Helena Around the World: BBQ Roadtrip with Friends

We were planning a trip to Texas when my friend Ceci asked me for suggestions for President’s Day weekend. First we talked about the Florida Keys, I’ve been there some time ago and I loved it. But then, we realized that we could travel together. I missed my fav Italian couple so much and this trip would be much more fun with them.

Texas Baby Crew

Our plan was simple: having good food in Texas.

First, we went to Austin. The city is nice but it doesn’t have much to see or do during the day. At night it gets very busy. Tons of restaurants and bars completely crowded.

East Austin

Our next stop was San Antonio. There we could visit some Missions: San Jose and Concepcion. Both are beautiful and very interesting. Don’t miss the tours with the rangers. They are always accurate and very knowledgeable.

San Jose Mission

San Antonio has much more to see and do than Austin. We could visit the city market and buy some Mexican souvenirs and the river walk is a great place to take a walk.

Mi Tierra Cafe, San Antonio downtown

Of course we went to the famous Alamo. But it was so disappointing. The Daughters of Republic of Texas took control of it and there is a huge crappy shop that looks a lot like a Dollar shop. It has more signs announcing the chocolate fudge than historical facts about the site.

The Alamo

In my opinion, the trip highlight was a BBQ place in Luling. Supposedly Luling is renowned for its barbecue. We found a great restaurant on Yelp, the CityMarket, when we were driving back to Houston. It’s very authentic, it has an amazing smokehouse and food is served on paper.