Next Stop: San Antonio, Tx. San Antonio is a surprisingly pleasant city. The San Antonio river wends it's way through the city and they have built a below street level "Riverwalk" lined with restaurants, apartments and hotels. It's a beautiful green space and a great place to walk. We had a brunch of Huevos Rancheros ( Mexican style omelette ) at the famous Mi Tierra Restaurant. We toured "The Alamo" and enjoyed evening cocktails at historic "Esquires Bar", the longest bar in Texas. We ate "the best burger of the trip so far" as voted by Neil at Sam's Burger Joint, which is also a live music venue. We enjoyed being a part of the Latino "Accordion Wars 2016 " competition. We enjoy being "more than tourists" and it's evenings like this, mixing with locals, that confirm for us why we love to travel as we do.
We drove to Bandera TX, the so called "Cowboy Capital of the World"and ate Chicken Fried Steak which is like a large beef schnitzel at the OST Restaurant. There were no cowboys or horses to be seen; everybody rides a pick-up these days!
We spent the afternoon in Kerrville at a local farmers market listening to a live country music band.
Freidericksburg is a very pretty "western" town and centre of the Texan Wine Country. There are over 300 Texan wineries and a few that are rated in the Top 100 wineries in America. We visited Bekker and Pedernales vineyards and toured the LB Johnson State Park for the wild flowers. We had ribs and live music for dinner at Hondo's. ( BBQ 7 )
The next day we were on the road driving north through Texas. We ate lunch at the Underwood Cafeteria in Brownwood, TX ( BBQ 8 ) and headed on to Bridgeport for a night of Rodeo! Ooh! Cowboys! And Horses...Finally..
Saturday in Denton was busy due to the local college graduation and we enjoyed a new twist on the "BBB"(Ballads, Burgers and Beer) night out.
It was a short hop to Dallas and after a trip to the Dallas Museum of Art we spent an afternoon of music at Truck Yard, a big courtyard created out of recycled stuff where the food trucks change each week and people hang out all afternoon with their dogs, kids and friends listening to local live music. ( BBQ 9 )
We have been surprised by the gentrification of downtown neighbourhoods and the warehouse conversions in many US cities. It's trendy to downsize, cycle to work, support local businesses and Uber around. In 2016, not all Texans are like JR Ewing! We met Ashley at the Eight Bells Ale House for Jazz, NZ Sav Blanc and cheese platters.
Riverwalk
The Alamo
Mi TierraWe spent the afternoon in Kerrville at a local farmers market listening to a live country music band.
Freidericksburg is a very pretty "western" town and centre of the Texan Wine Country. There are over 300 Texan wineries and a few that are rated in the Top 100 wineries in America. We visited Bekker and Pedernales vineyards and toured the LB Johnson State Park for the wild flowers. We had ribs and live music for dinner at Hondo's. ( BBQ 7 )
The next day we were on the road driving north through Texas. We ate lunch at the Underwood Cafeteria in Brownwood, TX ( BBQ 8 ) and headed on to Bridgeport for a night of Rodeo! Ooh! Cowboys! And Horses...Finally..
Saturday in Denton was busy due to the local college graduation and we enjoyed a new twist on the "BBB"(Ballads, Burgers and Beer) night out.
Horse Power in Bandera
Kerrville Farmers' Market
Chicken Fried Steak
Becker VineyardsWe have been surprised by the gentrification of downtown neighbourhoods and the warehouse conversions in many US cities. It's trendy to downsize, cycle to work, support local businesses and Uber around. In 2016, not all Texans are like JR Ewing! We met Ashley at the Eight Bells Ale House for Jazz, NZ Sav Blanc and cheese platters.
Truckyard, Dallas
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