SoCo, So Cool in Austin, Texas, Austin, Texas

I had the great pleasure of visiting the cool Texan capital that is聽keeping weird 鈥斅燼 not-so-little聽place called Austin. Declared the 鈥渓ive music capital鈥� of the USA, it鈥檚 a musical, tropical, funky paradise. Flying from New York, I was one early morning uber to LGA and onboard tear-jerk film away from the聽South Congress Hotel聽and rooftop pool oasis.

We arrived at our beautiful hotel where our room included two queen mattress bunk beds! There were also endless pumps of Aesop in the bathroom, that were bolted to the wall so they wouldn鈥檛 end up in our suitcases. Smart.

My closest compadre Nicki and landed just in time to fill our bellies with the incredible cuisine at聽Elizabeth Street Caf茅, a Vietnamese-French culinary adventure and true b谩nh m矛 boulangerie.

We took the afternoon to tour the neighbourhood that we would call home for the next two days: South Congress. Also known as SoCo, it鈥檚 an artsy, vibrant area south of Lady Bird Lake (which looks more like a river through the city). Its main artery is South Congress Avenue so if you can manage to stand in the middle of the road, you鈥檝e got a direct view of Texas鈥� Capitol bookending the northern end of Congress Avenue. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: SoCo, So Cool in Austin, Texas
Guide Location: USA » Austin
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Dakota Arkin
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