Austin: Part 2

In case you missed part one of my Austin trip be sure to check it out first here. And then continue on below.

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Sunday Morning we were a little slow to rise from our activities the night before. We had a few more drinks than we planned, but it’s vacation right? Funny recommendation, but if you are like me and suffer from terrible hangovers almost each time you have a few drinks give these hangover patches a try. My friend recommended them and then my mom grabbed them for me for my birthday and I am here for it! Anyways, we headed to Torchy’s which came highly recommended from many people, and we honestly didn’t really get it. It wasn’t bad by any means and you could tell they used fresh ingredients. It was nothing special in my opinion. The queso was my favorite part!

Back to the pool we went, for the rest of the afternoon. We headed back to our rooms and drank some wine and snacked on goldfish in our hotel robes, while laughing about how classy we were. We got ready slowly and decided we needed another afternoon coffee stop. We were sad to find out Cenote was closed, so we headed a little further down the road to Flat Track. Another friendly shop, another great coffee and nice patio. We grabbed a Lyft to head across town to Terry Black’s BBQ.  

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We were greeted by a lengthy line but were relieved to find out it moved very quickly and they have a beer window at the halfway point! First stop is to pick sides where we snagged green beans, creamed corn, corn bread, and mac & cheese. You round the corner to choose which BBQ you want which was a little overwhelming to us; however, the staff was so helpful and accommodating. We decided on the brisket and turkey ribs. Everything we ate at Terry Black’s was amazing. The meat was so tender, the sides were flavorful, the cornbread was fresh and warm. They put paper towels and BBQ sauces everywhere for you to grab from and you can just sit wherever you would like!

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Next up was Amy’s Ice Cream, which also led us by the “I love you So Much mural” and the Austin Motel. It was a really cool area and I am super glad we essentially stumbled into it. The line for Amy’s was long, and I don’t know if it was entirely worth it. I mean it was good. Ice cream is always good to me, but I probably wouldn’t wait in line again. We finished up and made our way to Rainey Street where we quickly learned that we were both exhausted and pretty much just wanted to go to bed.

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Monday was our last day, so they’re always a bit awkward if you ask me. We try to book flights later in the day, in order to take advantage of the hotel night we just paid for. We went to Bird, Bird, Biscuit for a freshly baked biscuit breakfast sandwich and a cup of java. Another delicious breakfast spot! Once we were done we called a Lyft, and y’all it was our first and only sketch ride. It was an old police car, with no music, and a very peculiar aggressive driver. Anyways, he got us to the outdoor Hope Mural Gallery in one piece. We were disappointed to find out that it is closed and locked with chicken wire until they can open the new location. Luckily we could see parts of it, but still sad we couldn’t get in.

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We decided to walk a bit to see where we were and what else there was to do. There was a juice shop nearby, so we grabbed a fresh juice and then scootered back to the hotel. And then as you could have probably guessed, we planted ourselves at the pool. It was super nice to find a nearly empty pool for the first time! We spent a while there reading and decided we were somehow hungry and decided that instead of getting the infamous Whataburger at the airport, we were going back to Veracruz for more tacos and Mango juice. We got “lunch” tacos this time and they were equally as impressive as breakfast tacos. I would have drove this taco truck back to Milwaukee with me if they would have allowed it. If you are in Austin, I dub this your #1 must do. Back to the pool to kill a little more time before the airport, and then after a very long rerouted journey home we arrived at 2:30 am.

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Here are the quick outfit details: The first outfit that I wore to breakfast is a total picture fail for y’all but I wore my favorite button fly 5” shorts, a bodysuit and my Amalli talli Duster. I totally saw them style it exactly this way and just copied it. Sorry for the lack of a good picture!

That night I wore this easy breezy midi dress. It actually came with straps but they would not stay on so I left them at home! I went with the same Target sandals and again this was just such an easy outfit!

The next morning I threw on the same girlfriend jeans, because *gasp* I am a re-wearer on vacation. This body suit that I actually own in two colors now because the fit is just that good! I went with Birkenstocks since I knew we would be doing a bit more walking this day, and grabbed a J. Crew flannel just in case! (Hint: I bought a mens medium slim fit for longer sleeves).

Unfortunately I only snagged a picture of one swimsuit top which is this camo one that I am obsessed with! You all know we are huge camo people by now and this is no different. But the cherry on top is that the bottoms are the best coverage I own! I ended up wearing this one twice! I also brought some new Asos shorts, a tank, and the romper cover up that you can see from our romper roundup post last year here!

All in all this trip was the best! We enjoyed every minute of the easy going relaxed pace, the delicious food, friendly locals, and the 86 degree weather wasn’t so bad either! Let me know if you have any questions on Austin, I would love to help give you recommendations!