Barbecue Trip & San Antonio

Nəşr edilmişdir: 28.12.2017

Today I still have to provide you with pictures of my second Christmas Day in Texas. Since it was rainy and gray, we were looking for an activity for this Christmas Day. And what is the favorite activity of Texans?

Christmas activity

That's right, eating and especially a lot of meat. And so the whole family started a road trip to Luling, to find the best BBQ spot ever. And that was absolutely an experience :D. In this BBQ place there was basically only meat and I mean masses of meat! The whole thing is simply served on a paper lining, everyone eats with their fingers as fast and as much meat as he or she can devour. It's unbelievable how crowded the place was and how much meat Americans (and also little German girls) can eat.

Festive feast
Festive feast

This experience may sound a bit macabre to some, but you just have to see and try it. The smoked BBQ meat in Texas is simply the best meat I have ever eaten. And there probably is no more Texan culture than that :D.

Coolest Texan family =)
Coolest Texan family ever! :)

Driving through Texas is also super interesting and just as I imagined it. Endless landscapes, endless roads, many truck stops and fast food joints. People in Texas actually wear cowboy hats and boots, have their typical Southern accent, but are mostly very friendly at the same time.

Hotel in San Antonio
Our hotel in San Antonio
View from the hotel room
View from the hotel room

Speaking of friendly: This word still understates the hospitality and care of my great host family. After our BBQ in Luling, we continued on to San Antonio to explore the city. The family was so incredibly kind to even treat me to a hotel room, allowing me to stay in a Hilton hotel for the first time in my life. Incredible, definitely the most beautiful hotel room of all my travels. I often find it hard to grasp how I deserve this hospitality: These people hardly know me and yet they enable me to enjoy such luxury, unbelievable! The city of San Antonio was absolutely worth it, it's such a pretty city.

Canal in San Antonio
Canal in San Antonio
Boat on the San Antonio Canal
Boat on the San Antonio Canal

Part of my enthusiasm certainly comes from the fact that it resembles European cities. There is a beautiful canal flowing through the city, along which we did the Riverwalk. This had a similar atmosphere to Venice with numerous restaurants, boats, and street music, simply very charming. The churches of San Antonio are also very beautiful, just like the shopping streets and bars.

San Fernando Church in San Antonio with amazing lighting
San Fernando Church in San Antonio with amazing lighting
Simply incredibly beautiful!

San Antonio Post Office
Texan flag under Christmas lights
Texan flag under Christmas lights


We also visited the main attraction of the city, the Alamo. The Alamo was originally a church in Texas that became a mission station. The Alamo is so famous because the Texan War of Independence in 1835/36 took place here, in which the Texan defenders were defeated by the Mexicans.

In front of the Alamo
In front of the Alamo
Alamo at night
Alamo at night

Texas has a lot of history that I was not aware of before. For example, did you know that Texas was part of Mexico for a long time, just like California, New Mexico, and Arizona? Before Mexico freed itself from Spanish rule, these current American "states" were under Spanish rule. Although the Texans lost the Battle of the Alamo, they won other decisive battles against the Mexicans in 1836. Thus, Texas became an independent state in 1836 before joining the USA in 1845. However, even today, some Texans would still like to consider themselves an independent state ;)

San Antonio Courthouse in a Christmas atmosphere
San Antonio Courthouse in a Christmas atmosphere
Fun in San Antonio
Fun in San Antonio



Cities like San Antonio are super interesting because of this historical background. So there is a huge Mexican influence on the city, which has a positive effect on the cuisine and of course tequila ;).

Typically Mexican bar
Typically Mexican bar
Enjoying Mexican culture
Enjoying Mexican culture
Tequila in various forms
Tequila in various forms

The Spanish influence can be found in the architecture and even some Germans settled in Texas. A multicultural city that is definitely worth a visit! And with such a fun, warm, typical Texan family, a city visit is even more fun. Walking around with locals gives you a completely different perspective than just a guided tourist city tour. I receive a constant crash course in American history and learn about interesting Texan political views. As much as I enjoy traveling alone, rarely have I felt more comfortable and laughed more during my trip than with this Texas family. In this sense, I'm really looking forward to a few more entertaining days with cowboy experiences before the year comes to an end.
Hard work ;)
Hard work ;)

But don't worry, I won't be spoiled too much here ;) After the BBQ trip, the strict boss of the house calls me back to work, and he knows neither fun nor mercy, as you can see from my suffering expression. ;)

Strict head of the house ;)
Incredibly strict head of the house ;)
Taking care of the animals, what a stress ;)
Taking care of the animals, what a stress ;)



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