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HGG Photo Journal - Austin and Wimberley, TX
Posted on 7/23/17 at 8:44 am
Posted on 7/23/17 at 8:44 am
Last weekend, the wife (no pcis) and I decided to take a quick getaway weekend to Austin. Here are a few spots we visited in and around Austin.
::::: FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER :::::
Lenoir - this is a small house that the owners converted into a boutique eatery. The pre fix menu changes as frequently as the weather. Everything we ate was kick arse. Here is the menu and the items we ordered were:
Appetizer - kazu sesame bread
Field - toasted almond & chevre mezzalune
Sea - peach ceviche
Sea - royal red shrimp curry
Sea -oilve oil poached fish
Land - 5-sprice fried quail
Land - antelope heart
Outside beer garden to relax before/after your meal. We ate dinner at 7pm, as this was the only timeslot available. the restaurant only holds about 20 people.
Inside of the restaurant.
::::: FRIDAY NIGHT HONKY TONK :::::
We went to the Broken Spoke to listen to some live good-ole-boy country music. These guys were legit. It has been around forever and some might call it a tourist trap, but we stayed there for 3 hours and listened to their songs...many which were their own and most had lots of fiddle... my fav.
The bathroom even sold rings to buy your GF jewelry if you wanted to.
::::: SATURDAY BREAKFAST :::::
Counter Cafe - we went looking for a dive spot near our hotel and found this joint. Little did we know it had been featured on DDD and luckliy it wasn't packed. Guessing it aired a while back and the novelty has worn off...which I was certainly OK with. I ordered the "quail and eggs" and my wife got the "crabcake benedict". Both were kick arse and I will say their biscuits and gravy were the best I've ever had.
::::: SATURDAY DAY TRIP :::::
Blue Hole in Wimberley, TX - It is about an hour drive SW of Austin through some beautiful hill country...it certainly did not feel like an hour at all. The park is small and they only let around 150 in, so get there early (about an hour before opening) to ensure you get a spot. Aside from the swimming, they have some great trails to hike up and down the stream.
This is what max capacity looks like.
Wimberley Valley Winery - stopped by here for an hour or so. We actually ran into a girl (no pics) we went to HS with which was crazy, as we hadn't seen or talked to her in 20 years. The place certainly had that central Texas hill country feel and as you'd might expect, the staff were super friendly and seemed to really enjoy working there. My wife only ended up with 3 bottles of wine so that was a major victory for my wallet. I don't drink anymore so I enjoyed a cold Topo Chico. The place backs up to a private farm where some of their animals come over to the fence for attention, so that was pretty cool.
::::: SATURDAY NIGHT 80's COVER BAND:::::
Cedar Street Courtyard - the band we saw was called Skyrocket. We got here at 9pm when their show started and it was KICK arse from start to finish. The band members pretty much rotate and play every instrument, sing different songs (to ensure the songs sound just like they were recorded by the actual band/artist). The courtyard felt very NOLA-ish with the ivy on the walls and brick floors.
...and last, but certainly not least, I had to stop by here and snap a photo of this beautiful thing.
...and also this beautiful thing.
::::: FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER :::::
Lenoir - this is a small house that the owners converted into a boutique eatery. The pre fix menu changes as frequently as the weather. Everything we ate was kick arse. Here is the menu and the items we ordered were:
Appetizer - kazu sesame bread
Field - toasted almond & chevre mezzalune
Sea - peach ceviche
Sea - royal red shrimp curry
Sea -oilve oil poached fish
Land - 5-sprice fried quail
Land - antelope heart
Outside beer garden to relax before/after your meal. We ate dinner at 7pm, as this was the only timeslot available. the restaurant only holds about 20 people.
Inside of the restaurant.
::::: FRIDAY NIGHT HONKY TONK :::::
We went to the Broken Spoke to listen to some live good-ole-boy country music. These guys were legit. It has been around forever and some might call it a tourist trap, but we stayed there for 3 hours and listened to their songs...many which were their own and most had lots of fiddle... my fav.
The bathroom even sold rings to buy your GF jewelry if you wanted to.
::::: SATURDAY BREAKFAST :::::
Counter Cafe - we went looking for a dive spot near our hotel and found this joint. Little did we know it had been featured on DDD and luckliy it wasn't packed. Guessing it aired a while back and the novelty has worn off...which I was certainly OK with. I ordered the "quail and eggs" and my wife got the "crabcake benedict". Both were kick arse and I will say their biscuits and gravy were the best I've ever had.
::::: SATURDAY DAY TRIP :::::
Blue Hole in Wimberley, TX - It is about an hour drive SW of Austin through some beautiful hill country...it certainly did not feel like an hour at all. The park is small and they only let around 150 in, so get there early (about an hour before opening) to ensure you get a spot. Aside from the swimming, they have some great trails to hike up and down the stream.
This is what max capacity looks like.
Wimberley Valley Winery - stopped by here for an hour or so. We actually ran into a girl (no pics) we went to HS with which was crazy, as we hadn't seen or talked to her in 20 years. The place certainly had that central Texas hill country feel and as you'd might expect, the staff were super friendly and seemed to really enjoy working there. My wife only ended up with 3 bottles of wine so that was a major victory for my wallet. I don't drink anymore so I enjoyed a cold Topo Chico. The place backs up to a private farm where some of their animals come over to the fence for attention, so that was pretty cool.
::::: SATURDAY NIGHT 80's COVER BAND:::::
Cedar Street Courtyard - the band we saw was called Skyrocket. We got here at 9pm when their show started and it was KICK arse from start to finish. The band members pretty much rotate and play every instrument, sing different songs (to ensure the songs sound just like they were recorded by the actual band/artist). The courtyard felt very NOLA-ish with the ivy on the walls and brick floors.
...and last, but certainly not least, I had to stop by here and snap a photo of this beautiful thing.
...and also this beautiful thing.
This post was edited on 7/23/17 at 9:06 pm
Posted on 7/23/17 at 9:22 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Great pics. Thanks for sharing.
Posted on 7/23/17 at 11:15 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
That antelope heart looks awesome. I may have to hit that up next time I'm in town to see my folks and just cross my fingers that it's on the menu.
It won't be.
It won't be.
Posted on 7/23/17 at 8:13 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Blue hole looks awesome!
Posted on 7/23/17 at 8:34 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Nice pics! Right next to the blue hole in wimberley is a little restaurant named Ino'z that has a decent burger. The queso blanco there is good too.
And about 10 minutes away from the wimberley winery is Driftwood Estates winery. That's my favorite winery in the area. Not so much for the wine which is just ok, but for the scenery - it's on top of a hill that overlooks the vineyard and the rest of hill country. It's legit.
The pic is the view from Driftwood Winery. Like I said, the wine is meh overall. But it used to be one of my go to places to take a date when I was single
And about 10 minutes away from the wimberley winery is Driftwood Estates winery. That's my favorite winery in the area. Not so much for the wine which is just ok, but for the scenery - it's on top of a hill that overlooks the vineyard and the rest of hill country. It's legit.
The pic is the view from Driftwood Winery. Like I said, the wine is meh overall. But it used to be one of my go to places to take a date when I was single
This post was edited on 7/24/17 at 8:59 am
Posted on 7/23/17 at 9:02 pm to TTownTiger
quote:
Driftwood Estates winery
We drove past this on the way back to Austin but we were exhausted from runnin' and gunnin' all day. Between wineries, breweries, and liquor distilleries there must be 15 places around that area. We passed so many places it would take a 3-day weekend to see them all. I had no idea that so much alcohol was produced in that region.
Posted on 7/23/17 at 9:19 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Should have stopped by Jester King!
Posted on 7/23/17 at 9:59 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Yep....Garrison Brothers and Treaty Oak are my favorite stops in the area.
Posted on 7/24/17 at 3:21 pm to offshoreangler
we've seen the skyrocket band plan. They may be the worlds greatest cover band. Good times.
Posted on 7/24/17 at 3:33 pm to offshoreangler
Garrison Bros is a great way to spend a few hours.
Awesome place
Awesome place
Posted on 7/24/17 at 4:50 pm to offshoreangler
quote:
Treaty Oak
Great way to spend a Saturday. Makes the dive home interesting, however.
Posted on 7/24/17 at 8:56 pm to Houston Texas Tiger
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They may be the worlds greatest cover band
Anybody who says different simply hasn't seen Skyrocket
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