"20 Encounters with Austin"--A small city tour of the capital of Texas (describe what you have to do in Austin, recommend it, and do the 20 things you have done with your cattle)

The end of January next year should go to Austin to attend the AAAI meeting, occasionally look at raiders. Hey, Sen.

Translated from: http://blog.renren.com/share/28765132/15631046000

Author: Zhang Noya

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The opening is to thank you for the trip to the United States (601684562) group, small station, and the boss of the public homepage, the United States travel Talent @ Zhu Zhouming (245804183) Captain Children's shoes in Austin hospitality. At the beginning of Austin, the captain said with earnest: "I have received so many people to play Austin, for God Horse no one wrote about Austin's travels." So I carry this "heavy responsibility" ... Captain, there's a surprise at the end of the article.

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At the end of 18th century, the United States of America was consolidating its internal affairs and opening a great wave of land. There was a bull-roaring figure called Davy Crockett, a household figure who pushed the American expansion campaign. He said such a word:

All go to Hell, and I'll go to Texas.

The main thrust of the article today is to change this sentence to read as follows:

All go to Texas, and I'll go to Austin.

Welcome to America's largest, most cowboy, most rugged state in 48 states, Texas.

Welcome to the Southern United States the smallest fresh, small literary, small atmosphere of the city, Austin.

What the? Have you ever heard of Austin?

Austin is the capital of the United States Texas, located in Central Texas, was founded in 1835, the urban area of 767.28 square kilometers, the total area of 11,000 square kilometers, the urban population of about 760,000, is the 4th largest city in Texas and the 15th largest city in the United States.

Austin is one of the most popular cities in the United States for living, working and relaxing. Many well-known magazines are based on research, data, and votes in the United States, the most suitable for living, tourism city, the healthiest city, the best commercial city. Austin has always been a leader in these rankings.

Austin is known as "the Live Music capital of the World", with hundreds of music festivals and thousands of concerts each year.

-Austin and its surrounding area make up the famous "Silicon Mound" (Silicon Hill). Excellent quality of life, a vibrant business climate and a rapidly rising high-tech environment add to the myriad of promising job opportunities.

There are many other names--

1 most suitable for living in the big city MSN House & Home1 Best Hispanic City Hispanic2 most suitable for relocating major cities worldwide ERC & Primacy Relocation3 best for single city Forbes3 coolest city City Kiplinger3 fastest growing city u-haul3 best Living city life 2.04 development fastest City men's Journal4 smartest City men's Journal10 Most interesting downtown Travel-leisure, America ' s Favorite Cities10 Healthiest City Sperling ' s19 most bodybuilding City men's Fitness21 the Sweetest City old Spice (from degrees Niang ~ ~)

In Austin local friends do not think I advertise, although LZ in Austin only for more than half a week, for this year full of sunshine, vitality, tree-lined city is a profound feeling (northeast April also 40 Fahrenheit of children paper you hurt AH. Below, will be the LZ collection of their own travel experience, friends of the recommendation, as well as the online introduction of a combination of information, only represents a personal point of view, if there are omissions, please light spray ~

First Category: A quick Tour, Dragonfly water type of Play Austin (AKA: Austin must go to the list of attractions)

If you are in Austin for the first time and have a limited stay here, this list belongs to you, and if you are in Austin's local area, you may not have been there, it doesn't matter-because the following is almost a landmark project in Austin, like The New Yorker has not been to the Statue of Liberty, Hangzhou people have not been to the West Lake, is quite normal.

1. See the sunset at Mt Bonnell

Photo from @ Sun Juahao (229574611)/p>

In addition, LZ also very outfit to cross the side like ~

Mt Bonnell is located on the Colorado, R. side (not the Grand Canyon of that Colorado, R. Oh pro), in the northwest part of the entire city. Parked near the observation deck on the east bank, you can see the sun falling from the other side of the river at sunset. Buy a drink, sit on the top of the mountain, about two or three friends, blowing the evening breeze, look at the sunset, why not?

2. go to the state capitol of Texas House to listen to the history story

Pictures from the web

Texas State House is famous for its large area and high building compared with other states. In fact, I am most affected, or the building inside the popularity of the fire Wang. Last time to visit, unexpectedly met the performance of street musicians, eavesdropping on 4 different tour ...

3, go sit duck Boat Adventure

Austin's city tour has many, but LZ most love is this amphibious vehicle--duck Boat. This thing on land is a car, under the water is a boat, can introduce you to Austin's most important landmark, and finally take you to the next Colorado, R. with Ducks Swim ~ ~ This time met a lively and energetic old fire, the story of the wonderful degree ah, tut, Miss will regret. The content is not convenient spoiler ~

4. go to Barton Springs pool, take a bath, see the beauty

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Barton Springs is a hot spring with a constant temperature throughout the year, located at Zilker Park on the southern end of the city. Ordinary people want to luxury consumption to enjoy the hot springs, can barton pure cabbage price, all ages are suitable, is a urban paradise.

5. Attend a lecture at UT Austin, find a library, or simply wander the campus

Out of everyone heard of the very strong accounting, psychology (admired for a long time), engineering, Petroleum, UT Austin has a very consistent LZ aesthetic campus style.

LZ to the university City are very keen to go to the classroom inside the soy sauce, not digging the ground three feet will never stop. This time in UT Austin listening to the psychology class, climbed the library of the stacks, to union "study" The life of the students, also is the full use of the soy sauce three hours. UT Austin has 7 museums, 17 libraries, and students who like to climb stacks can take a map and slowly treasure it.

6. 6th Street night life, Wohoo

On the six streets, except for some of the most famous historical buildings (Drikskill, Littlefield, etc), the rest is mostly pub & bars. Six street, which has a long history, has attracted many businessmen and politicians since the beginning of the 19th century. Today, six street stores are not allowed to change, retaining two of the world before the original style. It feels like the Duval Street of Key West. Five or six o'clock, some bars began to have singers in the field. In the evening, this is the center of the entire Austin nightlife. Unlike the boozing you might imagine, there are more live performers and musicians who are worthy of the title of Austin Live Music Capital of the world.

Type II: Suitable for "digging land three feet" type and "experience" type of tourists, AKA: recommended in the Austrian city to play the project

As the name implies, these to-do lists are for travelers who have time to spend time at Austindo and who prefer to explore the city's content. If you are particularly interested in Austin, maybe the following items are suitable for you:

7. Follow Colorado, R. morning run

Austin gave me an intuitive impression: active. the whole city is beating, fresh life. Indeed, Austin is one of the most active cities in the United States: it is possible to pass a few runners at every two intersections. Austin is specially equipped with a complete road system to take care of sports-loving citizens. LZ Lucky in the river morning ran a few kilometers, which saw a lot of similar to the parents pushing the baby car, Donglin grandfather, there are a lot of Ma Jianma professional players. Think of my village for six months can not go to the streets (snow) situation, can't help but tears .....

8. rodeo! a taste of bullfighting and equestrian passion ! (or: Racecourse/Ranch Day Tour ^ ^)

Photo from @ Zhu Zhouming (245804183)

9. Watching bats fly in Congress Avenue Bridge during the summer season

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10. Take the train to San Antonio

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The boss heard that I was going to Austin, and replied with an email saying "It's probably the only city in Texas worth visiting". I guess he must have never been to San Antonio, a city where sentiment was not lost to Austin at all. For the most famous River Walk.

11. Allens Boots Window shopping~ Children's paper still need to save money

This doesn't need me to explain it ~ Texas features.

eat breakfast in America's largest Whole Foods

13. Visit Whole Foods next to REI, Book People & WATERLOO RECORDS

Book people east Side almost no, this time to stroll found two features: one is the interaction with the reader, embodied in books under the reader's written book reviews, and the second is often held by the author of the speech/sign-sale activities. Can be said to be a very human entity bookstore.

14. Recommendation: Bullock Texas State Museum

Texas Lone Star, Texas Texas Each letter occupies the corner of a pentagram.

The third category: Imagine the locals as you slowly experience, into the life of Austin Walker, or outdoor enthusiasts

This type of tourist is more in line with the description of the third stage of the three stages of travel, there is no special requirement for the browsing of the sights, and more attention is paid to the spiritual experience and enlightenment of the tour. In addition, outdoor enthusiasts of the project is not very good points, also attributed to this category. There are also some of the more obscure attractions and projects that are roughly placed in this category, such as the Segway Tour.

Austin River Sports

Kayaking, canoeing, river bicycle, rafting ..... What do you want to have?

16. Explore the town of Lake Trail

17. Participate in a local FESTIVAL:SXSW (at the end of March, south by Southwest, the largest music/interactive/art event in the United States, this year Google is the Google Glass video released in SXSW); Rodeo Austin (March, Bull Racing etc); Austin City Limits Music Festival (October), Food & Wine Festival (April)

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18. A different city experience: Austin Segway Tour

The car (Segway) is an electrically driven, self-balancing personal transport vehicle. This is a physical coordination ability to master the direction, speed of the tool, can be described as human machine unity. The Segway tour is divided into two categories, the primary emphasis on the means of transport itself, the advanced is to ride on the Segway of the city travel to suggest try.

Study in Austin-Travel,learn,and live.

Often see the captain send a picture of his "extracurricular class": Flying, photography, food, foreign language, dance, musical instruments ... Indeed, the spirit of Austin lies in movement, in art, in creativity. If one day can live in Austin, I think I will be enthusiastic to engage in the trend of the work of the ~

20. "Looking for Captain"--to Austin to visit the classmate must not miss to see the old local, the excellent host, in this salute to the Captain ~ ~ ~

"20 Encounters with Austin"--A small city tour of the capital of Texas (describe what you have to do in Austin, recommend it, and do the 20 things you have done with your cattle)