2022-05-21 Downtown Bastrop TX

 My last sightseeing tour in Bastrop was the downtown area. First stop was the Visitor Center and Museum. It's right on the main cross street. Traffic was pretty heavy on the road running through the downtown area but once you turn onto the side street, it's much quieter.

I didn't have time to make the paid version of the museum worthwhile on this trip but they did have a big display on the El Camino Real de los Tejas which was interesting.

Looking down the street I could see Maxine's Cafe.

It looked interesting all decked out with bunting but it really wasn't the right time for a meal.

A number of buildings in the cute downtown area are historical buildings.

The metal art around this building was beautiful and told a story.

Ordinary utility cabinets were also painted artistically.

There is also an "Old Town" area that is between the main street and the river.

There is a nice selection of restaurants and bars in this area.

It was too late for lunch and too early for dinner. And too hot for a glass of wine walking around. I could have used a soda.

This was a bakery but I caught it right at closing.

This park is right below the Old Town area. They were setting up a band area for a group that will be playing later in the evening. It would be really nice sitting on a balcony at one of the bars or restaurants and listening to the band playing below.

This entrance and walkway down to the park is at one end of the Old Town area. It was really hot so I chose not to head down to the lower area because it would have been a long walk back up.

More local art camouflaging utility containers. They did a nice job.

I will look forward to another trip to Bastrop and a visit to the park and Old Town.