Awesome Austin - Weird Austin

Wow, after a whirlwind tour of three distinct Texas regions, we arrived in Austin ready for a vancation. Philip and I happily moved into Bob and Sue's guest quarters in their beautiful home on the campus of St. Stephen's Academy. What a fantastic campus atop a hill surrounded by woodlands. I had no idea that Austin was hilly and so green. Here's a peek at Lake Austin.



Sue toured me through Austin's neighborhoods (lobbying for our move to Austin), which have everything from cute bungalows to graceful stone traditionals. I must admit that I really failed to capture the true essence of Austin in the few picture I managed to take.

This is a view of SOCO- South Congress Avenue where Sue and I had lunch with Jackson Hole expat, Jenn Ford. We spent a long time in the Heritage Boot shop, which has the best selection of boots I've seen. So if we move to Austin I know where I'm shopping.



Austin has retained many landmarks, vintage signs and a small neighborhood feel even downtown. It also has some great restaurants (La Condesa, yum!). Lots of food trailers too.



We spent one morning visiting the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Still beautiful even without the blooms.



All four of us enjoyed an evening at the classic Broken Spoke bar and dancehall. We even took a Texas two-step lesson. How many varieties of the two-step are there?






Philip, Sue and I made a trip to the Blanton Art Museum on the campus of UT. We skipped out on the tour and celebrated Jenn's birthday with her at the Buenos Aires Cafe. Next year Jenn, lots of champagne!



We really liked Austin and look forward to spending more time there. Thanks, Sue and Bob!



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