Austin, Texas: A true cultural oasis

Lest you dismiss Austin as just a small city that's home to a cow college, let me rectify your misconceptions: Austin is truly a cultural mecca. Whether you're searching for a delicious repast or a world-class art gallery, Austin has it all.

Plus, it's the "Live Music Capital of the World." And, it has a bunch of bloggers, none of whom responded to my request for assistance, save for David Nunez. Hey, at least one fellow blogger offered to help, which is better than Boston or DC.

Other than those things, Austin has a few guys in cowboy hats, a few yuppies, a few hippies, a small number of bums, a large number of college students, a bunch of workers, a few euphuists, and not much else. In Austin, "highfalutin'" would be pronounced with the final "g;" otherwise the hearer might falsely assume that the speaker was some kind of uneducated hick like the people outside of Austin.

As for me, I prefer these kind of things straight up. If I want to see hippies or the rest, I can always drive to Berkeley and see the original version.

It's also flat. Anyone who's ever come to the "Hill" Country in search of hills should join a class action lawsuit against the Texas Convention and Visitor Bureau. Here's a hint: the ones in the foreground here are hills, and those in the back are mountains.

I'm now headed for San Antonio, perhaps via the Austin Rock Gym. In any case, I'm going to try to get to west Texas - home of Guadalupe Peak and Big Bend National Park - as fast as possible.

BloggingAcrossAmerica · Sun, 11/16/2003 - 13:18 · · Importance: 1