Austin was one of the cities we were most excited to visit on this trip. It is renowned for it's art culture, laid back atmosphere and being much different than the rest of Texas.
We had initially planned to stay quite a while and so when the first couple days were really cold we didn't think anything of spending the day inside staying warm. By Wednesday the weather was better and we ventured out. First to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center and then to the nation's largest Hindu temple.
The gardens were lovely but not as stunning as I imagine they are in the Spring or Summer. The temple was equally out of season as we walked the grounds without seeing anyone but a Fedex driver.
Wednesday evening we got a call that we had been selected as Extras on our favorite T.V. show Breaking Bad and would be shooting the episode on Monday. Being over 700 miles away this gave us little time to experience Austin and get to Albuquerque before filming.
Thursday we tried seeing some of Austin's museums, but struck out when it came to parking. It seemed silly to pay $15 to go to a free museum. We cut our loses, tried to get out of the extensive traffic and spent some time at the gigantic Zigler park where we had our first spotting of Austin hipsters. They are rumored to only come out at night. This made spying them difficult as after sunset we were stuck in the one camper friendly Walmart on the edge of town. Wild plummage, strange lip fur, exotic colors, a visual feast at the park.
Before leaving town on Friday we made a stop for some Texas BBQ. Salt Lick came highly recommended and we drove miles into the country to visit the most highly rated Driftwood location. Here we spent hours gorging ourselves (Isaiah on every type of meat possible and myself on coleslaw, potato salad and rolls), enjoying Texas Shiner Bock beer (it's B.Y.O.B.) and in the end earning an "Impressive" from the waitress on the quantity of food Isaiah was able to consume.
Lady Bird Johnson Gardens
Hindu Temple
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