A little bit about the big town of Bryan Texas. Bryan is a town of about 40,000, but because it is so blended with College Station, sometimes even they don't know the real population of their respective towns. Anyhow, here is one of the bronze statues around town, and the Carnegie library in the background, which is a wonderful old repository of neat books and information.

And then the celebrity place, Los Nortenos, where Lyle Lovett and Julia Roberts romanced for a bit over $6.85 burritos and salsa.

And a view down main street with the old LaSalle Hotel which has been restored and is nice and we've stayed there, and the Queen theater of which you can see the crown and is being restored.

The Palace Theater which burned down many years ago and has been resurrected as an open-air theater preserving the original facade; cool.

This is about a mile from where we live and we are still getting to know all that the town has to offer.

Actually, a couple of nights ago, the family met at a German restaurant for schnitzle and beer ... not bad, but not Germany ... or New Braunfels.

It has really been hectic and a whole bunch of work, but in the end, a bunch of fun. We are now settled into our "winter" home in Texas and it has exceeded all expectations. Everyone who buys a new place knows the work and expense of getting into a new place and this wasn't any exception. A few times during the process I think we both said several times, "let's get back into the RV and not do this ... this is too much work!" Anyhow we are here and it is a really neat and comfortable home.

As you come in the front door you are met with this view. Straight ahead down the hall is the guest bath. Just before that on the right is the office and then the master suite. Around the corner to the left is the laundry room and guest bedroom. Immediately to the left is the kitchen beyond the arched alcoves.

As you walk in the front door immediately to the left is the dining room ....

and to the right is the living room.

Probably the most used and important room of the house is the screened porch, here seen from the outside. And you can see the trees which come with the property, back almost a hundred feed from where I am standing and taking this photo.

Then the porch from the inside where you can see why we love the place so much, especially when the weather has been so Texas perfect ... 80 during the day and about 60 at night ... good porch weather, eh!

But we are right now planning the next road trip!! So stay tuned.