Since we got into Dallas late Friday night we decided to hang around “Big D” for breakfast and a brief drive around downtown on Saturday morning. We hit an uptown breakfast spot recommended by a friend called Bread Winners – www.breadwinnerscafe.com. We sat on the patio with Zena and Zuma and enjoyed the beautiful Texas weather; it was 72 degrees in Dallas and it’s now a balmy 81 degrees in Austin. After we finished breakfast we realized it was the first time we had a full breakfast since our first day in Gallup, NM. We’ve hit non-bbq places along the way, but this was the first breakfast spot in nearly nine days.
The Dallas skyline
After breakfast we did a quick drive by the JFK site (literally we drove by and I was able to snap one picture of the grassy knoll).
Our one pic of the infamous grassy knoll
Along the three hour drive to Austin we stopped at a great little Antique shop. It was mostly for Mom, but once we got inside I was the one having a blast. They had all kinds of fun knick-knacks, the best of which was an original tin He-Man lunch box (no site of the thermos). I’ll be rolling to work in style now.
We pulled into Austin around 2:30pm and checked into the Driskill Hotel in the heart of town. Once settled we headed off to Ironworks BBQ (see review below) for delicious pork AND beef ribs.
The Driskill Hotel in Austin, TX
The beautiful Austin sunset
We cruised Austin after dinner checking out the Capital building, 6th street and the South Congress area, aka “SoCo.” Sixth Street was like a combination of Hollywood Blvd and Melrose – it had restaurants, bars, tattoo shops, souvenir stores, boutique shops and a unique crowd.
Texas state capital building in Austin - Daytime
Texas state capital building in Austin - Nighttime
On Sunday we plan to walk along the river, grab lunch at Stubb’s BBQ, do some more Austin sightseeing, perhaps some shopping and then round it out with dinner outside of town at one of Austin’s more famous bbq joints, the Salt Lick.
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