Austin - Things are slowing down

We're reaching the end of our visit here. We'll continue along the Gulf Coast over to Florida next. We have had a great time seeing the sights and testing the restaurants of Austin with H and D.

Yesterday we visited Shady Grove, a restaurant "styled after the architecture made popular by the State Parks built in th 40's." This is a low, limestone building with a patio that is its focus.

Most people sit out on the patio, in the shade of a huge live oak. Dappled sunlight and a breeze offset the heat.

There is a bit of old, strange decor here, to go along with the memories of the early days of the restaurants. On the website you can see a picture of the "hippy trailer", an AirStream that you can use to wait for your service.

Lunch was pretty good. Nothing unusual on the menu except maybe for the green chili fries. This turned out to be really good; it was kind of plain looking, but very tasty.

There is a lot of good local beer in Austin. This place is in keeping, with several local brews on tap. After we finished, we took a little drive through the neighborhoods looking at condos, etc., for sale. Real estate is not particularly a bargain here, unless you consider the city, its parks, restaurants, music, and liveliness!