Mrkim Report This Comment Date: January 13, 2015 11:47AM
Great place to party, listen to some wicked local and even internationally
recognized musicians in quaint little venues, knock back a few of the myriad of
the local specialty brewskies or take in some of the awesome arts and crafts
displays that abound there, and a trip to the bridge shown in the pic at dusk to
see the million plus bats that call it home make their nightly single file
exodus into the evening sky is one of the trippiest sights imaginable.
Unfortunately, as the seat of state government in one of the reddest of states,
it's also one of the staunchest strongholds of liberalism, filled with tree
huggers, environazis, feminazis and all manner of big government lobbyists,
apologists and proponents :>/
pro_junior Report This Comment Date: January 13, 2015 12:06PM
and a really poorly planned freeway system...
pulse Report This Comment Date: January 13, 2015 10:15PM
Nah, that's Melbourne
quasi Report This Comment Date: January 14, 2015 01:06AM
Gotham City
Mach Report This Comment Date: January 14, 2015 08:18AM
Mrkim, my image, didn't remember where you from, was throwing out a hook. Was
just out there about a month or two ago, I have to say, I didn't even know it
was a college town UU, was there for about a month, but didn't do much, wasn't a
vacation time at all, family emergency having to do with yearly music festival,
don't remember the name of that either, anyway, I liked it in general, we could
actually drive through and get something to eat downtown at 9 and 10:00 at
night.... oh yeah and did get hooked on Torchys.... we don't have a place like
that in STL.
It's like this everywhere I guess but, there were beggars at lots of stoplights,
especially over along the highway.
It was decent, like I said, didn't get to really, "do" anything.....
oh yeah and flew into San Antonio.... (San Antonio... San Antonio... suck my
bonio... thank you) and drove into Austin from there.
Anything I missed out on that I should have done?
Something was really weird for me, I was down the block from the Capitol
building and was walking around it and said, whatever, and went in, walked in,
ran right into security and they say, empty pockets, so I start emptying and go
ohhh, I didn't even think about it, pulled out pocket knife... 3" blade
(folding) and held it up and she said, that's fine, go ahead...... it took me a
minute after that to adjust... I was waiting for them to shoot me as I walked
away.... LOL.
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Mach Report This Comment Date: January 14, 2015 08:30AM
Also, lots of cranes, and I'm talking about just downtown.
Mrkim Report This Comment Date: January 15, 2015 12:39AM
Don't get me wrong, Austin's a cool place and has much to see and do. Cruisin
the digs in and around 6th Street downtown is an entertaining adventure, kinda
like the Deep Ellum area in Dallas, where all manner of music, bars, coffee
houses, video bars and all types of bizarre and eclectic activities can be
partaken of. One of the coolest things to me is that no matter how you dress,
you'll fit right in :>P
If ya missed seein the bats nightly at-dusk exodus from under the bridge, that
really is a trippy deal as they fly out in a single file line that eventually
will stretch out as far as the eye can see!
In the warmer months one of the more adventurous pursuits is to check out Hippy
Hollow, which is a secluded lake known for its free wheeling nudity and
laissez-faire approach to partying preferences.
BTW, in a state where a serious effort is underway to allow public open carry of
a side arm, yeah, we don't really get all that excited over a lil ol pocket
knife ;>
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Mach Report This Comment Date: January 19, 2015 08:35AM
BTW, in a state where a serious effort is underway to allow public open carry
of a side arm, yeah, we don't really get all that excited over a lil ol pocket
knife ;>winking smiley
LMFAO........
It's funny, the State Capitol you see on top is not the whole package, downright
underground offices.
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