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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
A German city ... in the US🇩🇪🤠
20 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
On the way back to Austin, we stop in Gruene… a German town in the middle of Texas 🇩🇪🤠
The town is named after the family that founded it, who, like most Americans (including Trump!), had German roots.

In New Orleans, it felt like being in France. Here, it feels like being in a rural village in Switzerland Germany.En savoir plus
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
A "haus" and a "badezimmer"🇩🇪
20 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 37 °C
We enter a house converted into a hotel to use the bathroom and grab a drink.
At the entrance, the sign reads "Haus", on the bathroom door it says "Badezimmer"!
Everything in the house speaks German… except for the old American bonds hanging on the wall.En savoir plus
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
The sunset view is even more beautiful 🌅
20 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 31 °C
The view from our hotel balcony is even more beautiful at sunset 🌇
The sun setting behind the Colorado River, lighting up the sky in orange, the color of the Texas Longhorns football team🧡
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
George W. Bush: Texan Governor & President
21 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Texas has produced three notable Presidents: Lyndon B. Johnson, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush.

George W. Bush also served as Governor of Texas before being elected President, and for this reason there is his portrait in the Texas Capitol Hill.En savoir plus
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
The Texas Capitol Library📚
21 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
On the lower floors, behind a door with glass decorated with the state symbol, there’s a small library that also contains important historical relics.
Among them, two newspapers about the US contribution in the World War I.En savoir plus
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
The Texas State Capitol
21 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
The Texas Capitol was inaugurated in 1888 and features a Neo-Renaissance style.
Its dome reaches 90 meters high, making it even taller than the United States Capitol (the national Senate).

Inside, under the dome, there’s a mosaic floor featuring the symbol of the USA, along with references to the Republic of Texas, and to Mexico, Spain, and France.

On opposite sides of the dome are the two chambers: the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives 🏛️ The building is truly majestic and imposing.

We could take pictures in only one of the two chambers, as in the other one there was parliamentary work ongoing and it was not allowed to take photos (even if we could enter and attend the parliamentary works). The period when we went was very delicate, as the redistricting was being discussed, which created great tensions between Republicans and DemocratsEn savoir plus
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
Outside the Texas Capitol Hill
21 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Outside Texas Capitol, there’s a statue dedicated to Texans who answered their country’s call and served the nation after September 11, 2001 🗽

On the exterior wall, the First Amendment of the Texas Constitution is engraved: “Power belongs to the people, and the government is founded on the authority of the people”.

Inside, you can see how seriously this amendment is taken. Within the building, you might find a weard Trump supporter with MAGA signs, and shortly after, a Trump opponent fearing a fascist drift.En savoir plus
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
A huge Scientology center in Austin
21 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
In Austin, near the university, we also saw a huge Scientology Center, the controversial church/sect which is very popular in America including among Hollywood stars.
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
Among them all, my favorite fast food 🍔
21 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
During the trip, we tried every type of fast food: Wendy’s, In-N-Out, Popeyes, Whataburger… but among them, my favorite is Peter Terry.
It surpasses all the others in quality and taste, of course considering it’s fast food and not a gourmet burger place.

Unfortunately, in New York we forgot to try Shake Shack!En savoir plus
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
The LBJ Presidential Library
21 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
The LBJ Presidential Library is dedicated to former President Lyndon B. Johnson.

We arrive under a relentless rain and are welcomed by a life-size statue of the President.
We enter and finally find shelter from the pouring rainEn savoir plus
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
A journey through the Johnson Presidency
21 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Johnson’s presidency began tragically with the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Johnson was his Vice President and was sworn in as President on the plane carrying JFK’s body, next to JFK’s wife, who was wearing the same outfit she had on at the time of the assassination.

Johnson was a very important President. He played a crucial role in the civil rights movement, was a strong supporter of the Vietnam War, and brought the US closer to Israel during the Six-Day War.

All these events are covered in the museum, which is full of artifacts, newspapers, videos, and audio recordings.En savoir plus
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
The presidential car and the Oval Office 🚗🏛️
21 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
At the entrance of the museum, there is the presidential car used by Lyndon B. Johnson.
At the end of the tour, there’s a scale replica of the Oval Office, furnished just as President LBJ had it.
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
Austin, the new Sillicon Valley
21 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We had some free time, and given the rain, we decided to take a drive to see the main companies headquartered in Austin.
Among them, Oracle and all of Elon Musk's companies.

We managed to see from afar the enormous Tesla Gigafactory ... over 920,000 square meters of factory. Nearby is the headquarters of The Boring Company, another of Musk's ventures aiming to build tunnels for ultra-high-speed trains 🚇En savoir plus
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
And after Mexican… Tex-Mex at Matt's El Rancho
21 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
After trying Mexican food, it’s now time to try Tex-Mex. Completely different flavors, but just as delicious.

It’s interesting how what we consider Mexican in Europe is actually Tex-Mex, a cuisine born from the fusion of Mexican and American cooking style.
Very, very different from "real" Mexican cuisine.En savoir plus
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
Time to say goodbye to our travel companion🚗👋
22 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
After thousands of kilometers, it’s time to say goodbye to our Dodge Durango, which took us from New Orleans to Austin for over a week.
It’s time to go back home!
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
A 1000 kcal breakfast before leaving
22 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
The last breakfast in America 🥞🇺🇸
- A huge pancake with blueberries and a a lot of maple syrup.
- Unlimited coffee with sugar and creamer.
- Starbucks at the airport to pass the time ✈️

At least 1000 calories, better not to count the grams of sugar.En savoir plus
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
Time to leave Texas 🤠✈️
22 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Unfortunately, it’s time to catch the flight from Austin Airport to New York and then home 🏠.
I was very lucky to have a window seat, which gave me a stunning night view of the Manhattan skyline before landing 🌃En savoir plus
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
Time to head back home 🏠✈️
22 août 2025, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
The same NORSE flight that brought us to America two weeks ago now takes us back home to Italy 🇮🇹.

I’ve never slept so much and so well on a plane. I fell asleep just minutes after takeoff and woke up only upon landing, roused by the wheels hitting the runway.

A refreshing 7-hour sleep after two unforgettable weeks ✈️💤✨En savoir plus
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
🇮🇹 Walking around Rome
24 août 2025, Italie ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Before heading back and returning to Luxembourg, I enjoy two wonderful days in Rome with my family, admiring the beauty of this incredible city.
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
Finally some Italian food!🍝
24 août 2025, Italie ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
After two weeks of fast food, Coca-Cola, fried chicken, and salads loaded with dressing, it’s great to be back eating Italian food. 🍝
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
Time to get back to the routine ⏰🏠
25 août 2025, Italie ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
As always, a coffee at the airport (the last Italian coffee until Christmas), and then it’s time to head back to Luxembourg!
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🇺🇸 New York, Texas and Louisiana 🚘Leonardo Floridia
Ezio Greggio and cremant🥂
25 août 2025, Luxembourg ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
The Ezio Greggio sticker (an Italian showman and presenter) protecting our flight… absolutely necessary after the New York–New Orleans trip.

This time, I go for the Crémant, the famous Luxembourgish sparkling wine always served on Luxair flights 🥂🇱🇺En savoir plus
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Fin du voyage
25 août 2025