The trip started with a funny challenge. Because flights to Austin are not price-friendly, Greg cashed in miles for my flight and he used a voucher to offset part of his flight. He booked my flight first...no problem. When he booked his flight, he couldn't get on my route. United was more than willing to help us...for a fee of "ouch" dollars. Ok, so we will play the game of who-gets-there-first. I flew from CLE through O'Hare then Austin. He flew through Houston then to Austin. Would you believe we arrived within a half hour of each other. It was a gamble because O'Hare doesn't exactly have a good on-time arrival. We left Cleveland in 30 degree weather and arrived in a sweaty, humid 95 in Austin. Phew!
We checked in our hotel and began the sweltering 2.5-mile trek to Zilker Park to enjoy the afternoon and evening's lineup. Friday was amazing. Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, Queens of the Stone Age, Muse, Depeche Mode. Friday did not disappoint. We ended the evening with a margarita and chips and salsa...and a good night's sleep.
On our way to Zilker Park, I noticed a cool yoga place, Wanderlust. After a quick bowl of oatmeal and coffee, I headed over or a hot yoga session. Wow - loved this place! Great vibe, small room, really good and interactive instructor. I sweated through every layer of clothing during the 95-degree hot yoga session. Greg met me after class and headed off to Frank's for the most decadent and not-at-all-healthy hot dog. He had the Notorious P.I.G., a jalepeno and sage sausage dog with mac-n-cheese and BBQ sauce drizzled on top. I had the Southern Belle, which a basic dog with a spicy pimiento cheese drizzle and fried green tomatoes. Simply yum! Best of all, they didn't mind seating us with me being a seaty mess.
Saturday was equally as amazing musically as Friday. We enjoyed Wilco and Kendrick Lamar, before being treated to a kick-ass show by Kings of Leon. I was in complete awe of their live performance. And I definitely can't wait to see them in concert for a longer performance. But here's where the evening turned on us. As we were walking away from the Kings of Leon performance and heading over to listen to the last few songs by the Cure, a downpour hit. We ran to a big tree, which provided ZERO coverage. We knew we couldn't walk back in this mess and the pedi-cabs were hiding. So off to the bus we went. We stood in line for about a half hour before loading onto one of the most freezing cold buses. We probably would have enjoyed the A/C had our clothes not been wet and hanging on us. We managed to walk the mile back to our hotel from the bus unloading zone, took a hot shower to warm up and ordered room service. That may have been one of the most appreciated meals yet!
We woke up Sunday to the bad news that Sunday's lineup was cancelled. Bummer! Phoenix, Atoms for Peace, Franz Ferdinand, Lone Bellows and Eric Church would have to wait another time. In spite of it all, we can hardly wait to go back!
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| Taking a break in the shade...Wow, it was hot! |
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