Texas Road Trip, 2018

Whew! What a trip. Karl and I just got home from a weeklong road trip to Texas and back. We both got to explore several areas we’d never been to before. We saw a lot of sights and ate a ton of good food. I now know why people rave about food in Texas. I’ll be posting detailed vacation blogs this week but for the time being here are a few highlights from our trip.

Our trip included stops and/or stays in the following cities and some surrounding areas:

• Tuscaloosa, AL
• Baton Rouge, LA
• Houston, TX
• San Antonio, TX
• Austin, TX
• Waco, TX
• Dallas, TX

Some highlights of our trip include:

• Touring the Old State Capital in Baton Rouge, LA
• Visiting the Houston Museum of Art and NASA’s Mission Control in Houston, TX
• Visiting the San Antonio Riverwalk, The Alamo, and The Japanese Tea Garden in San Antonio, TX
• Visiting Graffiti Park and seeing the Texas Capitol building in Austin, TX
• Visiting our friend Danielle in Dallas, TX
• Eating all the yummy Texas food. Texas is known for its brisket and tex-mex. We had plenty of both. We also tried Guatemalan food for the first time, and had the best burger and fries ever at a place called Hopdoddy.

A brief breakdown of our trip looks something like this:

• Day 1, Friday: Drove from AL to Texas
  • Tuscaloosa, AL: Breakfast at Rama Jama’s
  • Baton Rouge, LA: Toured the Old State Capital
  • Arrived in Houston, TX
• Day 2, Saturday: Explored Houston
  • Brunch at Velvet Taco
  • Houston Museum of Art
  • Houston Downtown Aquarium
  • Kemah Boardwalk
• Day 3, Sunday: Houston to San Antonio
  • Toured NASA’s Johnson Space Center
  • Tried Guatemalan food at Atitlan Restaurant
  • Drove to San Antonio
• Day 4, Monday: Explored San Antonio
  • Hop on Hop Off Bus Tour
  • Lunch at Augies (Delicious Brisket)
  • Riverwalk River Boat Cruise
  • Drinks at Hard Rock Cafe
• Day 5, Tuesday: San Antonio
  • Toured The Alamo
  • Lunch at Blue Star Arts Complex
  • Battle for the Alamo film
  • Visited Karl’s old neighborhood
  • Tower of the Americas
• Day 6, Wednesday: San Antonio to Austin
  • Japanese Tea Garden and Cafe
  • Graffiti Park at Castle Hills
  • Laundry and early night at hotel
• Day 7, Thursday: Austin to Waco to Dallas
  • Lunch at Terry Black’s BBQ in Austin
  • Dr Pepper Museum & Magnolia Market in Waco
  • Checked into the Dallas Omni Hotel
  • Dinner at Gen Korean BBQ in Carrollton, TX
• Day 8, Friday: Dallas
  • Dallas Museum of Art
  • Dallas Driving Tour / Hardrock Cafe Pin
  • Lunch at Hopdoddy
  • Shopping and dinner with our friend Danielle in Carrollton, TX
• Day 9, Saturday: The Return Home
  • Drove home from Dallas