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World Discipleship Summit

A trip from June 29, 2012 to July 09, 2012, travelling to Austin, San Antonio
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06/29/2012 to 07/09/2012
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Unscheduled - Austin

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Austin
Austin, TX, United States
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A 35-foot bronze Lone Star sculpture greets visitors at the entrance of this epic museum. This place narrates the st …
Thing to Do
1800 N Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701-1342
United States
+1 512 936 8746
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just the Spirit of Texas show - which is on the hour every hour, 5$
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The slogan states that "everything is bigger in Texas," and if you look at our Capitol, the phrase rings true. Stand …
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Texas State Capitol
1100 Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701
United States
+1 512 463 0063
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As one of Austin's finest attractions, Barton Springs Pool is the perfect outing for those hot Texas daysor even the …
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Barton Springs Pool
2101 Barton Pky
Austin, TX 78704-3257
United States
+1 512 867 3080
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Restaurant
1219 South Lamar Boulevard
Austin, TX
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doughnut food truck
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Whole Foods began in the early 1980s in a small flood-prone site farther north on Lamar. Whole Foods Market has sinc …
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525 N Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78703-5411
United States
+1 512 476 1206
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As an Austin tradition, Amy's Ice Cream is a perfect stop on your "Taste of Austin" tour. Sporting a Holstein cow th …
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Amy's Ice Creams
1012 W 6th St
Austin, TX 78703-5317
United States
+1 512 480 0673
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The Congress Bridge over Town Lake houses approximately one and a half million bats in mid-summer. In the spring, th …
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100 Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701-4020
United States
+1 512 416 5700
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Unscheduled - San Antonio

Just a few minutes east of San Antonio lies a geological wonder that attracts tourists from around the globe. Natura …
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26495 Natural Bridge Caverns Rd
San Antonio, TX 78266-2671
United States
1 210 651 6101
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San Antonio
San Antonio, TX, United States
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The city's science and natural history museum has increased its remarkable popularity even more with the adjacent HE …
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Witte Museum
3801 Broadway St
San Antonio, TX 78209-6309
United States
+1 210 357 1900
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When you think of San Antonio, two things automatically come to mind: the Alamo and the River Walk. The River Walk w …
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River Walk
110 Broadway St
San Antonio, TX 78205-1904
United States
+1 210 227 4262
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Romance and charm, located on the world famous River Walk in San Antonio, The Westin Riverwalk is in the perfect …
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The Westin Riverwalk San Antonio
420 W Market St
San Antonio, TX 78205
United States
210-224-6500
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Hop aboard one of the city's river barges and take a 40-minute cruise around the 2.5-mile stretch of the San Antonio …
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315 E Commerce St
San Antonio, TX 78205-2921
United States
+1 210 244 5700
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As far as shopping malls go, this one is beautiful. Set right on the River Walk and attached to the Marriott River C …
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849 E Commerce St
San Antonio, TX 78205-3909
United States
+1 210 225 0000
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IMAX about the Alamo
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Originally the Mission San Antonio del Valero, the Alamo is by far the most famous historical site in Texas, playing …
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The Alamo
300 Alamo Plz
San Antonio, TX 78205-2606
United States
+1 210 225 1391
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The Alamo Visitor Center can provide the help you need, whether you want to make hotel reservations, purchase ticket …
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317 Alamo Plz
San Antonio, TX 78205
United States
+1 210 447 3372
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Although construction did not begin until 1749, this cathedral was established in 1731 by the Canary/Spanish Islande …
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San Fernando Cathedral
115 E Main Plz
San Antonio, TX 78205
United States
+1 210 227 1297
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Spanish Governor's Palace is the "most beautiful building" in the city according to the National Geographic Society. …
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105 Military Plz
San Antonio, TX 78205-2425
United States
+1 210 224 0601
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If you intend to spend a fun day with your family, La Villita, the historical arts village is just perfect for you. …
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S Alamo St
San Antonio, TX 78205
United States
+1 210 207 8610
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The historical center and heart of the city's Mexican culture, the square is the largest Mexican marketplace outside …
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514 W Commerce St
San Antonio, TX 78207-3103
United States
+1 210 207 4287
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I love the idea of the riverboat to watch the bats - doesn't look too expensive either. Apparently you can bring a little picnic on board, but it is super important to reserve and to get there early or they will give your reservations away!
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Here is the site I found for Austin Food trucks:
http://www.bestaustinfoodtrucks.com/
It is where I found the doughnuts actually!
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Karen,
Nice selection! The San Antonio stuff looks good as I don't know any of it so we will be tourists nearly as much as you. As for Austin, part of that is playing tourist too since altho we live here we've not done any real touristy things!

Here are a few other things of interest. They have a very nice interactive children's museum which comes highly recommended. Also there are several ways to see the bats. You can park and go on foot, pay for a kayak or canoe and enjoy the river while observing the bats from the water, or see it all from a large riverboat (electric)which includes an hour cruise on the water of Lady Bird Lake. I'm going to check it out but the free swimming pool near us may be open this year (last year they said they would close it but they may have changed their minds). Also, at Eddy Pools in downtown Austin they have a free cinema night and you can watch the movie from the pool or not as you wish.
There is also a duck tour (the kind in the amphibious vehicle) that covers not only the lake but also the downtown including the Texas State Capital building. Must be reserved ahead of time.
One thing somewhat unique to Austin is the quantity and quality of the mobile food trucks. You had one on the list that apparently serves doughnuts. Never seen that one and since I don't like doughnuts I wouldn't have eaten there. But there are tons, except they do move around and I'm not sure where they are all located. However, I can research that or we just take our chances, part of the adventure!
There is a free tour of the University tower which has a great view of the campus and the city. I thought that might be interesting. Only available on the weekends. Never been myself.
Amy's Ice Cream is apparently the best there is in Austin--made with real full cream buttermilk. Now that is what I call ice cream!
Whole Foods Market is definitely worth a visit. Been there several times. Also a good place for a meal--although prices are not cheap the food is quite good.
Barton's Springs is beautiful, there is a cost to the pool altho it is free between 9 and 10 pm. Also located close by is a place to rent canoe or kayak, $12/boat/hour and if you get there before noon you get two for the price of one. don't know if that interests you but it is definitely a cool (literally) activity.
The Caverns sound cool, also highly recommended--and a great place to be on a hot afternoon! Also there is a smaller but about as good cavern on the way to Kay and John's house right off of I-35. It also comes highly recommended. Might be an interesting excursion on Sunday afternoon! Of course same could be said for the one in San Marcos, nice way to break up the trip to San Antonio.
That's about it on my end. I'm learning things about Austin I didn't know! And looking forward to being a tourist, nice way to lay back and relax!
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