New Braunfels, Texas....Man what a find!

So, we were looking for a single place in the Texas hill country from which to do day trips from, throughout the region.  Lisa's Uncle Bob said to check out this place called New Braunfels, it being an historically German town with character and close to everything.

Man, this was not a disappointment!  Let's just talk about our arrival.  We roll right down the main drag, turn a half block off and park the truck.  Right in front of a huge German beer hall named
Krause's.  We walk in, call for some dunkel and low and behold they are having a huge event as well... Armadillo racing!  (Now that's original!)  The place was packed and everyone was enjoying themselves, so we signed up for a five day stint at a very reasonably priced hotel.

So, we head out that night to a reputable chili bar with live music, called Phoenix Saloon.  As the band was setting up, Lisa recognizes the lead singer as someone that has played the BS stage.  Indeed it
was.  Season Ammons was a phenomenal female vocalist that played as part of the duo The Wide Open a couple of times at Bowery Station.  It was great to see her and catch up, and she explained that this is her home turf and it is all really geared towards original live music, then she put on a fantastic show.  Needless to say, we enjoyed the music, lots of beer, and some of the best chili we have ever had.

The next day we returned to the Krause Beerhall and they were
hosting weiner dogs races...again another fun afternoon at a very cool German Beerhall.

The next day we were off on a day trip to Fredericksburg and Luckenbach!  Fredericksburg was another quaint historically German town with great stores cafes and restaurants.  Then onto Luckenbach and some great live music in an old barn.  The place is very old school and we caught it on a slow day which was enjoyable to be able to browse the grounds without a million people.

More to follow about some additional day trips to San Antonio, San Marcos and Wimberley, and our soon to come voyage into Austin.... all within a 30 minute drive.  But now I am off to play Open Mic at the Phoenix Saloon... here is to hoping it is not tomato season!