I attended a small Renaissance Festival in San Antonio this afternoon and got a pleasant surprise with a group called Last Chance Forever. They rescue birds of prey and try to get them back into their natural habitat. They showed off Eagles, Falcons, Owls, Hawks, and Vultures. It was amazing.
Today’s lunch was at Cooper’s Bar-B-Que in New Braunfels. They had a weekend special consisting of a boneless pork chop and a baked potato. I added some beans, pickles, and an iced tea to make it an awesome meal. This is a great BBQ joint if you find yourself in the area.
Pretty much everything Lego can be found at the Lego Kids Fest. It will be here in Austin for the weekend, so come check it out if you can. Now, I need to go build a castle or something…
Trying out a new place for bubble tea in Round Rock on this day full of fluffy clouds. We need Teapioca Lounge in this city, since there are so few bubble tea joints north of Austin. I tried the Frozen Cappuccino with Tapioca and it was tasty. I didn’t do the lounging part today, but I’m sure to return again soon since they stay open until 10:00 pm.
One of the best parts of the Whole Foods Market in the Domain is the Draft Shack. As you can tell by the photo, they have 45 different beers on tap, among other beverages. They also have an oyster happy hour from 3 to 5 every day if you are into that sort of thing. My beer selection today was a pint of Pablo’s Pale Ale from Adelbert’s Brewery in Austin. Tap #23 on the big board. It was great!
There were some thunder clouds rolling through the area this evening, so I thought I would go for a walk around Pflugerville Lake to catch some awesome photos. It turns out that my view from the booth at Souper Salad was better. Funny how these things work out sometimes. 🙂
Wow, that was a lot of fun! The hillside was probably as packed as I have ever seen it, and everyone was there to see Ballet Folklórico de Texas.
On this sunny Saturday, I took a walk through Zilker Botanical Garden. There were flowers, trees, bamboo, fish, dinosaurs, waterfalls, and other things wanting to be photographed.
What you see here is the stone oven that baked my Pesto Pizza. It included pesto sauce, mozzarella, chicken, fresh basil, and Parmesan. The Blue Baker seems like a nice relaxed spot to grab some grub, make use of the free Wi-Fi, and chill out for a bit. Beware, you may soon see my dusty self hanging out here after a long, hot hiking session in the area.
By now you know the drill. Drive through New Braunfels, stop in at Buc-ee’s. Get some gas. Take random photos. Get snack foods and a beverage. Continue driving on I35…
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