Driskill

... next to Shelly and applauding the music took some coordination but I managed. After the concert we visited the bar at the famous Driskill Hotel, built in 1886 by some cattle baron, where Mathew Mc Conaughey used to hang out and joined in the fun and a ...

... 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 with ...

... to punk.  Quite a variety.  Most of the clubs and bars are on 6th street.  Sixth street is near the historic Driskill hotel.  The hotel was built in 1886 as the showplace of cattle baron Jesse Driskill.  It is one of the oldest ...

... so-weird sites.  But I did get to climb my 13th high point.  And this was did involve a climb.  Louisiana's Mt. Driskill sits at 535 feet and requires a mile walk and 150 elevation gain to its summit.  It's on private property which is ...

... century bars with new weird names like Coyote Ugly Saloon, The Dog and Duck Pub, and The Lazy Lizard.  We toured the splendid Driskill Hotel, where a young LBJ came across Lady Bird and fell in love with her at first sight.  She was just out of ...

... 't decide whether lunch was hideously expensive or normal. Now that I know the conversion, lunch was very reasonable, but my Driskill side worried until I found out. We also walked through the tourist area in the dock while waiting. There were lots ...

... little tender and we wanted to see a couple of sites in Downtown Austin. Our first stop was an exquisite hotel called the Driskill... wow talk about absolute opulence. They just spent 40 million in renovations. It is one of America's finest hotels. Click ...

... 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 again (no ...

... hour, however, once the meeting finished before I needed to head to the airport. So I walked across the street to the lovely Driskill Hotel, where I ordered a latte in the coffee shop. The barista was so excited to be able to make an espresso-based drink. ...