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         The life and times of Mark and Paula Persons
Wednesday January 6, 2016:  Mark and Paula checked in to the Hangar Hotel at Fredericksburg, Texas. 
It looks like a converted aircraft hangar, but it was built from the ground up as a World War II era hotel with period accommodations. 
The hotel is located at the airport, but you don't have to fly in to stay there.
 
Yes, just like it might have been back then. 
 		 Patriotic room keys too.
 
There is a Douglas C-47 cargo plane, sometimes known as a Dakota or Skytrain, on display just outside the hotel.  A real workhorse.  
It is painted with the distinctive three white "invasion stripes" on the wings and fuselage as it would have appeared on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
 
Lots of signed memorabilia on the walls.
 
There is a nicely stocked bar at the hotel too.  Pilots, and others, get thirsty, you know!
 
Paula settled outside with a tall cool one at sunset.  Yes, she slept like a baby that night too.
 
The bar had live piano entertainment that evening.

Nicely done.
The Airport Diner is a great place for a breakfast.

One that can keep a person going all day.

They were there right when it opened, before other customers arrived. 

Hmmm....does this mean the Dynamic Duo will be out looking at more of Texas?
Quote of the day:    My compliments to the staff at the Hangar Hotel and Airport Diner.   Mark    < Back to previous story Ahead to next story >

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