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Not cheap, but then neither is taking your family to an amusement park.
This sounds like a daytrip, correct? Any recommended vendors for the tubing? (Yes, the boys can swim.) Otherwise I'm assuming we just kind of tour the town for the day and get some history and whatnot.matuski said:
Yes.. tube during day, relax/eat walk around Gruene in the evening. Live music, shops, dance hall, Gristmill... good stuff. Will probably be the most fun you have.
Since we are landing in Austin our first day (early afternoon) the wife was wondering if it would make sense to just do that day in Austin or if it would be better to give it a whole day. Any specifics of what to do there?
They're going to be there for a week, so they have time; it doesn't take forever. And since they aren't from around there, the kids should see it; if for no other reason than when it comes up in school they can say "Oh yeah, I went there."
We are following your recommendation here. Do we need to bring our own inflatables for the lazy river there or do they have some one hand to use? Still not sure if we can work in Gruene for a day since we now only have four days in SA, but we are trying.
Do you like BBQ? There are some great BBQ places in town (j blacks, Lambert's, iron works). The state capital is really nice if you and the family like history.
Love BBQ. We had planned on hitting up the Bullock Texas state museum and then spend some time at Zilker park. Those ok or is there anything better?
Bullock is a great choice. Zilker has Barton springs pool which is usually awesome (not sure if you would want to change to swim) as it's always cold in the water and the day will be hot. From the museum you'll be able to see the tower pretty close although I'm not sure there is a reason to go to it. There are some food truck spots for sure, but if you are only having one meal in Austin before heading out I would suggest terry blacks BBQ. It's close to zilker and pretty good (beef ribs are awesome). Alternately you can go to Chuys next to the park for Tex mex although you'll probably get that in SA.
Thanks a ton for all of this. We should be there for two meals. I will put to Terry Blacks as one to hit up. Any others you like? (Non-bbq for the second so I don't have the kids revolt on the first day - they like BBQ but not as much as me.)
I want to, and I think I can convince one of the boys. The wife is definitely against it and the other son has anxiety issues at times. Hard to say if I can pull this one off. What happens, like a ####-ton of bats fly out of a cave at once?
Out from under the Congress Street bridge. There's literally like a million bats. And they leave at dusk. So people either line up on the bridge or rent a paddle boat or something and sit in the water.
Austin's restaurant scene has exploded the last few years so it really depends on what they like. For kids 8 and 10 - maybe Franks? Its kind of like an upscale hot dog and sausage restaurant right downtown.
It's called Frank and it's pretty good for hot dogs. Chuys has good enough Tex mex and a fun vibe. Threadgills has good "home cooking". Guerros is another good Tex mex place. My favorite place in town is called Swifts Attic. It's a little pricier and maybe should be a dinner choice?
Really? Better than Perla's or Second Kitchen? Feel like we need to have a talk about this.
If I was going for lunch anywhere with the boys that had a cool vibe and decent food, I'd go to Banger's.
We were at the JW three weeks ago and had a fabulous time. Cibolo Moon breakfast buffet was killer, but I feel like the dinner had slipped significantly from when we were there last summer. BBQ was still good, but the entrees were disappointing.
