We were supposed to visit my husband's friend who came from Malaysia for business trip. "Sadly", his friend 'ffk' us for shopping in outlet-mall and strip club. Oh yeah...thanks to his "ffk" friend, I get to visit Austin!
We started our visit to the infamous 6th Street, a "must see street" in Austin. I seriously didn't know what to expect.
Perhaps we came at the wrong time, it was a beautiful Sunday afternoon, coincidentally the last week of the SXSW, I think everyone must be sleeping still from the heavy partying.
We stopped for lunch at Iron Cactus, last minute decision for some Tex-Mex food.
From the restaurant, we walked to the Texas State Capitol. Till today, I always forget that Austin is the capital of Texas.
Sixth String - Doesn't this remind you of Hard Rock Cafe?
The Woman who saved Austin - Angelina Beverly.
Tada! Texas State Capitol. Does this remind you of the United States Capitol at Washington DC?
Exterior of the Texas State Capitol
Interior of the Texas State Capitol. Beautiful!
I mean look at the design, even the door hinges are gorgeous! Admission is free.
20 minutes away from Austin downtown, we headed to Covert Park at Mount Bonnell.
After some 50 steps uphill, voila, breath-taking view! Imagine waking up everyday to awesome views, wouldn't it be nice to own a house by the lake?
Beautiful scenic drive along beautiful houses and lake.
Then we drove another 20 minutes to Oasis on Lake Travis for panoramic Tex-Mex sunset.
We were still stuffed from our heavy lunch, so, we just went for the view :) breathtaking right?
Lastly, we visited Whole Food's flagship store at Austin, because hubby loves everything about Whole Foods!
