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Diva · 09-29-2011, 01:36 AM

Why I Love Austin ~ by Janey Hall

Austin is a sorta~large city with a not~so~large~city feel. If You stay away from the commercialism of those big music festivals which will suck every dime out of any pocket You possess, there are some amazing small venues with the authentic music which has made Austin the Live Music Capital of the World. They have performances at the airport and grocery stores, for heaven's sake!

I'm in love with Austin as this is where I grew up......and I left it......but I came back because there is no other place I'd rather be!

The popular saying is "Keep Austin Weird" and we do our best to keep it that way. The old~timers work hard to keep it authentic.......and restore and keep things the same as best as they can. It's campy and fun and real!

As mentioned, Austin is home to The [great] University of Texas.....but also has a wonderful community college network in Austin Community College, with campuses all over the area, along with St. Edwards, Huston~Tillotson and Concordia! The History Museum is amazing here, complete with an IMAX theatre. The LBJ Library is also pretty outstanding, as well as Austin Museum of Art and Laguna Gloria.

Austin is home to one of the largest population of Mexican Freetail Bats and when they migrate here in March (through October), they reside underneath the Congress Avenue Bridge........their dusk~flight is an amazing site to behold, as they fly out for dinner. (There's always a group that flies right over my home as there's a woods in back!)

The Colorado River runs right through the middle of the city, with Barton Springs spilling out into that.....lots of water activities ~ kayaking, canoeing, stand~up paddling, and ~ of course ~ swimming in the Springs, where the water temperature is a constant 68 degrees!

There is a traffic issue, but it is an outdated highway system and there are ways around that and certainly can't be the single reason to stay away when everything else is so amazing! It's not Houston, LA and certainly not Atlanta where traffic is concerned, that's to be sure! (I've lived in 2 of the 3 and trust me, they're worse than Austin ever thought about bein'! )

If You need wide open spaces, it's just a short drive to The Hill Country, where You'll find the best peaches around! A little over an hour will get You to San Antonio, if it's an authentic Mexican flair You want. The River Walk is lovely!

All that to say that Austin is an amazing place to live and thrive! I. LOVE. AUSTIN!!!!!!!!!!!

09-29-2011, 01:36 AM	#34
Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,174 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	Why I Love Austin ~ by Janey Hall Austin is a sorta~large city with a not~so~large~city feel. If You stay away from the commercialism of those big music festivals which will suck every dime out of any pocket You possess, there are some amazing small venues with the authentic music which has made Austin the Live Music Capital of the World. They have performances at the airport and grocery stores, for heaven's sake! I'm in love with Austin as this is where I grew up......and I left it......but I came back because there is no other place I'd rather be! The popular saying is "Keep Austin Weird" and we do our best to keep it that way. The old~timers work hard to keep it authentic.......and restore and keep things the same as best as they can. It's campy and fun and real! As mentioned, Austin is home to The [great] University of Texas.....but also has a wonderful community college network in Austin Community College, with campuses all over the area, along with St. Edwards, Huston~Tillotson and Concordia! The History Museum is amazing here, complete with an IMAX theatre. The LBJ Library is also pretty outstanding, as well as Austin Museum of Art and Laguna Gloria. Austin is home to one of the largest population of Mexican Freetail Bats and when they migrate here in March (through October), they reside underneath the Congress Avenue Bridge........their dusk~flight is an amazing site to behold, as they fly out for dinner. (There's always a group that flies right over my home as there's a woods in back!) The Colorado River runs right through the middle of the city, with Barton Springs spilling out into that.....lots of water activities ~ kayaking, canoeing, stand~up paddling, and ~ of course ~ swimming in the Springs, where the water temperature is a constant 68 degrees! There is a traffic issue, but it is an outdated highway system and there are ways around that and certainly can't be the single reason to stay away when everything else is so amazing! It's not Houston, LA and certainly not Atlanta where traffic is concerned, that's to be sure! (I've lived in 2 of the 3 and trust me, they're worse than Austin ever thought about bein'! ) If You need wide open spaces, it's just a short drive to The Hill Country, where You'll find the best peaches around! A little over an hour will get You to San Antonio, if it's an authentic Mexican flair You want. The River Walk is lovely! All that to say that Austin is an amazing place to live and thrive! I. LOVE. AUSTIN!!!!!!!!!!!