Yazi i-Austin Ngomkhumbi onama-2 wezinsuku ezinamanzi
Njalo ngonyaka, izinkulungwane zabaculi abasha kanye nabaqaphi abaqhamukayo bafika e-Austin ngeningizimu ngeSouthwest noma i-Austin City Limits Music Festival, futhi abanye babo bathanda nendawo. Babuyela ekhaya, baphakamise isiginci, babuyele eCentral Texas. Ngenkathi ungase ungathinti ukufuduka okuzenzekelayo, uhambo lwezinsuku ezimbili lungakunika umqondo walokho okushiwo yizingxabano.
Usuku 1: Isikhukuphuku esiphundu e-Trudy's
Ukudla kwasekuseni okunamnandi eTrudy eTexas Star kuzokulungiselela ukufika okuzayo.
Ipuleti ye-eggy okumnandi eyaziwa ngokuthi i-migas yisidlo sawo sesignesha. Hlanganisa amaqanda aphuziwe, ama-tortillas ase-corn-up, izinhlobo ezintathu ushizi, i-serrano pepper nezinye izithako eziyimfihlakalo, futhi bheka: i-Tex-Mex izulu. Kulabo abangathandi ukudla okubabayo okokuqala ekuseni, banama-pancake omuhle kakhulu nama-waffles aseBelgium.
Usuku Loku-1: Ukuvuselela Okuphakathi Kwangaphakathi Emini E-Barton Springs kanye neBurger eSandy
Amanzi aseBoton Springs echibini lokubhukuda ahamba ngamaphesenti angu-68 ngonyaka, okusho ukuthi uzizwa upholile - ngisho nokubandayo - ekushiseni kwehlobo. Kuzizwa sengathi kufudumele ebusika, noma kunjalo, futhi abambalwa abavamile bahambi lapho njalo ekuseni, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sezulu. Uma ungena ekuphumukeleni okukhulu kunokuzivocavoca, kunengxenye yamachibi amathathu angamahektare azinikele ekutheni. Emagqumeni azungezile echibini, uzothola isifundo sakho sokuqala emasiko ase-Austin. Ngokuvamile kuneqembu lama-20-somethings elikhahlela eduze kwebhokisi elidakayo, umuntu oneminyaka engu-60 owenza i-yoga, futhi (abazali baqaphele) owesifazane oneminyaka engapheli ngaphandle kwesihloko sakhe.
Ngesinye isikhathi, isigubhu sithatha phezulu kwegquma. Ama-guitar ajwayelekile njengama-Smartphones. Ngezinsuku zasehlobo lapho izinga lokushisa likwazi ukuphakama ngaphezu kwama-degree angu-100, kubonakala kungenangqondo ukuya kwenye indawo.
Ngesikhathi sokudla kwasemini, weqa ukudla okudla kakhulu e-Restaurant Row ku-Barton Springs Road, bese uhamba waya eSandy sika-hamburger stand (603 Barton Springs Road), okuyizingqimba ezimbalwa ezivela echibini.
Ayikho into ejabulisayo lapha, kodwa baye benza ama-Hamburger, ama-fries kanye nesigcinane esineqhwa iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-30.
Usuku Loku-1: Ukuhamba Kwebusuku Kuzo zonke izinkampani zaseNingizimu Afrika, isidlo sakusihlwa kanye nomculo obukhoma
Ukuhlwa kusihamba ngeSouth Congress (aka SoCo) kunikeza umbono we-Austin ongaxhunyiwe okuyingqayizivele womfana omdala nomusha, wesintu nendabuko, okhululekile nomfanyana. Bheka ngaphesheya kwendawo enkulu ebitolo lase-American Apparel, futhi eceleni kwesakhiwo, ungabona uphawu olulula oluthi "Izibhamu." Nakuba isitolo sishintshe izandla kaningi eminyakeni edlule, isibonakaliso sesibhamu sisaqhubeka, ukugxila emkhathini wokwakha njengesitolo sesibhamu. Ngokufanayo, ngaphambili kokudlela kukaGuero kusabonakalisa uhlobo oluphelile oluveza injongo yangempela yesakhiwo: isitolo sokudla. Yindawo enhle kakhulu yokuzondla nawe. Ungaphuthelwa umfundisi we-tacos al, ama-tacos amancane agcwele ingulube ebabayo, i-cilantro ne-ananas. Uma ukhathele yi-Tex-Mex, hlola ngaphesheya komgwaqo kuya ku-Home Slice, enikeza i-pizza ye-New York endaweni yokudlela encane noma kusuka ewindini lokukhipha. Ukuze uthole isiphuzo emva kokudliwa, hlola esitokisini efihliwe i-Hotel San Jose. Le ndawo yokuthula ibuye ibe indawo enkulu yokubuka abantu. Kuye kwadumile phakathi kwesixuku se-movie-mboni, lapho besedolobheni ngokudubula.
Yize kuthengiswa kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa namanye amahhotela aseduze, uma ufuna ukubona inkanyezi ngempela, ungase ufune ukuhlala lapho.
I-phenomenon e-SoCo kungenzeka ukuthi ayikho uma ngabe engeyona yeqembu le-Continental. Lapho uSteve Wertheimer ethenga ibha ngo-1987, iningi labantu abahamba ngaphandle babengama-hookers esikhundleni sama-hipsters. Njengoba iqembu likhule libe mecca yomculo, ngezenzo ezivela ezimpandeni edwaleni kuya kwelinye izwe, ezinye amabhizinisi, kuhlanganise nezitolo ze-antiques, izindawo zokudlela nezambatho zokugqoka, zavela nxazonke. Ibha encane, ngakho-ke hamba lapho uma ufuna ukuhlala phansi. Ezinye izintandokazi zendawo zinguJacob McMurtry (indodana yombhali wamanoveli uLarry McMurtry), uJon Dee Graham noToni Price, ozobonisa ubusuku beLanga ngoLwesibili bejabule amabutho abathandi abathandanayo.
Usuku 2: I-Hippie Church yokudla kwasekuseni
Ngaphandle kokudla okumnandi, into ekhangayo kunazo zonke zikaMaria kaTaco Xpress nguMaria ngokwakhe. I-taco diva ephumayo, ephumayo iye yaziwa ukuhlanganisa abantu abangabazi. I-vibe yakhe enobuhlobo isifo esithathelwanayo, futhi iSunday brunches ikakhulukazi imikhosi njengoba ephethe umcimbi owaziwa yizakhamuzi njengeHippie Church. Amaqembu eVangeli enza isonto ngalinye ngaphandle kwesikhashana, kodwa ungalindeli isimo sokuhlonipha - kukhona ukudansa, ukuphuza kanye nokubonisa okungahleliwe kokuthandana.
Usuku Lwesibili: Ukugula Kwempilo Ephakathi Nama-Kayaking ne-Veggie Food
Qasha i-Kayak e-Rowing Dock ku-Lady Bird Lake ukuze usebenze ezinye zezinto ezinzima okudliwayo owaye wadla. Leli gama laphinde laqanjwa ngokuthi lihlonishwe ngu-Lady Bird Johnson eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule, kepha abantu abaningi basakhuluma ngegama layo langaphambili, iLigay Lake. Amanzi ayazolaza ngalolu daba olwehlisiwe lweMfula iCoronto, ngakho-ke akukho ikhono elidingekayo ukuze lizungeze futhi lijabulele indawo. Izinyoni nezivunguvungu zigcwele, futhi uzothola umbono omuhle wesibhakabhaka sendawo yedolobha ukusuka emanzini.
Ukuze uqhubeke nokuphumula kwezempilo phakathi nosuku, hlola eCasa de Luz ukuze uthole ukudla okumnandi kwemifino. Izinketho zemenyu zifaka phakathi noma yini enquma ukuzenza namhlanje. Ukuhlanza kuyona okubalulekile lapha, hhayi izinketho. Bavame ukunikeza izitsha ezifana nesobho se-miso, i-pinto bean tamales nemifino exubekile nge-sauce ye-walnut basil.
Usuku lwesi-2: Ukushisa kwe-Sunset Bat nokududuza kwe-Sun ku-Threadgill
Ibhuloho leSouth Congress Street liyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.5 zamaMexico ezinamahhala.
Umndeni we-bat uyathanda ukuthandana, usondelene kakhulu. Emini, zifake izikhala ezinhlanganisweni zokwandisa ngaphansi kwebhuloho. Kusukela ngoMashi kuya kuSeptemba, bavela ngasekupheleni kwelanga, bakha lokho okubonakala sengathi kukhona umfula omnyama esibhakabhakeni njengoba beya empumalanga befuna izimbungulu ukuthi zidle. I-exodus cishe ayinakwenzeka ukuzithombe, kodwa; vele uhlezi emuva kwengubo yepikiniki ngaphansi kwebhuloho bese ujabulela lo mbono.
Ukuze ulethe impilo yangezinsuku zesikhashana ukukhahlela ngokuzumayo, yiya ehhovisi leNhloko yoMhlaba ye-Threadgill ngokudla okungekho ekhaya okugxilwe ngebhotela. I-pot ebisikiwe, amazambane ahlambulukile, inkukhu kanye namadombolo, ama-rolls amasha kanye ne-buttermilk pie bazohlangana ne-quota yokudla-induduzo yekusasa elibikezelayo.
Uma udlula ekudleni, vela nje ngaphandle kwesipiliyoni somculo owodwa ukuze ujikeleze ukuvakasha kwakho. Isiteji sangaphandle se-Threadgill sithatha izintandokazi zendawo ezifana noBrennen Leigh nomndeni wakwaDurden, kanye nezenzo ezimbalwa zokuvakasha.
Buyela ku-Usuku 1 ngolwazi ngo-Barton Springs no-Sandy's Burgers.
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