Friday, September 30, 2011

Day 29: San Antonio to Austin

Started the day with a lovely walk along the Riverwalk in San Antonio.  What a fantastic outdoor space.  First of all, it is set below the sidewalk level of the busy city, so feels miles away.  Then it is full of art, from whimsical fish hung from the I-35 bridge where the Mexican free-tail bats hang out (could have skipped Carlsbad if I had known!) to fountains and music piped in along the trail.  There are restaurants and shops and wildlife and beautiful flowers.  I loved it!
I then had a great lunch at the Sandbar.  They fly in fresh fish each day and had 6 different types of fresh oysters.  I splurged and had a fantastic 3 course meal, including dessert-the key lime pie was fantastic!
Austin was only an hour or so drive north, so I arrived in time to relax at the hotel pool before heading out for dinner (not to rub it in, but it's 88 degrees here at 9 pm at night!).  Listened to the Pine Beetles, an Irish folk band, at Patsy's Cowboy Cafe.  Fun times!

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