That's eerie! Justin and I also almost ran into a co-worker (
RichO from our "Your Photos" gallery) who visited Fredericksburg and Boerne one of the nights we were in town... didn't realize it until we returned and Rich posted photos from the central Christmas light display!
We had never spent any real time in Fredericksburg -- it was always a city we passed through en route for home with an annoying end-of-vacation feeling, "Darn, why didn't we factor more time in so we could check out this place!?" -- visit the Nimitz, photograph the beautiful architecture, check out the shops, etc. Fredericksburg's a gorgeous town/city and I look forward to spending more time there in the future. We spent much of our time just kicking back on the Hanger Hotel's balcony, photographing planes and watching the beautiful sunsets. The aviation buffs in us were completely at home, and the hotel's a sumptuous treat, compared to most "dime a dozen/cookie cutter" hotels we stay at on non-camping vacations.
Anything special about Fredericksburg in the spring -- festival/fair/parade? Or just a nice drive to take in the wildflowers and scenery... Marble Falls/Burnet for several years was our staple springtime retreat spot -- usually hit McKinney Falls SP, Longhorn Caverns and Inks Lake on a long weekend out there... been a couple years since we've made the trip, though. I think we headed up to Dallas (family visit) this past spring.
Justin's got me under orders to get some camping trips and day visits to parks "on the books" so we can get back to quenching our thirst for the outdoors again. So hopefully I'll be able to add some more current trip reports to the (now somewhat dusty) archives here.
Look forward to reading any and all trip reports you share -- always had a hope that more folks would like to do the same here. Afterall, the wonderful thing about travel is folks can visit the same place even at the same time and come away with unique stories, experiences, thoughts and perspectives.
And, in case the holiday bustle keeps me away from the computer as much as it has thus far, I'll add this to my exceptionally long post...
MERRY CHRISTMAS, ALL!