Downtown Austin

Last night Don took me Downtown Austin. We got there around 7 p.m. and the place was not hopping yet. We got lucky in finding street parking easily. Apparently parking is an issue there, but even if we had to pay it's only between $5-$10, that's a bargain compared to DC parking.

Our first stop was Logan's at Congress and 6th Streets. Don had the Logan's burger with salad, and I had French Dip sandwich with fries. I had a taste of the burger and it was very good. Internet review was on point. My meal was okay - the roast beef was a little dry. We both ordered a liter of draft beer, $5 dollars per liter (happy hour price until 10 pm). Don had Bock and I had good old Miller Lite. It was a huge mug - I did not finish it. I could have if I tried, but I was the designated driver.

After dinner, we strolled down 6th Street. As we walked passed some of the bars, we were seduced with $2 dollar per shot drinks. Don just told each one of them (with a smile) that we'd be back. We ended up at the Thirsty Nickel - a place where Don visited in the past and remembered it to be a good place to hang out. When we got there, there were only a few people - mostly college kids having fun drinking shots. We each had bottle of beer. There was live (rock) entertainment provided by a 3 crew band. They took requests and they played Johnny Be Good for Don. One of the band players was a girl, and man could she play! At one time she had the guitar behind her head playing it - quite impressive. After we had enough at the Thirsty Nickel, Don wanted to call it the night. As we walked back to our vehicle, 6th Street was a totally a different place. It was livelier (louder) and a lot more people strolling about. What a fun place to be, I have never been to any place like it. I thought Georgetown was fun :) - Downtown Austin is the place to be. Before we made it to our truck, an emergency stop was in order - Don had to pee really bad. A coffee house was a perfect place - while I waited for the coffee to be brewed, Don hit the John. It was all good - better to pay for couple of cups of coffee than to end up in Austin jail - ha ha ha.

We had a great time especially the beer was only 2 dollars a bottle, plus the free live entertainment, really good entertainment, could not be beat. We made it back to our hotel close to midnight. Jackie and Berna were still awake playing Super Paper Mario.