It was our third day in Texas and we still hadn't had a breakfast taco. Mathis & Nicki had always talked about these and how they missed them when they lived in VA. They even made them for us one time for one of our tailgates and I still dream about those tacos! So needless to say, I was ready to try them in TX. As Nicki & I were getting ready, Jed and Mathis headed out to get us breakfast tacos from Los Gallos Taco House and they did not disappoint! They were great. I think I could eat them 3 times a day, everyday. (But even as good as they were, if I was really honest, Mathis' were better.)
After breakfast it was time to head to Austin and on our way there we were able to stop by where Nicki works. It looked like such a cute campus!
We knew that Austin would be a treat today since a HUGE conference thingy was going on called SXSW (South By South West). I am still not entirely sure what it is but there were people everywhere and rumors of tons of celebrities.
We set off walking around Austin to see what we could find. The first thing we found was a cool big open area that people would spend time at or as most of us call them, a park that had really cool recycled sculptures.
It was just fun to people watch and check out the different shops that were all over downtown Austin. And before long all of that walking lead to a need for more food! Mathis and Nicki found us an AWESOME place to go to for lunch called Bess Bistro. Unfortunately for some reason they were closed for lunch that day but gave us half off coupons to check out there other place just around the corner. SCORE!
So we walked the extra 2 blocks to Waltons for lunch and we were not disappointed! The sandwiches were great and huge, they had a new kind of root beer for me to try and they have CUPCAKES! The building was super cool and had a really fun atmosphere.
After lunch, we headed back down into the heart of downtown Austin and SXSW. As we wondered down 6th Ave people were giving away all kinds of free stuff to promote there new products/tv shows/music etc. We were happy to promote anything if we were given free stuff! :) 6th Ave reminded me a lot of New Orleans in the day time. It is a closed off street with bars, restaurants, and little shops that lined the road. As we bounced back and forth between window shopping some one offered us a free comedy show and 2 free drinks. Now lets be honest... NOTHING is free but after a quick minute, we decided to see what it was all about.
Much to our surprise, it was all free! All it cost us was an email address so they could send us junk emails. As we got our free drinks (I got another new root beer. SCORE), we headed into the show. Jed and I were really excited that the act was put on by the UCB (Upright Citizens Brigade) out of NYC. We love these guys. We have seen them a few times in New York and have a friend that has taken classes with them.
They did a fantastic job and it was such a great surprise.
After our free show and drinks we head over to a different area of Austin. On our way there we found our first "real", opened cupcake shop, Polkadots. It was cute and the cupcakes were good but the location left something to be desired. We were all excited to check this place out and I think we all were glad we made it.
It was just a quick stop on our way to our next neighborhood. It was cute little area with all kinds of fun, silly shops. We had a great time checking out all the unique finds. This was also the perfect place to find dinner since there were plenty of food trucks around.
I was so excited to check out food trucks. I try and track them down all the time with no great success so it was awesome to have a handful of options. The first food truck we visited was Hey Cupcake. We made sure we had our cupcakes ready for dessert for after dinner.
Unfortunately, on Monday's not all of the food trucks were opened but the ones that were, were fantastic. I love the idea of the food truck culture and this place did not disappoint. We all ordered different stuff from different truck and just hung out on the picnic tables enjoying our dinner.
After dinner we head back home to enjoy our cupcakes and get everything together to our last day in Texas. :(
LAST UP: Saying Farewell
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