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| Lulu standing in front of the tower where Charles Whitman opened fire in 1966 |
It took us a little over an hour to drive from San Antonio to Austin today. I-35 is a busy highway - lined on both sides by shopping centers - auto dealers - camper sales - and hotels. Along the way you see signs directing you to a lot of small towns with German names. The weather was great - sunny and 75 - but when you were out in the sun - it was really hot. I could not imagine what it is like in the summer when sometimes they have over 50 days in a row reaching 100.
Lulu got us a Residence Inn Suite - right along the famous nightclub area called Sixth Street. We can walk to the Capitol and the campus of the University of Texas from here.
The first mass killing in a long list of many in the USA started here on August 1st 1966. Charles Whitman - a former marine and engineering student decided to go up the campus tower and start randomly shooting people. In 95 minutes - he killed 14 people while wounding 42 others. He also killed his wife and mother - to avoid them being embarrassed.
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| Charles Whitman - Texas Tower killer August 1st 1966 A few days later - I entered Kutztown State College as a freshman. I wanted to be a teacher. |
Whitman was the youngest Eagle Scout at the time - getting the award at 12 years and 3 months. He had an IQ of 139. He was eventually shot by a police man - and an autopsy proved the gunman had a brain tumor.
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| The UT Longhorns play in this campus stadium |
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| Lulu at the Administration Building of UT |
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| You can see the State Capitol from the University of Texas Administration Building |
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| This art was made of aluminum canoes on campus |
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| We visited an electric bike store. The bikes were well-made but cost between $2500 and $6000. In this one the batteries are in the frame. It also has a kevlar drive belt. |
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