US Independence Day Fireworks 2010

We have been warned about the jam and the crowd and hence, we were there very early. Reaching the Long Center at 4pm to find a car park nearby and to beat the crowd. Why the hassle? To watch the US Independence Day fireworks display! :D

The crowd started to gather even before we reach there...

It was 6pm and the summer sun was still scorching HOT...

More and more people started to gather

The Long Center

Long Center from far - can you see the crowd?!

We bought a turkey leg and some funnel cake for dinner

The sun began to set

Austin downtown night view

Here come the fireworks accompanied by the Austin Symphony!

GPS Coordinate:

30°15'35.58"N 97°45'3.38"W

Lonestar Rod and Kustom Round Up 2010

Ching Leong and I bumped into this event by chance when we were driving around looking for places to go. If you wonder what Rod and Kustom means, i was wondering what that meant as well when i first saw the banner hung up outside the Travis County Exposition Center some time in April 2010.

Rod is the short form for Hot Rod - American cars with large engines modified for linear speed.

Kustoms are modified cars from the 1950s and early 1960s done in the customizing styles of that time period.

Without knowing much of what was actually going on, we paid USD 10 each and start snapping! Judging from the amount of photos we snapped, i guess it's worth the USD 10 spent! :D

Long Horn??!!

Heineken anyone?

Notice how expensive those "junks" are?

Old Pecan Street Spring Festival 2010

When the street plan for Austin was first laid out, the east-west streets were given the names of trees. Soon after, numbers replaced the tree-named streets. Pecan Street is the old name for the current 6th Street of Austin. The Old Pecan Street Spring Festival honour the original name of the street.

Since it's inception in the year 1978, this bi-annual festival has grown to cover 24 city blocks compared to its modest beginning which spawned only one city block. Attracting more than 300,000 people from all walks of life, the festival showcases arts, entertainment, food, performance and many more.

The atmosphere is almost like the Little Penang Street Market (but bigger) and it's a surprise that stuff like Batik Sarungs and Henna (body art) can also be found here!

Batik Sarungs!

Henna drawing