Tonight we went to the Trail of Lights in Austin's Zilker Park. The displays were spectacular with exhibits from many local businesses. We saw a Disney village, the 12 days of Christmas and many other traditional holiday decorations. Some of the trees were the most beautiful lights there. And we had to find the Zilker Tree and go for a spin under the lights. Some pictures should be up soon.

We found a wonderful vendor of Kettle Corn, popcorn made in a large cast iron kettle and then seasoned with sugar and salt. Mathematicians that we are, we debated whether the popping distribution was normal or poisson. We're still not sure, but we found you can buy Kettle Corn for the microwave these days. Yum! And to finish the evening, we took a horse drawn carriage ride, Laura's first.

Also, we watched Freaky Friday, the updated version, good for a few laughs but nothing exceptional. And The Treasure of Sierra Madre with an evil gold-panning Humphry Bogart who gets his comeuppance. We discovered this movie is the souce of the classic line "We don't need no stinking badges!" It's amazing how much culture comes from these classic movies.