Just got back from 4 days in Austin while the hubby was in a conference and I spent time with a dear friend of 30 years. The changes between when we were there in 2017 & now are incredible. The skyline has literally doubled in size. We stayed at the JW Marriott and then moved to the Fairmont (highly recommend) for the last 2 nights. The unhoused situation is pretty bad, and on the surface worse than here in NYC, but that might be the weather and Austin’s reputation. Sixth Street is a shell of what I remember and pretty depressing but Rainey Street has a fun, kinetic energy. Overall we loved our visit but my husband did comment that “it’s not a pretty city” but I think he was commenting on the quality of much of the newer architecture and not the environs. We did a day trip to Fredericksburg for wine tasting and a last night dinner at The Oasis, which is probably y’all’s version’s of going to the Statue of Liberty (mostly tourists) but the views at sunset over Lake Travis are really unique to Austin.
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