Wacko Waco with Julie - July 2007

Julie spent a month with Mary and I the summer of 2007. We, of course, had to go to work most weekdays, so Julie had to stay at home. That's boring! So, we took a little trip about 100 miles south, to Waco.

We stopped for lunch first. Mary and I enjoy burgers. They're healthy, aren't they? Well, would a burger place call itself the "Health Camp" if that were not so???





After a great lunch, where would most normal people go?



Okay, so we're NOT normal!

But we're in Waco (say, whack-o...yes, I know, the real pronunciation is wake-o), so...

The proprietor is a "mature" Texan with a lot of personality. You might think that a Taxidermy shop might be a little "stuffy", but this one was filled with interesting things! There were "cutesy" things, like this...



Things NOT in their natural setting (I usually see these feet up and flatter, by the side of the road)...



Scary things...



Butt the most interesting was that you could hang the head of a deer on your wall and on the other side of the wall, you could hang its behind! "Ya mean that deer just ran into yer study and got stuck in yer wall?"




Butt that's another tail!

Anyway, after an exciting visit to a taxidermist, where would one go in Waco for some refreshment?





You can't visit Waco without stopping to see the Dr. Pepper Museum.



There were a lot of interesting displays about the history of Dr. Pepper and the pharmacist who developed it as well as a little bit of history about other soft drinks. They had a movie loop that played a lot of old commercials that was very interesting and brought back memories. Before we left we stopped at the gift shop.




Now, what else can you see in Waco?





The Texas Ranger Museum and Hall of Fame! Duh!

I could spend hours and hours at this museum. To me, it's fascinating. I'm not so sure it was quite as fascinating to Julie, but she did seem to enjoy it. The history of the Rangers goes hand-in-hand with the early history of Texas. If you come to Waco, you need to stop at this museum.

Because it is also a "Hall of Fame", they even have a display in honor of...


"The Lone Ranger"

And how could there be a "Hall of Fame" without...



After a full afternoon of hitting the hot spots in Waco, we were a little hungry. So, before heading back home, we stopped at Rudy's for some Texas Bar-B-Que!





Good stuff! And with THAT pun, we come a little past full circle! Time to go home!