Category Archives: Restaurants

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Breakfast

Motivated by a discussion with Klausbernd in his blog on the subject of English breakfasts I’ve come up with the idea to blog about my and American breakfasts respectively. Let’s start with the most important fact: there is no such … Continue reading

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The Mesón European Restaurant

Last Thursday, October 18th, we had, after appointments with our ophthalmologist and shopping at Costco‘s [more about that in a future posting] our dinner at the Mesón European Restaurant in San Antonio. As to the name: I don’t know if … Continue reading

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Port Aransas …

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… was a flop, unfortunately. It did start (fairly) well when we went there on Wednesday, August 22. We left our place shortly before noon and, with a short stop in Sinton for some water and some pastry, plus a … Continue reading

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Best Fajitas Ever

Last weekend we were in Fredericksburg again and on Sunday evening we went to Mamacita’s for supper. It’s a very well run restaurant with a nice ambience, and fairly biggish at that. I must admit, I was impressed, especially with … Continue reading

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Good Time Charlie’s

Even if it looks like I’ve only been posting about food and restaurants lately, here’s another posting on those two (related) subjects. Last Sunday we [i.e. Mary, cousins Margaret and Gordon and I] were in San Antonio for a Loretta … Continue reading

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At the Friesenhaus …

… again. Last Friday we invited Mike and Stella, our friends, to the Friesenhaus in New Braunfels for supper, to celebrate Mike’s birthday. We hadn’t been there for quite some time – too long a time, actually, and thus it … Continue reading

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Deer Ridge Cottage

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That’s the name of the small – well, actually, at 775 square feet, it wasn’t that small at all – cottage we rented in Cain City near Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country on Sunday and Monday: This way, built … Continue reading

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Ready to Roll

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Last weekend, more precisely, from Friday until the day before yesterday [Monday] we were in Fredericksburg, Texas Hill Country , on the occasion of the 5th Annual LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour . And that here is what it looks like … Continue reading

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Asleep at the Wheel

No, that’s not me while driving!    Asleep at the Wheel is a Country-and-Western Band we went so see live at the Paramount Theatre in Austin yesterday. We certaonly enjoyed their programme, Santa Loves to Boogie, a lot. As band … Continue reading

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Travelling

Just now I’m sitting in a motel in Houston, and in about two hours I’ll leave for the airport, to fly to Germany again for a short stay of two and a half weeks. So as not to feel rushed, … Continue reading