Another month has almost past and once again it seems impossible to catch up with time. It definitely has been a busy few weeks so here is my attempt at summarizing some of the highlights. First of all, we had no clue that one can find a castle right here in Texas. As it turns out one can, and it is at most an hour outside of Austin. How did we find out about it? Were we looking for road trip ideas in Texas or the like? Absolutely not! The only reason for our discovery was the fact the Dos XX decided to throw an amazing party at the castle with free beer, free food, exotic reptiles and insects, great artist performances and so on. The party, which took place at Falkenstein Castle, under the Most Interesting Experience theme, was an absolute blast at least for those of us who were lucky enough to get there early and get in. The turnout for the party was overwhelming and many were not as fortunate as us, but at least from what I’ve read an apology party for not being able to handle the crowds is already in the works – what can I say, people in Austin love free beer no matter what day of the week it might be.
Then there was the official Bullrun finishing party that was thrown by one of my buddies, Sky, right here in Austin. If you don’t know what Bullrun is then do yourself a favor a take a look at their website and you will get an idea very quickly. In case you are too lazy to even do that here is a summary: A whole bunch of wealthy individuals get together, bring some of the most exotic automobiles they poses, and embark on a week-long really that is divided into daily stages, where each stage finishes with a great party. It just so happened to be that the route chosen for this year stretched from New York to Austin. One thing I ought to mention is that Sofies’s boyfriend Martin actually partook in the race and not surprisingly Sofie flew into Austin for the finishing party, as did another buddy of ours, Justin. The party was a good time indeed with my buddy taking good care of us: free drinks, free food, good company and entertainment – what else can one ask for. Oh yeah, I also met a guy, Bob, who insisted that with enough mullah he can double the horsepower on my 350z – it seemed he knew what he was talking about so I won’t second guess him. Anyhow, some of the cars that finished were simply spectacular, from heavily modified Ferraris and Porsches to classic Maseratis – I would take anyone of them.
With Martin and Sofie in town there was only one thing to do, eat BBQ. We drove down the Salt Lick, as we do each time, and with the exception of them not serving steak on that particular day, they only serve steak on Sundays, the food was delicious as always. The next day, in hope of eating steak we drove down to Lockhart, about an hour east of Austin, which is the BBQ capital of Texas. We stopped by Smitty's Market, but once again we failed to get a steak, so we had to settle for brisket and sausage instead. While quite good and worth tasting, the food did not even come close to Salt Lick, at least in my humble opinion. Now don’t give up hope, there are still several famous places that we failed to hit including Kreuz Barbeque and Blacks Barbeque, so there might be some competition yet. What did we do after that? Well, hit the lake of course, and very much to our collective amazement, given the amount of food we consumed, the boat managed to stay afloat.
Next up for us, is a trip to Michigan for one of my good friend's wedding at the beginning of August which promises to be a good time as well – the only two obstacle to overcome are finding affordable airplane tickets and losing a few pounds after eating all this BBQ so that I can fit in my suit.
Then there was the official Bullrun finishing party that was thrown by one of my buddies, Sky, right here in Austin. If you don’t know what Bullrun is then do yourself a favor a take a look at their website and you will get an idea very quickly. In case you are too lazy to even do that here is a summary: A whole bunch of wealthy individuals get together, bring some of the most exotic automobiles they poses, and embark on a week-long really that is divided into daily stages, where each stage finishes with a great party. It just so happened to be that the route chosen for this year stretched from New York to Austin. One thing I ought to mention is that Sofies’s boyfriend Martin actually partook in the race and not surprisingly Sofie flew into Austin for the finishing party, as did another buddy of ours, Justin. The party was a good time indeed with my buddy taking good care of us: free drinks, free food, good company and entertainment – what else can one ask for. Oh yeah, I also met a guy, Bob, who insisted that with enough mullah he can double the horsepower on my 350z – it seemed he knew what he was talking about so I won’t second guess him. Anyhow, some of the cars that finished were simply spectacular, from heavily modified Ferraris and Porsches to classic Maseratis – I would take anyone of them.
With Martin and Sofie in town there was only one thing to do, eat BBQ. We drove down the Salt Lick, as we do each time, and with the exception of them not serving steak on that particular day, they only serve steak on Sundays, the food was delicious as always. The next day, in hope of eating steak we drove down to Lockhart, about an hour east of Austin, which is the BBQ capital of Texas. We stopped by Smitty's Market, but once again we failed to get a steak, so we had to settle for brisket and sausage instead. While quite good and worth tasting, the food did not even come close to Salt Lick, at least in my humble opinion. Now don’t give up hope, there are still several famous places that we failed to hit including Kreuz Barbeque and Blacks Barbeque, so there might be some competition yet. What did we do after that? Well, hit the lake of course, and very much to our collective amazement, given the amount of food we consumed, the boat managed to stay afloat.
Next up for us, is a trip to Michigan for one of my good friend's wedding at the beginning of August which promises to be a good time as well – the only two obstacle to overcome are finding affordable airplane tickets and losing a few pounds after eating all this BBQ so that I can fit in my suit.
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