March 9, 2017
On the road for a bit, it was time to find a place to stop for lunch. We’re in a part of Texas that has plenty of fast food chains, but not many local eateries that are anything to write home about. Trip Advisor, Yelp, Urbanspoon, and Foursquare are all good to help steer one in the right direction. Heck,…
March 7, 2017
Famous for being where Theodore Roosevelt gathered his Rough Riders, The Menger Hotel is another bit of San Antonio history to behold. It’s right next door to the Alamo, and it’s been on my list for some time to stop in for one drink at the fabled Menger Bar. I told Steve if we made it there on this trip, I may just…
March 7, 2017
There’s something great going on in San Antonio. New developments, and redevelopment of old places. The Pearl is going to be one of the best examples I’ve ever seen of reinventing an industrial area. It’s still in development, and so far there’s fantastic shops, amazing eateries, a Culinary Institute of America campus, and an amazingly unique place, the Hotel Emma. It’s on what’s…
March 6, 2017
Since we’ve been to San Antonio Riverwalk a couple times before, we decided to enter from a different direction, and oh my goodness, how this place has grown. There’s still the familiar sights, but the expansion had us all turned around. We gave up trying to figure out where we entered on our previous trips, and just took it all in. First…
March 5, 2017
We stopped for lunch at a place that holds fond memories for us. The last time we ate at this little Mexican restaurant we were traveling with Steve’s dad and mom, Dick and Marlene, and Auntie Glenda and Uncle Barry (Dick’s brother and his wife). La Mexicana Restaurant is in Sonora, Texas, another small town with good folks. and the timing is right…
March 4, 2017
Van Horn, Texas. It’s a small town smack-dab in the middle of Texas no-where-land when heading east on I-10. Up bright and early to leave Tucson for a long day on the road, we were prepared for the stretch of highway that lie ahead. There’s a tourist trap that claims to be at the Continental Divide. Let it be…
March 3, 2017
How we’ve visited Tucson so many times and never dined at El Charro Cafe is beyond me. It is the oldest, continuously running, family-owned restaurant in the United States. The original location (where we had dinner) used to be the family home, part of which became the cafe way back in 1922. Calling ahead to make reservations is how I discovered…
September 13, 2013
We added another Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives to our list of visited DDDs having lunch at Capone’s Pub & Grill. We all enjoyed our food, our server was friendly, and the atmosphere was pub-house comfortable. The restaurant is located in a funky little part of town, and I really enjoyed the vibe. Gotta love places that don’t take themselves too…