The Flight
You may remember, if you read yesterday’s blog, that we were flying from Vegas to Austin.
Well, that flight was odd.
Firstly, it was not assigned seating, but everyone was in boarding sections and were boarded that way.
We were in the last section, so we had to wait until the end, which meant we were left with middle seats.
The takeoff and start of the flight was incredibly bumpy but after that was ok. We got free drinks and snacks, which was good, but the flight way just around 2 hours.
Austin!
We landed, got through and got our bags and got an Uber to our Airbnb.
We are in a very comfy room in a house. So much so we came in and went right to sleep.
Car Pickup
We picked the car up this morning, so had to be up at a relatively good time.
We got down to the airport via an Uber and went to pickup the car.
It turns out, we weren’t meant to get it until tomorrow! Luckily, a car was available and we paid the extra to get it today, so that was a win.
We were able to go to the lot and just pick our car and we chose a Ford Focus because why not.
We left the lot and headed to the supermarket to get some things.
Downtown Austin
We headed to downtown Austin and found some free parking just across the river where there was also a really nice park.
We walked around the park and then took the 30 minute walk across to the city. There was a great skyline, though! It reminded us of Brisbane.
Once we got into the centre, we just walked around in the unbearable 35°C heat.
We got to the State Capitol, which is actually taller than the US Capitol and a very cool building.
We left here and noticed our parking was almost up and it was too far to walk, so we got scooters and scooted to the car.
We got caught in traffic on the way back home, but got home at a good time.
We cooled off and then went to a shopping mall for Kim to find some clothes she was looking for.
Shopping & Panda Express
We went shopping and Kim got exactly what she needed which was great.
We then headed to Panda Express to eat. We got orange chicken as always with chow mein and Beijing beef which was terrific.
Chill
We got home and chilled. Tomorrow is more of a fun packed day, we hope, and have a few plans. It’s warm again tomorrow!
Mr & Mrs Hale
Mr & Mrs Hale 