Since the day that we went to Lockhart was my brother-in-laws birthday, we decided to come back home and try some pies from Tiny Pies on Burent Road to celebrate. We picked a variety pack which included some of their popular flavors like Key Lime, Blueberry, Pecan and others. These pies where straight out of the oven when we picked them up and they were to die for! A definite favorite and I would recommend this to any one!
When we woke up the next day, it was beautiful - thanks mother nature! So we ventured out into some of the hotspots that I had not yet been too, one of these being the iconic "Greetings from Austin" mural. We arrived just on time before the crowd arrived so we had time to take some single shots and family shots before going to downtown.
While in downtown - we walked around and did lots of window shopping into the cool Austin shops. For lunch, we went to this restaurant called La Condesa for Mexican food. When we arrived the ambiance of the restaurant is very modern and upscale - which isn't very typical Mexican style but once we were seated, we noticed that it was more of a Hispanic food restaurant with a modern twist. Since my family and I aren't large risk takers - we settled for the only selection on the menu that we knew what was in it. A Cuban sandwich - La Cubanita. This Cuban sandwich, however, was no where near the ones you would get in Latin America. This sandwich was built on a toasted garlic bread with garlic aoli on top with all the typical Cuban sandwich ingredients. For dessert - we told the waiter to surprise us and she brought us La Boca Negra - brown sugar - banana ice cream over a flourless chocolate cake with chile de arbol and anchos. It was a really good dessert that had us fighting for the last piece.
On our last night in Texas, we drove down to Lake Travis which is a little outside of the central Austin atmosphere we had been in all week. On one of the highest hills on Lake Travis sits Oasis Restaurant. We arrived just at the beginning of the days sunset so the view while we were waiting for our food was breathtaking. As the sun falls you see the lights of the houses below start to turn on and the different shades of red from the sky.
While we were on our way back, we noticed we hadn't been to one of the hottest college student spots in town - Gourdoughs. This iconic spot is part of a trailer park full of food trucks. Open to 3am daily, Gourdoughs makes for the ideal energy booster while studying. They have an vast array of flavors for all different taste buds. For me - I love all types of chocolate so I tried the Black Out doughnut which is a doughnut filled with chocolate with fudge, brownie pieces and chocolate chips on top. It was so amazing that I saved some for the plane right the next day! Haha!
Overall, my trip to Austin will be one that I will never forget, my family and I learned about all different types of foods, art and music. Austin, Texas is surely a place to keep on your bucketlist because you will not regret it.
Till next time,
xoxo - Vivianna
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While in downtown - we walked around and did lots of window shopping into the cool Austin shops. For lunch, we went to this restaurant called La Condesa for Mexican food. When we arrived the ambiance of the restaurant is very modern and upscale - which isn't very typical Mexican style but once we were seated, we noticed that it was more of a Hispanic food restaurant with a modern twist. Since my family and I aren't large risk takers - we settled for the only selection on the menu that we knew what was in it. A Cuban sandwich - La Cubanita. This Cuban sandwich, however, was no where near the ones you would get in Latin America. This sandwich was built on a toasted garlic bread with garlic aoli on top with all the typical Cuban sandwich ingredients. For dessert - we told the waiter to surprise us and she brought us La Boca Negra - brown sugar - banana ice cream over a flourless chocolate cake with chile de arbol and anchos. It was a really good dessert that had us fighting for the last piece.
On our last night in Texas, we drove down to Lake Travis which is a little outside of the central Austin atmosphere we had been in all week. On one of the highest hills on Lake Travis sits Oasis Restaurant. We arrived just at the beginning of the days sunset so the view while we were waiting for our food was breathtaking. As the sun falls you see the lights of the houses below start to turn on and the different shades of red from the sky.
While we were on our way back, we noticed we hadn't been to one of the hottest college student spots in town - Gourdoughs. This iconic spot is part of a trailer park full of food trucks. Open to 3am daily, Gourdoughs makes for the ideal energy booster while studying. They have an vast array of flavors for all different taste buds. For me - I love all types of chocolate so I tried the Black Out doughnut which is a doughnut filled with chocolate with fudge, brownie pieces and chocolate chips on top. It was so amazing that I saved some for the plane right the next day! Haha!
Overall, my trip to Austin will be one that I will never forget, my family and I learned about all different types of foods, art and music. Austin, Texas is surely a place to keep on your bucketlist because you will not regret it.
Till next time,
xoxo - Vivianna
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