Road Trip Part 1: Fredericksburg

Koy and I went on a little mini-vacay to the Hill Country last weekend, and our first stop Fredericksburg, where neither of us had ever been before. We took back roads down so we would have a prettier view than all the truck stops on 35, and it was lovely. We stopped for lunch at a place called Koffee Kup in a little town named Hico and had a ridicuolously good cheat meal. I had chicken fried chicken with gravy and a baked potato, which was very good, but the best part by far was the homemade roll. It was so, so good! Koy had what looked like a great hamburger on homemade bread and onion rings, and the waitress also brought us out seasoned curly fries to try AND we had pecan pie and vanilla ice cream! I would drive an hour and a half or however long it took to get there just to get the homemade rolls and pecan pie again. In fact, we might just have to make it a tradition to drive out there once or twice a year to indulge! :)

After driving about an hour in the wrong direction, we finally made it to adorable Fredericksburg. We stayed at the Magnolia House Bed & Breakfast, and it was so quaint and comfy. The couple that owned it were so friendly, made a great breakfast the two mornings we were there, and recommended some very good restaurants in the area.

We got there on Thursday evening and ate dinner at the Cabernet Grill a little south of the main drag. It was really good and had a nice outdoor area where we sat and I fed the koi fish.

Then Friday, we went out to Enchanted Rock state park to check it out. It is a huge pink rock dome out a little north of town. We made our own path up to the top which ended up being a lot more challenging and took a great deal longer than the regular summit trail would have. It was a nice little workout, though. Once we got to the top and took some pictures of the great view, we made our way back down the other side of the rock on the regular trail, and it was a really wide, easy path down.

Later that day, we went out to a wildflower farm and then to a couple of different wineries. Both of the tastings we went to were kind of rushed, but we did enjoy a glass of wine out on the patio of one of the places which was very nice and relaxing. That night, we had dinner on Main Street at Navaho Grill, and it was amazing. I had a really good filet and spaghetti squash, and Koy had salmon and spaghetti squash. We also had some great homemade vanilla ice cream.

Then Saturday, we had to check out of the B&B by 11:00, and we did some shopping on Main Street, had lunch, and went to one more winery before heading to New Braunfels. There were a bunch of really cute shops on the main street, and I found some really cool mercury glass votive holders for the wedding reception. All in all, we loved Fredericksburg and will definitely be going back.