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    • Dag 356

      Next stop: Austin, Texas

      14. november 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      Es geht weiter und zwar nach Texas. Dort werde ich Amanda besuchen, die ich wie Natalie, auf dem Jakobsweg vor 9 Jahren kennengelernt habe.
      Manchmal sollte ich allerdings auch mal fragen, wo die Leute, die ich besuche eigentlich wohnen. Vor 9 Jahren wohnte sie noch in Austin, also hab ich einen Flug dahin gebucht. Als ich Amanda dann schrieb wann ich in Austin ankomme, antwortete sie: du weißt schon, dass ich nicht in Austin wohne, oder?
      Ups..., nee, das ist mir neu. Ja wo wohnst du denn dann?
      Neben Fort Worth, das wiederum neben Dallas liegt.
      😂🤣😅
      Also gut. Jetzt wo ich das weiß, plane ich halt etwas um. Mein Idee ist in Austin über Couchsurfen oder 'Host a sister' eine Unterkunft zu finden und die angeblich beste Stadt von Texas 2 Tage zu besuchen. Von da ist man in einer Stunde mit dem Auto in San Antonio (bekannt für el Alamo) und weitere 3h entfernt liegt Houston. Warum sollte ich mir nicht mal einen Mietwagen für 3-4 Tage gönnen und damit etwas Texas erkunden. Öffentliche sind hier wieder schwierig und ohne Karre kommt man nicht weit.

      Aber es kommt manchmal anders als man denkt.
      Ich finde über Couchsurfing einen Gastgeber: Tony hat ein Zimmer für mich und ist sogar so nett mich vom Flughafen abzuholen. Er fährt mich zu seinem Heim, das er sich mit 2 weiteren Mitbewohnern teilt und nachdem ich mein Gepäck abgeladen habe, macht er mit mir eine Tour durch Austin im Auto, damit ich schon mal eine Idee bekomme.
      Er setzt mich in der City ab, damit ich erkunden kann und wir treffen uns später zum Essen wieder.
      Läuft alles toll. Tony (61) ist voll nett und sogar auch Tischler.
      Ich gehe durch die Straßen von Austin, bis ich zum Sonnenuntergang auf der Congress Brücke stehe, wo jeden Tag mehr als 1 Millionen Fledermäuse starten (die wohnen quasi in den Ritzen unter der Brücke). Hier lebt die größte urbane Fledermauskolonie von ganz Nordamerika.
      Ein Wahnsinnsschauspiel, bei dem ich direkt ein paar Leute kennenlerne.
      Mit Spring aus Taiwan gehe ich danach noch etwas spazieren.

      Gegen 20h nehme ich einen e-Scooter zur Pizzeria Homeslice, für die Tony das ganze Restaurant mit Holz ausgebaut hat und dafür immer Pizza gratis kriegt (neben dem Lohn).
      Wir nehmen die Pizza mit Heim und da passiert es: mein Backenzahn zerbröselt in 3 Teile als ich auf den Knusperrand beiße! Oh, verdammt. Ein Teil fällt raus, ein Teil steckt noch im Zahnfleisch und wackelt, der letzte Rest ist noch fest 😱🫣

      Ach herrje, warum nur? Und warum hier in the motherf***ing USA, wo alles immer so schweineteuer ist 😫
      Aber es gibt ja den Tony und der hat nen Zahnarzt, den er direkt anruft. Vielleicht kann der helfen. In Mexico wäre das kein Problem, denn da gibt es Spitzenzahnärzte für kleines Geld. Aber ich bin halt nicht in Mexico. Ich bin gespannt, wieviel das hier in den USA kostet...

      Aber der Abend bzw. mein erster Tag ist noch lange nicht um, denn jetzt gehen wir auf die Partymeile: auf die 6th street.
      Wir gehen zu einer Cowboy bzw. Countrykneipe, wo fast alle tanzen. Country und Western ist ja nicht so meine Musik, aber es ist toll das mal in real life mit echten Menschen zu sehen.
      Danach gehen wir ins Las Vegas, einen Club mit Livebands. Heute Psychdelic Rock. Das gefällt mir richtig gut. Und als Zugabe darf ich noch meine erste gleichgeschlechtliche Hochzeit miterleben. Elvis Presley (natürlich nicht der echte) traut 2 junge Frauen auf der Bühne. Wann sieht man denn mal sowas? Geil 😄
      Irgendwann zwischendurch halten wir auch bei Tony's Werkstatt. Der hat auf jeden Fall ne Menge Holz in der Hütte und baut aus Resten viele kleine Tische , die er am Wochenende verkaufen wird.

      Danach fahren wir noch in einen anderen Laden und spielen eine Runde Billard, die ich kläglich verliere (mein Bruder Stefan würde sich für mich schämen - der ist nämlich Billard Pro).
      Zum Schluß geht es noch in eine weitere Kneipe, wo ich einen der Mitbewohner (Doug) kennenlerne, der gerade mit seiner Band gespielt hat.
      Um 3Uhr nachts ist dann mein erster, sehr ereignisreicher Tag vorbei.
      Ich würde sagen: ein toller Tag (mal abgesehen vom Zahnmaleur)...
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    • Dag 26

      Week 4 Complete

      6. mai 2022, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F

      Well, I’ve made it to Austin TX, yeeeeehawww.

      Week 4 is officially complete. What a hell of a ride it’s been so far. This week was the most challenging both mentally and physically. I hit a few frustration points through the driving, the 1 night hotel stays, and the weather. After a few convos with friends and fam, I was back.

      Couple of exciting things:

      1. We’ve already closed multiple deals while on the road making this trip worth it already.

      2. Great meetings ahead. Excited for some of them particularly.

      3. Hit 5,000 miles on the sprinter van since departure.

      4. Our 25th meeting was this week so that was a fun milestone.

      Being solo on the road definitely has not been easy- especially managing the bookings, arranging with our resellers, driving to the locations, and mustering up the energy to be lively while demoing the products. There were a few times I was drained, but pumped myself up on the way by shouting a couple of affirmations at myself. It worked haha.

      Also this week, after I did an extremely hard boot camp in Dallas (which I threw up in), I decided that I need to kick my cardio into gear while on the road. I ran over 9 miles this week and lifted weights 3 times amidst all this madness. Proud of myself for that.

      Today, Friday has just been a phenomenal day. So many great calls and updates from our partners.

      Glad to be able to relax and spend the weekend in Austin and catch up with some friends that live here.

      Peace and love.

      B
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    • Dag 51

      Austin

      3. oktober 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C

      After 3 hours sleep we caught a plane to Austin ,Texas to see Lachie.
      So wonderful to see him.
      He has a small place very near the University. We met a couple of his friends. I like Austin. It's hot but a dry heat- 36 today.Les mer

    • Dag 7

      Second Rainy Day

      7. april 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Not exactly what we had in mind, but they need the rain so badly it is hard to even complain a little bit. We spent a big chunk of the day in the Texas History Museum, which focuses on Texas before statehood. Reading the information panels, it seemed like France, Britain and Spain were the puppet masters dictating everything from afar.

      For me the highlight of the museum was the hulk of the 17th century La Belle, a sunken ship that had been the last remaining ship of a French expedition, which had been sent to find the Mississippi River in the gulf. It overshot its mark, the captain was killed, and La Belle sank off the coast of what is now Texas. The ship was found and brought up in the 90s and it is a really fascinating exhibit. Lots and lots of artifacts, and the hull itself sits in the main hall.

      The kids were entertained for a few hours, enjoying the replica of the Alamo and a lot of gunslinging displays. It was still raining as we left, so we had to find a food truck court with covered seating. Food trucks are absolutely the best way to get good food in Austin when you’ve got a bunch of kids and don’t want to wait for hours for seating or make reservations weeks in advance. For lunch, we went to Briscuits, whose specialty is unsurprisingly, brisket on bisquits. Lots of non-brisket options too, and I can attest to their yumminess.

      After lunch, the annual trip to the great-grandparents’ grave, a visit to Joe’s childhood neighborhood, and then a quick stop at a used book store, where all the kids could choose two books each. We had a few hours of chilling back at the rental, which gave us all the energy to head for excellent pizza at Pinthouse Pizza. The more hardy in the group went on to Churro Co., but I took the easy out and headed back to the house with the excuse that baby Tommy needed to get to bed.
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    • Dag 53

      Saying goodbye to Lachie

      5. oktober 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

      Our last day in Austin. The weather has cooled. We went out to the Central Market which is a big supermarket. So much variety. Not only were there about a dozen different kinds of mushrooms but there were mushroom kits growing them as well. Would have loved to have cooked a meal.
      Farewell Lachie❤️
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    • Dag 5

      Travel woes with a happy ending.

      5. april 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

      It seemed too good to be true, and then at nine this morning, we learned that son and family were .delayed for at least three hours. Three hours later, their flight was canceled. Nothing to do but keep our fingers crossed.

      For our morning fun, we walked to a great park about five blocks from our house. Then across the river to the amazing Austin Public library. Ben and I wondered if red cities go as all out with their libraries as blue cities.

      We had lunch at La Santa Barbacha food truck. Some of the most delicious Mexican food I’ve ever had. Topped off with a few games of corn hole.

      Then we got the good news that the whole crew of 6 was en route to Austin. By 5:30 we were all at the park and the cousins were running and jumping nonstop. It’s so great to have us all together. Lots of half finished conversations and interruptions, we got to Lucy’s Fried Chicken just in time to get in our order before the kitchen closed and ended the night with frozen bananas at Banarchy.
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    • Dag 12

      Day 12

      10. oktober 2019, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      Before booking this trip, everyone said that Austin was the highlight of Texas. Well I'm sad to say that it didn't really meet our expectations today. Perhaps we were just unlucky, but nothing really thrilled us much in the City of the Violet Crown.

      Ted was feeling a bit dusty this morning after last night, so after having a so-so breakfast, I went back to the barber shop from yesterday. Unbeknownst to myself, I needed to book online first, but I only needed to wait just over half an hour before getting a buzz cut (perfect for this Texas weather).

      Our next stop was to the South Congress area which is known for hip boutiques, trendy lodging options and Austin-original eateries. It had an art deco feel to it, but in reality it didn't impress us that much. Our next stop was Barton Springs, a recreational outdoor swimming pool that is filled entirely with water from nearby natural springs. Well sadly for us, we seemed to arrive on the one day of the week when it was closed. :-(

      I then tried our next destination, Lady Bird Lake, which offers a pedestrian bridge with views of the city. Unfortunately, the two destinations our GPS sent us to didn't resemble any sort of pedestrian bridge - one was a power plant, and the other was some back road. Disheartened, we headed back to the area of our accommodation to have lunch.

      Even that proved to be a chore! We found a decent looking falafel restaurant and tried to park nearby (all the parking in Austin is expensive and metered). The meter machine did not want to take our money so we parked in a suburban street nearby. Despite double checking there were no "No Parking" signs, I still couldn't relax during lunch, wondering if our rental car was going to be towed away!

      After coming back to our room for a nap, Ted considered going for a swim in the hotel pool until he saw the state of it! We then walked back down to the bear bar for a beer, as well as another nearby venue called Cheer Up Charlies before Ted decided he would like to go to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner. We found one a few suburbs away at a local shopping centre, and we remembered why we liked it so much. The area also had a beautiful view of the Austin skyline.

      After dinner we came back and packed up for our early departure tomorrow. It was a shame that Austin didn't live up to our expectations, but we still had some pleasant experiences.
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    • Dag 3

      Køredag til Austin

      20. juni 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C

      Sovet virkelig elendigt igen🙄🥱
      05.30 gav vi op. Te/kaffe og motelmorgen mad. Vi kørte tilbage til downtown Fort Stockton for at se en over 100 år gammel rodeo hal( som var lukket i går) Det var en virkelig god oplevelse🤩
      Derefter VIP rundtur på Dallas Cowboys stadium🏈🏈 der kunne være 95.000 mennesker😳 Dennis var glad og det var da også fint😉 Derefter hurtig Mc D😉 og så 3,5 time til Austin. SÅ vilde motorveje de har. Vi klarede alle sammenfletningerne😅
      Fremme kl. 17 ved endnu et “flot” hotel😉
      Hurtig afsted ud i sommervarmen. Det var 40 grader - og pga. luftfugtighed var det som 50 grader🥵 Det var vildt. Vi gik 750 meter til et gammelt spillested. Hørte musik og fik nogle virkelige gode IPA øl🍻 Det var lidt meget blues, men det var ok🤠
      Måske finder vi også noget aftensmad🤪 Vi fik lidt dyr aftensmad - men det var også virkeligt godt.
      Hjemme kl. 21. Heldigvis har vi Air con. Men de larmer hele natten🙉
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    • Dag 4

      Onsdag d. 21.6.

      21. juni 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C

      Nætterne bliver gradvist bedre, uden det ligefrem er imponerende. Kl. 04.00 blev vi vækket af en galning, som råbte og skreg aggressivt på gangen udenfor vores værelse. Vi lå begge og ventede på et gunshot, som heldigvis aldrig kom. Puha…
      Hele formiddagen gik med tur til state capital bygningen, et stort lukket stadion (9. største i verden!), campus på University of Texas og til sidst på History of Texas museum.
      Universitet har 50.000 studerende og deres sportshold (Texas Longhorns) spiller i orange/brunt og hvidt. Disse farver bar de studerende i stor stil. I udkanten af campus fandt vi en butik som solgte alverdens fan merchandise. Der var et gigantisk udvalg. Lang større end jeg har set til NFL-hold og europæiske fodboldklubber. Vildt!
      Til aften gik vi i til centrum i ørkenvarme 39/50 grader. Chefen blev meget rød i hovedet og helt stille.
      Da vi skulle finde et spiseted, blev det som sædvanligt lidt svært. Vi var ved at opgive, da en kæk ung rickshaw fyr kom kørende, og spurgte om vi havde brug for hjælp. Vi afviste ham naturligvis, men han fik alligevel ovetalt os. Så kørte vi i Austins trafikerede gader med “99 luftballon” og “Take on me”brølende ud af højtalerne. Cykelstier? - nej nej. Cykelhjelm? nej nej. Dumdristig beslutning? Åh ja. Vi nåede heldigvis sikkert frem, og var en oplevelse rigere.
      Mexi-restuaranten var egentlig ganske fin, men undervejs eksploderede vejret i storm og regn. Møblerne og personalet blæste rundt, og træerne truede med at knække. Vi bevarede overblikket og drak en ekstra frozen margherita. Det betød at tiden gik, og vi gik hjem i tørvejr. Heldigt.

      Dagen starter som regel skyet. Ikke dårligt.
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    • Dag 5

      Torsdag d. 22.6.

      22. juni 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C

      Cykelturen var planlagt fra morgenstunden. Lang og varm skulle den være. Det skal jo ikke være for let.
      Det øjeblik vi gik ud af døren, øsede det ned og vi måtte lave en ny plan. Det blev en køretur i vores GMC Terrain, som jeg er ved at blive gode venner med.
      I fem timer kørte vi rundt i området omkring Austin, og oplevede små byer og fede steder ved Colorado River hvor de rige åbenbart bor. Rigtig fin tur med decideret bjergkørsel, og det overraskede os lidt.
      Til aften spiste vi mexicansk igen. Det kan de godt finde ud af, og udvalget af mexi-restauranter er stort.
      Sidste punkt på dagordenen var flagmusene under broen til downtown. De berømte vampyrer, flakser hver aften ud fra broen i hobetal, og det skulle efter sigende være fascinerende. Det var det dog ikke denne aften. Vi sad og ventede en time, og til sidst gav vi op. Sveden havde løbet af os, og vi var helt afkræftede.
      Vejret viste vist sig faktisk fra den nådige side i dag. Kun 34/43.
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