Our Affair with Neda

     We are considering waltzing across Texas.  I asked a couple of Texas friends for suggestions about where we should meander in our dance. 

Austin. San Antonio. Then drive west on I-10 to Ft Stockton and go south to Marathon (spend a night in the Gage Hotel in Marathon) the bathrooms are down the hall. And Big Bend. Drive up to the Chisos Mountain basin. Unforgettable. Marfa is a neat little town, too. I've only been through it once or twice. It's the land forms driving from Marathon to BigBend and driving around Big Bend that are so impressive.  There is also a meteor impact area a few miles out of Marathon. The surrealist exhibit at the Menil in Houston and the Rothko chapel would be good (they're essentially right next to each other and both pretty small). We could go into Houston for lunch from la grange and see these at the same time. 

I asked about Bar-B-Q. They responded with:Jesus, I'm thinking that god himself would avoid trying to answer that. I've had great BBQ all over the place there.  Funky: the City Meat Market in Giddings (at the intersection of US 77 and US 290. Google barbecue in Austin and see what you get. 

 The other friend responded with; My favorite Barbecue in the world is at the Giddings City meat market in Giddings. There are more famous ones but i think this is the best. It has soot an inch thick on all the walls. You say you want brisket and they say, "say when" and then they start cutting slices of the juiciest most beautiful brisket you've ever seen. 

oh man I'm hungry now.  I've never been to Big Bend but I hear its breathtaking.

Brisket should be in every ones spiritual Waltzing.