We just got back from a weekend in Austin and San Antonio, Wooley and I love Austin, we love the whole "feel" of the place, Austin has a well known motto, "Keep Austin weird" and that just about explains why we love it. A little oasis of "blue" in an ocean of "red". I managed to stop by "Hey Cupcake" twice during my 4 days in Austin! We then went down to San Antonio and checked out the famous "Riverwalk" and of course the Alamo, our guidebook (Frommer's Texas guide book which was a great leaving gift from Amanda) explains that not visiting the Alamo when in San Antonio is like not visiting the Statue of Liberty when in New York City. Fiesta was on whilst we were in San Antonio, so there were crowds, parades and lots of street foods etc it was fun! We also went to the great restaurant, Boudros on the Riverwalk, famous for the guacamole for two which they make table side, yummy..... and fantastic margaritas.
Last week we went to a cooking demonstration by Suneeta Vaswani, with the Crow Collection of Art, Jade group at the Viking cooking school in Dallas ( the venue was really great) we had a really fun night and Ms Vaswani is informative and entertaining, we loved her pride in being Indian and American!
Finally due to recent local election results back home and London's new mayor, Wooley and I are reconsidering our long term plans of returning to the UK. Although maybe we should return to try and swing the balance back to the "right left" way of thinking. We should also consider the lesser of two "evils" how does a Conservative UK government compare to W's administration? Jigna
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Keep Austin weird!!! rock on. or is is the Texan longhorn? sounds awesome - I read about the alamo recently, it really gives you an insight into the Texan way of thinking doesnt it? sounds like you had a good time. I have one question - why didnt I get to go to 'hey cupcake'when I was in Austin???????
We have to save some things for next time?!
love this blog! really can get into just how your weekend was, love the idea of street parades and crowds, maybe we all love it coz of melton road for all those years growing up!
cant wait to visit and go to hey cupcake and have some tasty dishes at your house inspired by a proud Indian American!
so glad u guys are making so much of being there, and enjoying it. despite missing home and being the only two brown lefties in the village!
xxxxxxx
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