Posts Tagged as ‘San Antonio’

July 21, 2008

Texas Day Four: Legends and Transit

Saturday morning, we check out of the four-star hotel to head for Austin via Lockhart. After a detour to the Alamo to purchase a t-shirt & hat for John, we depart for Lockhart, Texas-home of Kreuz Barbeque. Kreuz has been in the bbq business since 1900, in this building since 1999. 

Inside signs warn (or brag [...]

July 21, 2008

Texas Day 3: Hunting BBQ

So, Friday, we travel to the Market that used to be a farmer’s market but now sells Mexican kitshe. The variety is interesting. I decline to buy a piggy bank for any number of small children because I’m not sure how the parents would react.
Following the old Farmer’s market, we seek out Boerne (Pronounced-Birney) and [...]

July 18, 2008

San Antonio, Here we come!

On Wednesday, we left Atlanta via the WORLD’S busiest airport. Ok, maybe just the US’s busiest, but the population of the airport seemed to exceed the per capita space designated for capacity. AirTran was on time and we arrived at San Antonio Airport, thankfully not the busiest airport on time.
Through Hotwire, we ACTUALLY scored a [...]

July 18, 2008

San Antonio: Day Two

On Wednesday night, John reviewed the BBQ research and rediscovered Rudy’s Country Store and BBQ, billed as “The Worst BAR-B-Q in Texas.” We traveled on Thursday to Leon Springs for lunch.  John will have to review the food. The sausage was pretty good, not too spicy. The peach cobbler was cold. I’m not a fan [...]