Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Austin Lovers . . .

The Travel section of the Sunday New York Times had a feature story on Austin, Texas. The story ran under their weekly "36 Hours" report. The idea of 36 Hours is to suggest ten local sites for travelers to consider on a brief trip to that city. The suggested sites could be restaurants, shopping, historical, or just something different about that city.

I don't know Austin that well and can't really comment on their suggestions, except to say that I liked the article. But it was rather funny to suggest that visitors first get a pair of cowboy boots in order to fit in. I love cowboy boots but a brief walk through the streets of Austin will reveal more flip-flops than boots. Also, of interest is that the NY Times suggested traveling by Jet Blue in December for about $300 from JFK to Austin.

Not a bad idea. For those interested in the entire article:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/travel

Please comment on their suggestions if you are familiar with Austin.

5 comments:

rambler said...

Personally, I'll stick with the giant ribs at The Ironworks (East First at Red River). The meat is sometimes a bit dry but the sauce makes up for it. I'm surprised The County Line didn't make the bbq list. Maybe it's gone downhill.

I got engaged at the Salt Lick once, but haven't been back since...

Francis Shivone said...

Thanks for the tips. I don't stop in Austin often.

Lynn said...

Removed my first comment so as not to appear an utter imbecile. [Thought for a moment that they had renamed the big lake, but Wikipedia tells me otherwise.] I don't get out much!

Francis Shivone said...

Don't worry Lynn, error and its embarrassing consequences is encouraged here.

rambler said...

Austin is vastly overrated for my taste. Traffic is terrible, for starters. It's a company town: college and state government that's grown out to include a few other industries. It tends to be a pretentious city - sort of an urban college sophomore. I've spent far more time there than I want and will be there Sunday next through Friday for work. Which may explain my crankiness.