Sunday, October 31, 2010

Luckenbach, Texas

October.31.2010. @ Luckenbach, Texas.





Saturday, October 30, 2010

Dressed for The Occasion

October.30.2010.
50th Wurstfest @ New Braunfels, TX.





The Color of Wurstfest

October.30.2010.


It's the 50th Wurstfest of New Braunfels, Texas. The festival always starts on the Friday before the first Monday of November. The German culture mixes with Texas style fun brings out black-red-yellow (German's flag) and red-white-blue (Texas' flag) hues everywhere around the festival ground.




Tour de Gruene

October.30.10.

Tour de Gruene is held in Gruene twice a year, in March and October. The steep sloping roads around the area with beautiful rivers and lake is perfect for this bicycle race event.

The signs and banner.

A supporter sat down on the pedestrian walk near the finish line,
across Gruene Hall.


A participant reaching the finish line.

The Historic District of Gruene

October.30.2010.


still have live music every night until this day.


Coffee house and antique shops
just across the Dance Hall.


Conestoga Wagon by Oma Gruene's Secret Garden
next to Gruene Mansion Inn.
Oma Gruene also has live music every night!


Old time photos studio, next to our B&B.


One of the wineries in Gruene.


Another antique and souvenir shop.

The Fireside Lodge Building

October.30.2010.

The entry to Fireside Lodge building.


A cupola on its roof.

A breeze way between two rooms.


Deer horn chandelier hanging on the breeze way.


Guadalupe River viewed from the breeze way.

Gruene Mansion Inn

October.30.2010.

This is where we stay, Gruene Mansion Inn Bed and Breakfast, at the heart of Gruene Historic area, New Braunfels, Tx. (Gruene -a German word- is pronounced "green" and it means "green" or "become green").




The main building of the whole bed and breakfast complex, the mansion.
Breakfast is served in this building and several rooms available
at the second storey.
We stay in the back buildings facing the Guadalupe River.

Friday, October 29, 2010

Fireside Lodge

October.29.2010.

This is the Fireside Lodge room where we stay in the first night.