Austin, Texas

This is Austin, the capital city of Texas, just 150 miles south of Dallas. It is also known as “Live Music Capital of the World.”

In the 'burbs.

There is some interesting new architecture happening on the south end of Congress St. (they call it SoCo). There are cafes and restaurants that spill out onto the street, vintage shops with bric-a-brac artifacts, and indie art galleries. We ate Tex-Mex outdoors in unseasonably warm weather.

A series of old bungalows were converted into a trendy hotel, with interesting outdoor spaces and generous amounts of vegetation. With bamboo trees, potted cacti, fragrant wood screens, and climbing plants, Hotel San Jose had both an Oriental and Mexican flavor.


On Mount Bonnell, we could see a panoramic view of the city.


Mozart's Cafe- a popular hangout on the river (which is really a lake..)