In Austin Texas. I hung out in the lone star state for few days this month for a conference on the subject matter that pays my bills. But there was lot of action outside the programmed event. Clearly it was more fun.
My last trip to the deep south had been over 15 years back. Austin was on a road trip from Galveston to Dallas - sort of a detour if you will. It is the state capital. It has a few things to see and do. Other than visiting the state capitol building, which is an impressive architectural feat I did not remember much. I decided to fix it.
With all the fixings. First came tacos. On a food truck.
Corn made into dough called Masa, rolled and lightly cooked on a griddle or pan yields tortillas which topped with grilled and marinated meat (pig, cow, fish depending on how you lean) from the animal (depending on your mindset you can go exotic and get intestine or brain or head or hoof or tongue or stick to the meatier more known organs) and followed by fresh cheese (Queso) and onion and cilantro and dash of lime - you have a Taco.
I had a series of them - so fresh - so off the pan - into the hole in the face and count. One -two - I cannot remember how many but I was stuffed alright.
One other night involved cruising the river - named Colorado not the mighty one but a Texan variant that connects a bunch of lakes formed by damming of the same river. On said cruise was barbeque - Texan style - bunch of saucy brisket - cow meat from lower chest area cooked slow and smoked along with spicy sausage and pickles. Flavor country.
Slow crawling the lake waters got to witness a curious phenomenon involving a million bats taking off from a cavity under a bridge and into the night air to feast. Mosquitoes. Perfect - watching a winged Mexican animal go after dinner while enjoying my own under a full moon was I think an awesome experience.
The last night I took to the street with local guide to learn about Austin's history from 200 years ago when it was a mere frontier town through the battle at the Alamo to its present state as a yuppie music capital of America. Had some southern cocktails at a local bar till the date changed.
Learned that street art is big and that the town is exploding with new entrants coming in at 60 new cars a day.
All in all felt enlightened spiritually (yes pun intended) and nutritionally.
My last trip to the deep south had been over 15 years back. Austin was on a road trip from Galveston to Dallas - sort of a detour if you will. It is the state capital. It has a few things to see and do. Other than visiting the state capitol building, which is an impressive architectural feat I did not remember much. I decided to fix it.
With all the fixings. First came tacos. On a food truck.
I had a series of them - so fresh - so off the pan - into the hole in the face and count. One -two - I cannot remember how many but I was stuffed alright.
One other night involved cruising the river - named Colorado not the mighty one but a Texan variant that connects a bunch of lakes formed by damming of the same river. On said cruise was barbeque - Texan style - bunch of saucy brisket - cow meat from lower chest area cooked slow and smoked along with spicy sausage and pickles. Flavor country.
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| The Blur in the image is the bat swarm flying out - they are tiny winged creatures no bigger than an 8 oz cup |
Slow crawling the lake waters got to witness a curious phenomenon involving a million bats taking off from a cavity under a bridge and into the night air to feast. Mosquitoes. Perfect - watching a winged Mexican animal go after dinner while enjoying my own under a full moon was I think an awesome experience.
The last night I took to the street with local guide to learn about Austin's history from 200 years ago when it was a mere frontier town through the battle at the Alamo to its present state as a yuppie music capital of America. Had some southern cocktails at a local bar till the date changed. Learned that street art is big and that the town is exploding with new entrants coming in at 60 new cars a day.
All in all felt enlightened spiritually (yes pun intended) and nutritionally.
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