Please help! Vac in Texas, need suggestions.

[mkevenson]

Good Day. My wife and I will be In Austin for 3 nights starting 3/4/10. Other than the B&B gathering on Sat I need suggestions on places I can NOT MISS and places I might as well miss.

Following Austin will be in San Antonio for 3 nights, and then to Port Aransas for 4 nights.

Any Must do or Must miss suggestions would be welcome. I will have a car.

 

[Austin]

Check out austin360.com for Austin information. While in Port Aransas, eat at the Crazy Cajun.

http://thecrazycajun.com/

Have a great time.

 

[Jim]

Take a ride to Lockhart for some Texas BBQ.

 

[Mr. Scruffy]

I recommend you take one night to stay at Ye Kendall Inn in Boerne, just west of SA on I-10. Cool hotel built in 1859.

And eat dinner at The Creek Restaurant

There's also the Texas Wine Trail.

 

[mantic]

What kinds of activities do you enjoy doing?

Watch the sunset at the Oasis restaurant.

Climb the 99 steps to Mount Bonnell.

 

[mkevenson]

What kinds of activities do you enjoy doing?

Watch the sunset at the Oasis restaurant.

Climb the 99 steps to Mount Bonnell.

Since we have not visited Texas before, we would like to learn some of the history, see some music in Austin, EAT some fine local foods, fish, BBQ. The wife likes shopping a bit, mostly looking, thank goodness. I love to take morning walks, early . Basically a site seeing tour as we try to not become touristas. Ha!

Thanks for the early suggestions. Oh we are both 60 yrs old which don't make us dead but do wear long pants.

 

[WhoRu]

While in SA, go walk down the river walk and see the shops.
Take the cheesy boat tour if you feel like being extra tourist-y. (I still kinda enjoy if only for the cheesy-ness). Hope you get a guide that's really into it, for extra-extra cheese.

 

[Bertilak]

The capital building is definitely worth a look.

 

[Vlad]

While in SA, go walk down the river walk and see the shops.

Must drink a margarita on the riverwalk. Iron Cactus for fajitas.

 

[WhoRu]

Must drink a margarita on the riverwalk. Iron Cactus for fajitas.

Good call, the last time I was SA, I was still a couple of years under the age limit.

Also, anywhere in TX, find a grungy taqueruia that only speaks spanish and try to order something. Whatever they bring you will be 100000x better than any mexican food you have ever eaten. Pork fajitas? OMG

 

[seanmckay]

When and what time is the Austin gathering?

SeanMcKay

 

[mkevenson]

When and what time is the Austin gathering?

SeanMcKay

12:30 am Sat the 6th.Threadgills North, 6416 N Lamar,Austin

There is an ongoing thread

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?p=1896173#post1896173