The Driskill Austin

It is Sunday morning. I've set my alarm for the obscenely early hour of 7 am because I have a task - run 8 miles!!! As part of my half-marathon training (I am hoping to complete the San Diego rock-and-roll half marathon in early June), I am building up to the 13.1-mile distance over a series of long runs, each one a couple of miles longer than the …

... drinking it while conjuring up memories of my dad.   After dinner we walked over to the Driskill Hotel.  The Driskill, built in 1886 and an Austin landmark, can be found right in the heart of downtown Austin. And if you are like us and can ...

... a sense of how many there actually are. Day 2 (Thursday) This morning it was raining out again. I decided to walk over to the Driskill again to have breakfast in the 1886 Cafe. I opted for the Gingersnap Pancakes. You get 3 very large pancakes served ...

... are truly a match made in heaven and must be eaten to be believed.  We also visited my second favorite hotel in America, the Driskill (my first is the Breakers, thanks to Greg and Meredith and their fabulous wedding).  We missed the bats ...

... the plane for the short flight to Austin. Arriving Austin, we got the rental car (a Mini!) and drove to town to our hotel, the Driskill. They had been able to sell our reserved room, so we could not check in (not surprising), so we left our bags and ...

... land and on water. The 75-minute tour took us by some of the most noteworthy buildings downtown, among which were the Driskill Hotel, the Littlefield building, Paramount Theater and several others. Our tour guide kept pointing out the fact that the Texas ...