SoCo

Austin's lively nightlife remains pretty much unseen on our part but we did visit SoCo, which is the quirky side of Austin. Plenty of interesting specialty shops and inviting restaurants. For example, a monkey shop and an entire parking lot full of stands and silver bullets offering their treats.

We only ate ice creams there, sparing our appetite for J Mueller: I don't think I have ever consumed as much meat on one go. And what a delicious mixture of grilled perfection it was.. pork, turkey and beef all tasting so good it must be illegal in anywhere but Texas.

Tomorrow we drive 950 kilometers to Roswell, NM.

-Tuoppi

I would recommend Barton Springs' cool water pool for those who really want to chill down and have a real swim instead of  those pity laps one can do in motel pools. Parking costs $5 and for an adult to get in $3, but on a hot summer day it is worth it!

-Otter

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