in the city. Actually it seems to me that title should apply to the whole of the state, because every town has a dancehall, with couples of all ages dancing the Texas Two step and some form of jive to live music every weekend. But I digress. ...