Restaurants

Hello darlings it's me once again, bringing you some of my favorite things around Austin.  Austin is famous for food and I have decided to compile a list of try to bring you the breast ... I mean best Austin has to offer.  It's just too hard to pick out a few restaurants to highlight, so I have decided to keep a running list of some of my favorite restaurants in the city.  Listed on the right side of the page you can find my recommendations. Enjoy!

Austin City Limits Music Festival

Austin is the Live Music Capital of the World and this is one of the largest music festivals of the year with roughly 70,000 people attending annually.  Of course in addition to the 130 acts, there are tons of events going on, loads of food to taste, art exhibitions, and some of the best people watching you have ever seen.  Basically it's 3 days of sweaty, groovy fun!

People are always bending over backwards (or forwards in my case) to get tickets and every year they sell out fast!  Even if you miss the sale period for tickets, don't feel left out 'cause there are lots of other events going on too.  

For information, check out their website  http://www.aclfestival.com/ 

or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/aclfestival

The Bats of South Congress Bridge

Austin is home to the largest urban colony in North America and there are an estimated 1,500,000 bats!  Each night, these little suckers eat 10,000 to 30,000 lb of insects and all the residents of Austin are thankful for it.  That means fewer bugs buzzing around and getting caught in my hair!  July to September is normally the best times of the year to view the bats feeding because the babies are able to fly out on their own and normally the weather permits viewing.     

 

http://www.videocityguide.com/austin/listings/congress-bridge-bats

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Viewers line up along the bridge, on the river banks and even kayak under the bridge nightly.  If you are under the bridge though watch out for bat bombs!  I know what you're probably thinking.  "Doesn't it smell bad?"  Luckily, it doesn't because the bridge is over water and all the guano just floats down toward Houston.