Austin, Texas?????

Not sure what all you guys are into, but I've never seen a city with more little restraunts in my life. You could eat a different restraunt to your heartsdesire and NEVER go to a big chain again. I mean they have EVERYTHING down there.<br>The car scene is HUGE in Austin also, there are always cruise-ins and stuff going on, and as Andy mentioned, the music scene is enormous too.<br>San Antonio is only 1.5 hours away, which is where Schlitterbahn is pretty much, and thats one of the most badass waterparks you could go to. There's alsoSea World, the Alamo and the River Walk, so you guys could keep busy exploring when you get down there.

Thanks for the input guys! I sprung the idea on the kids at dinner. Samantha was like...." <img height="20" src="http://www.ezboard.com/image/posticons/pi_shocked.gif" width="20" alt="image"> wha.. wha.. wha.. ? "<br><p>Max was asking questions like "Are there still cowboys there having shoot-outs at high noon and stuff?" (while he's doing his gunslingerimpression) LOL<br><br>We'll see what happens. Very preliminary at this point, but I like the sound of the city so far!!<br></p>

And just a heads up, if you do come down, I'm going to harass you until I get you to take ole Blu to the dragstrip...San Antonio Raceway is a blast!

NO state income tax baby!!!!! UT football, Hippie Hollow and MUCH more!!!!

I've always heard very good things about Austin. Those comments have come from cycling friends as it's a very active and cycling aware city. Great bikeracing scene there and I think that Lance Armstrong lives near there now? The bike shop he owns is there I believe.<br>Also, they host the SXSW music festival every year with music, film, and other media. Check it out here: http://sxsw.com/<br>Let us know what you decide!

There are ALWAYS cyclists in downtown Austin, riding the paths along the river and such.<br>I've heard too that Armstrong is from there, so its probably true.

<img height="15" src="http://redlinesonlinemessageboard.yuku.com/domain/bypass/images/pacman.gif" width="15" alt="image">Albertans think they are Texans! Lottacowboy hats and pick-up trucks in that province. It's also a tax free place (provincial sales taxes that is).<br><p>Edit:<img height="15" src="http://redlinesonlinemessageboard.yuku.com/domain/bypass/images/pacman.gif" width="15" alt="image">Albertans like to'pretend' they are Texans!<br></p>

and you can ask Adam, it's not the heat, it's the 300% humidity that's the mofo!! there is a hotwheel club in austin as well.., can't speak forthe traffic, but I don't find it surprising that Adam considers it heavy, wait ill he comes down here Houston way and rides through rush-hour traffichere!! I moved to Columbus for a couple years and always found it funny when they whined about the traffic up there, in the worst situations it took 45 minutesto get across town, Houston you get lucky to go 2 miles in that time when it backs up!!

<blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">FTBYSRACIN wrote:</strong> <hr> and you can ask Adam, it's not the heat, it's the 300% humidity that's the mofo!! there is a hotwheel club in austin as well.., can't speak for the traffic, but I don't find it surprising that Adam considers it heavy, wait ill he comes down here Houston way and rides through rush-hour traffic here!! I moved to Columbus for a couple years and always found it funny when they whined about the traffic up there, in the worst situations it took 45 minutes to get across town, Houston you get lucky to go 2 miles in that time when it backs up!!</blockquote><br><br>"I've been everywhere man"...... And the Houston traffic?? I didn't think there were that many cars in the country and couldn'tunderstand Detroit making anymore!!! A few years ago I was stuck in TWO O'CLOCK freeway traffic and was on my old Gold Wing, not moving..... Mid-July andhumidity? I was thinking suicide..... Two feet every five minutes, I had boots on and when I would stop to put my foot down in the 98-degree heat, it wouldsink into the asphalt.... It took me about thirty minutes, but I managed to get off on some side streets, it took another good two hours to get out of thatplace, but at least I was moving!!! Chilled my burned up heels in the Gulf though in "Galvaston, Oh Galvaston"!!! Gotta love Glen Campbell!!!!

I lived in the DFW area for about 4 years and loved it....Alberta is the closest thing to Texas outside of Texas in my opinion. Austin is a very coolcity...lots of history if you're into that kinda thing.