Austin Review Part Uno

The first stop in Austin was to my friend Ana's father's wine bar Opa! in south Austin. Ana's dad is from Greece, and while Spiros was impossible to understand, that didn't matter as the tapas and wine were tasty enough to makeup for it. My friend Ana says she doesn't speak Greek, but I don't believe her.  - she seemed to understand exactly what her family members were saying all around her, while it was all Greek to us! (I've ben waiting to use that expression). Also, Opa! has the most beautiful outdoor space, with white lights hanging from a huge tree, which is the center point of the patio area.

Kelly and Ana enjoying wine at Opa!

Our next stop was Polvos, also in south Austin. A tasty Mexican restaurant with a worn out patio area and a parking lot for drinking while waiting on our table. My NYC friends were thoroughly amused by the drinking outside in the parking lot, and I know they have pics of it somewhere. As it was Mardi  Gras season and all, I had brought a king cake with me to Austin, and Diana found the baby, so we made her buy us a round of margaritas on the rocks. Mmm. The drink-buying rule had been previously decided upon since we couldn't keep up the real tradition of buying the next kind cake as none of my Vanderbilt  friends live in Louisiana.

Saturday morning and early afternoon was very misty and rainy. So, our morning walk was cancelled and instead we decided to have tacos at Torcy's in the "Trailer Park".  The fried avocado taco and the migas taco were both awsome. Fluffy, warm, mm.

Diana and Lillian with everyone's plates.
(More to come in Austin Review Part Dos when I get my new Mac Mini; my old 2005 Powerbook G4 is officially dying and this post alone has taken me 2 hours due to the slowness! )