After a few full days in Austin we felt like we had seen it all.  San Antonio is only an hour and a half away…sooo Anj, Kevin and I went there to check it out!  Like Austin, I’ve heard a lot of good things about San Antonio so I was really glad to “sneak” a day trip to San Antonio in.

As we headed, we took a little detour (more like a couple hour detour when all was said and done) to Driftwood, Texas where Salt Lick Bar-B-Que is located.  Yes, MORE BBQ.  My tummy was not thrilled with me by the end of the trip.  But this was the best place yet!  We totally cheated the system by ordering to go, then eating in their banquet room, skirting the 45 minute wait.  Hey!  We had a busy day ahead of us, no time to dilly dally!  Definitely our favorite BBQ of the trip and worth the detour.

By the time we reached San Antonio we had little time to see all of the sites before they closed.  We brushed up in the car on the “must sees” of San Antonio and did all we could.  First we went to the Mission San Jose, the largest mission in San Antonio, known for the Rose window.  Then we hustled over to The Alamo, the shrine of Texas liberty, which happens to be right smack in the middle of their downtown.  We walked through it and around it until they closed then walked the River Walk to LaVillita and back, in search of something, anything, a la mode.  Alamo…a la mode…it was on the mind.  Sweet success with a giant brownie served with ice creams!  

San Antonio was a really cute city.  I wish we had a little more time to explore the intricacies of their downtown.  I’m glad we went though, even if just for a quick tour. 

Back in Austin we met up with Ambrose for dinner at La Condesa, a yummy Mexican restaurant.  Then we went to The Driskill, Austin’s historic and rumored haunted hotel.  We sipped drinks and swapped stories from our trip.  It was the perfect way to wrap up our mini Texan retreat.  Good times with great friends!