The Round Top Texas Antiques Fair
has been operating for 45 years.
There are 4 shows throughout the year
that feature everything from early Americana,
Texan primitive, and a wide variety of antiques
from the European continent.
So after schedule and route planning, Reese
and I packed our bags and headed
for South Texas!
Of course, being the roadies that we are, the
first order of business was where would we eat
on our way south? Reese has a favorite BBQ
stop not too far off the path
(less than the required 1" on the map)
so after 3 hours on the road and only 1 stop,
we pulled into Salt Lick Bar-B-Que
Nothing like a 2 meat combination plate
to keep the antique hounds going!
Happily satisfied, we headed back to the truck
(compliments of Maggie's husband for all of our finds).
In spite of the fact the weather forecast had called
for sunny mild days, dark, ominous clouds were looming overhead and by the time we rolled into our Bastrop hotel, the rain was steadily falling and the temperature had dropped to what we here in Texas call cold, low 50's.
But we were not going to let a little rain stop us so
after fighting an actual traffic jam over the river, we arrived in downtown Bastrop.
The town of Bastrop sits on the banks of the Colorado River
and although a settlement had been here since 1804,
it was officially named in June of 1832.
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| Bastrop Courthouse |
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Downtown Bastrop
Our late arrival meant not too many shops were open
but we did manage to find a beverage shop. So as they locked up the town for the evening,
Reese and I headed back to our room for a
night cap and Baylor Basketball!
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| We believe in the old saying "when in Rome", so a little Texas wine tonight! |
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The next morning we got up to a cold, brisk wind
but after a Texas shaped waffle and
biscuits and gravy, we headed out to the fair!
We arrived about an hour after opening
but quickly found a spot to park.
Once we made it through the mud and
slightly trampled bluebonnets
into the Big Red Barn, the hunt began!
There were wooden bread bowls, English china,
buttons, chandeliers, Majolica,
brass sconces, furniture, glassware.
Our first purchase came thirty minutes into the hunt,
a pretty chocolate set from England.
Not too long after that we scored a
beautifully etched pitcher of Emerald green
(seems 2013 Color of the Year is haunting us!)
After a quick lunch break we found a few more items uniquely suited to our boutique
before it was time to head out.
On the way back, we took a quick side trip
to the actual town of Round Top,
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Of course once back to Bastrop it was time to eat again.
The previous evening while we were checking out the town we came across a quaint little steakhouse so we headed over to warm up with a big glass of red wine. Dinner was great and dessert sounded so tempting we could not pass it by, Brulee Cheesecake...
No basketball tonight, just exhaustion setting in
so it was early to bed in preparation for tomorrow's hunt.
Reese decided to join Maggie in a Texas waffle
before we headed to the Carmine Dance Hall.
We were a little earlier and the venue a little smaller so with our last few purchases done
we decided it was time to
wrap up the road trip and head back to the big city,
after we stopped for a coal fired pizza for the road!
All in all, we feel the trip was a fabulous success and we are so excited to have some unique items to
offer under our new tab:
Vintage Finds
So check it out and keep checking back for new items!
And if you are lucky enough to have the opportunity to come to Texas, you might try to schedule a trip to
the Round Top Antique Fair,
it is an experience you don't want to miss!
~Maggie
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