One of the things that we had looked forward to doing while staying at Columbus was visiting Royer's Round Top Cafe (in Round Top, TX). We had checked and knew that they were only open Thursday-Sunday, so had decided we would make the drive today if the weather was favorable.
It has turned a bit chilly here, but it was still ok for a road trip. We met with the Preserve Manager, Marty, here this morning to discuss Thousand Trails memberships to make sure that we understood all that we had available to us. Then we were off and on our way toward Round Top.
We had visited Round Top several years ago when friends of Patti's, Frank and Phoebe, from Williamsburg, VA, were in the area for the fall antiques sale. This little town (population sign says 90) has several hundred vendors show up for their fall and spring antiques sales. The vendors, of course, are spread all over the area around Round Top, but I guess Round Top is the center of the activity. When we met up with Frank and Phoebe, they recommended that we go into town and eat at Royer's. We didn't know at that time what an event that would be - we were able to get right in because Frank called ahead of time, and we had a table just for the 4 of us - neither of those were "normal" situations!
We re-visited Royer's on our first-ever RV trip - in the rented Class C back in June, 2014 (
http://trekincartwrights.blogspot.com/2014/10/renting-part-3.html) - on our way to La Grange, TX. We always enjoy their food and **pies** so since it was within a 1 hour drive, we definitely had it on our to-do list.
On the way, we stopped in Fayetteville, TX and took a look at the town square.
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| Buildings around the square - on the far left is Jerry's General Store |
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| Today's specials at Jerry's General Store! |
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| Fayetteville Courthouse |
In the later 1800s and early 1900s, the Fayette County
Commissioners’ Court authorized seven justice precinct courthouses,
making travel to conduct government business easier for rural citizens.
Citizens petitioned the Commissioners’ Court for a justice courthouse
within their precinct, and the county would share in the construction
costs. The local justice of the peace held court there for offenses such
as disturbing the peace, assault and battery, indecent exposure, and
public intoxication. Usually there was a calaboose (jail) built nearby,
or in Fayetteville's case, incorporated into the building when it was
necessary to temporarily restrain lawbreakers.
Built in 1880, Fayetteville's courthouse on the square
in Precinct 2 was the first. Local citizens raised $600 and received
$200 in tax money from the County Commissioners’ Court. A ball was held
in the new building to raise funds to paint it. The two-cell calaboose
was completed upstairs in 1887. A set of shackles was bolted to the
floor for the occasions when there were too many lawbreakers to fit in
the jail cells. Further improvements were made in 1934 when the Do Your
Duty ladies club purchased and donated the four-sided Seth Thomas clock
with the proceeds from bake sales and other fundraisers. Today the
courthouse still holds a vintage wood stove, jury box, benches and
rawhide chairs. The Fayetteville Courthouse became a Recorded Texas
Historic Landmark in 1977.
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| Justice of the Peace office is still located on the square |
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| There's an old fueling station with original pumps across the street from the square. |
We had our goal firmly in mind, lunch at Royer's - so onwards to Round Top!
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| Royer's is right on the square in Round Top |
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| It isn't a very large place. |
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| I think I read that there are only 11 tables (I didn't think to count). If they are crowded, each table is completely filled (you may be seated with folks you do not know if your party is smaller than the size of the table). Every surface of the walls and ceiling is covered with "stuff"... |
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| And "stuff" and "Stuff" and "STUFF"!!! |
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| Looking forward to our meal coming! |
The food at Royer's is very good (Dwayne had a pork chop and I had shrimp fettuccini) - we enjoyed thoroughly... but... Royer's is famous for...
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| Pies!!!! |
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| Pies and pies and PIES! YUMMMMMM!!! |
We were pretty full when we finished lunch, so Dwayne got a Sinnamon Roll with Ice Cream (I had a couple of bites), and we both got a piece of pie to go!
From Round Top, we drove to Cuero, TX. Dwayne had been there with his mom a few times, and wanted me to see the land around it and the large live oak trees in town. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of the trees (there were some amazing ones!), but...
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| Here is Cuero Courthouse. |
We had a great day - it was threatening rain most of the day but only sprinkled a few times. A little too chilly to enjoy being outside, but it was nice for driving.
Tonight is predicted to go down to freezing here so we have disconnected the water hose and are looking forward to cuddling with some warm kitty cats!
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