Fredericksburg weekend

Saturday and Sunday we were in Fredericksburg with Aggie friends from Alice. They and we were married two weeks apart in June,1977...... 30 years ago. So we decided to meet on the weekend between both of our anniversaries. We had a great visit and some outstanding meals. We stayed at the Hangar Hotel, a 1940s replica of a Hangar converted into a hotel. It is on the edge of the Gillespie Co. airport, so it is not uncommon for "fly in" reservations. In a second "hangar" they have a convention center (with a reconstructed aircraft inside... I'm not sure what it is) and a diner that is based on railroad dining cars. It is all very well decorated.... lots of Art Deco. One of my favorites were the telephones, which were reproductions of the black handled cradle phones with rotary dial of the 40s.(Except instead of the rotating dial, there are push buttons where the finger holes would be.

The rooms have only king size beds in large rooms with 12 foot ceilings. The furniture is all covered in flight jacket leather- purposely made to look worn. The bathrooms have black and while tile with white beadboard cabinets topped with black granite countertops. The closet is a small beadboard fronted cabinet. The lamps are all period styled.

Here are pics of the lobby and check-in desk. Note the luggage and radio near Natalie......looks just like home!!!!!

The bar in the hotel is called the Officers' Club and weekend nights they have live entertainment. After going out to dinner at The Nest, we went back to the Officers' Club and listened to an incredible pianist. After several songs I walked across the room to the piano to watch him play and was surprised to find a yellow lab with a leading harness sleeping at the foot of the piano bench. The pianist was blind and we hadn't even noticed. He was really good. You can see more about the hotel at http://www.hangarhotel.com/ .

I will blog more about the places we ate and what we saw later.