Showing posts with label Hill country. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hill country. Show all posts

Friday, November 11, 2016

Troll in Fredericksburg, Texas

Fredericksburg is a small town in central Texas in an area known as "The Hill Country." It was founded in 1846 and named after Prince Frederick of Prussia. It is often referred to as Fritztown. The town is also notable as the home of Texas German, a dialect spoken by the first generations of German settlers who initially refused to learn English.

Fredericksburg is the birthplace of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz and is home to the exceptional National Museum of the Pacific War. It is also home to 225 places to shop for everything from antiques to wildflower seeds.

Lil Dude Troll's favorite place in Fredericksburg is Rustlin' Rob's Gourmet Texas Foods. Rustlin' Rob's features hundreds of hot sauces, jams, jellies, rubs, spreads and pickled items. And the best thing of all is you can casually amble around tasting all of these things before making up your mind which ones you just have to take back home with you! Lil Dude Troll has never been able to visit this palace of taste testing without buying at least 4 or more jars of stuff!

For a wonderfully relaxing and enjoyable time, you can't do much better than a visit to Fredericksburg and while you are there, be sure to visit Rustlin' Rob's. Lil Dude Troll gives it 2 thumbs up!

 
















 

Friday, April 27, 2012

Bubba's Country Store

With a name like Bubba's Country Store, Lil Dude Troll just had to stop. Ended up with a ham 'n cheese sandwich (with a big dill pickle slice), chips & a coke for lunch. It wasn't haute cuisine, but the ingredients were fresh and it was actually a pretty good sandwich. What else would you expect from a store named Bubba's?

In the Texas Hill Country

Friday, April 13, 2012

Bluebonnets

The Troll Family enjoying wildflowers in the Texas Hill Country.


Lil Dude Troll checking out the edge of a field of Bluebonnets.

Lil Dude & Monet Troll hiking through the Bluebonnets

Spring in Texas is magical!

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Salt Lick Bar-B-Q

No self-respecting Troll could be in Austin, Texas and not take a trip to the town of Driftwood to eat at Salt Lick Bar-B-Q. If it's good enough for Sandra Bullock, Lee Ann Womack, Willie Nelson, Ron White and Bum Philips, then it's good enough for the Troll family!

Front entrance to the Salt Lick grounds

Cactus Boot at the back entrance

Fountain in back

Salt Lick adult beverages

Tree-shaded outside picnic area - with horseshoes pit

A gastronomical delight - more than enough for a hungry Troll!

Splash on a little Texas hot sauce - Warning! Only for
Texans and the very foolish!

Fast, friendly, wonderful service. Thank you, Marisol!
Ride 'em, Cowboy Troll!