Austin Adventure Begins......



Cassandra Wilson
January 16, 2019


Today we began our adventure to Austin. When we first arrived there, we settled in our house, and traveled to downtown Austin for lunch at Hat Creek, which served burgers. 



After lunch, we explored the botanical gardens where we captured many pictures of nature. Although it was a lightly raining, the mild lighting was perfect for taking close up shots of flowers and other plants. Some of these plants were even more enhanced by the rain, and others had many beautiful water drops attached to them. Also, we were able to experiment with the long exposure settings on our cameras by photographing waterfalls.







Following this, we walked downtown to take photos of the city where we found many interesting architectural structures and brightly colored murals. As it it started to get darker, the trees and power lines became covered by thousands of birds whose loud chirps filled the air.









For dinner,  half of us ate at a restaurant called Home Slice which served pizza. Today was an exiting and uplifting start to this trip, and tomorrow will be filled with more action and adventure!




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