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<\/a><\/p>\nBrooke made time \u00a0and the hotel reservations. \u00a0Since South by Southwest was going on she couldn’t get a decent and reasonably priced hotel room on Saturday any closer than Brenham ( 90 miles away). \u00a0It was an America’s Best Value Inn.<\/p>\n
This place was only $47 for the night but I would have paid an extra $20 for mattress padding and pillows. \u00a0It was a hard<\/span> bed.<\/p>\n We ate at a Mexican restaurant less than a mile down the street from our hotel, Mariachi’s<\/a>. \u00a0We ordered the jumbo maragaritas when we sat down and another round with our meal. \u00a0As we were finishing we saw another table had ordered a jumbo margarita with an upturned Corona bottle in a special ring. \u00a0We were on vacation so we ordered one. \u00a0The waiter informed us we could only have one because there was a limit! \u00a0When we explained we just wanted to split one he brought us one but it had a Coronita ( a half bottle). Something didn’t agree with me because interspersed with tossing and turning on the bed\/board my stomach was on fire. \u00a0I was up trying to throw up with out sticking my finger down my throat. \u00a0When we left I pulled into the first convenience store and got some Pepto-Bismol tablets. \u00a0I tried to swallow the first one whole. \u00a0I didn’t know you were supposed to chew them.<\/p>\n Midway is in the south part of Austin so I took the Bastrop route. \u00a0I enjoyed this route because I got to see how close the wildfires got to the highway. \u00a0This avoids I-35. \u00a0This is the only<\/span> freeway in Austin. \u00a0There are other main highways in town but I-35 is the main North\/South thoroughfare.<\/p>\n The club’s address is E. Riverside. \u00a0You can’t see it from E. Riverside, you have to take Royal Point to get to the place. \u00a0It is done up like a gym including a half-basketball court. \u00a0Sunday is a good day to drink there; most of the beers of their large selection are $3. \u00a0In Austin that is a fantastic deal. \u00a0It was cold and rainy in town but they kept the doors open. \u00a0When it emptied out it was very<\/span> cold in the bar.<\/p>\n The tablets work well. \u00a0They solve the problem of no TVs turned to buzztime. \u00a0The questions come up on the tablet. \u00a0The problem is there is no sound to let you know a new question is up. \u00a0So if you are watching some sports event or talking to someone you miss the big type question and lower your odds of getting 1000 points.<\/p>\n We left about 6 PM for our hotel on the north side of town. \u00a0The average speed was 40 mph on \u00a0a Sunday on the freeway. \u00a0We got to the hotel and the bed was soft.<\/span> I crashed for 12 hours. \u00a0We left town out what must have been 20 miles of construction on 290. \u00a0The one good thing was that it was sunny and warm. \u00a0A friend of mine said that God was pissing on the hipsters.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Midway Field House had an event yesterday featuring the new tablets from Buzztime. \u00a0The company is trying to replace the blue keyboard with something that looks like a fat smartphone. \u00a0It was the first time we had heard of them south of Dallas. Brooke made time \u00a0and the hotel reservations. \u00a0Since South by Southwest … Continue reading Mini-vacation to Austin<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n