Saturday - Thursday, February 11-16, 2017
We finally made it to Austin, yeah! Ever since we drove through the area I wanted to spend some time in Austin. I really did feel a pull and energy to this city, even while just driving by. We were fortunate to find a house/pet sitting gig that worked with our schedule. We're staying in a lovely bungalow in North Austin with Tex the Cat...he is so charming, we are really enjoying him.
Austin was just rated #1 best place to live by U.S. News just prior to our arrival, coincidence?, I think not.....it's a wonderful city filled with a million and one things to do.
Sunday we drove into the city and walked around, exploring the area. We walked along the main streets up to the Capitol building then down by the river. Like other cities there are distinctive areas within the city itself. We walked through areas that were historically, musically (it is the music capitol of America), recreational, and of course food oriented.
Zilker Park is a 351 acre park downtown with all sorts of recreational areas. The weather was beautiful and there were many folks on the river enjoying kayaking, Paddle Boarding, and other floating devices that I've never seen before. Near the river area there was a spot that had a bunch of food trucks...food trucks are the in thing these days and I can understand why. They offer a great variety of foods and are just plain fun.
We also walked through Umlauf Sculpture Garden. It was family day so admission was free. The park has regular free family days where they have a variety of children's activities. It was nice to see so many families visiting.
Austin is a very reasonable city as far as tourist activities. I said more than once how reasonable it was in terms of pricing for museums and other activities. We were going to go to the Mexic-Arte Museum, which was also free on Sunday, but didn't quite make it. I found these things listed online, 11 Best Things to Do in Austin TX
Leave Bastrop SP, TX 8:58am
Rte. 95N►290W
Arrive Austin, TX - 10:35am (stopped for breakfast)
Miles Traveled - 42.7
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