Julia wrote:

> Let's see, you're coming in during prime bat-viewing season; call 
> 512-416-5700 and then punch in category 3636 when prompted to do  
> so, and the message will tell you when the bats will likely be    
> emerging from under the Congress Avenue Bridge.  There's good     
> viewing by the Statesman building, just south of the river on the 
> east side of Congress Avenue.  If you're staying nearby, I'd just 
> walk there.

Cool.  I'm staying near the capitol which seems to be relatively 
close by.

> As far as restaurants go, what sort of cuisine were you interested 
> in? 

Good food, relatively mild, no sesame oil, picky about seafood.

> There are 2 Tex-Mex places on Barton Springs Rd. very close to    
> each other, there's a Chinese restaurant right by them (that one   
> has the virtue of being cheap and having vegetarian hot & sour    
> soup) and a "healthy" restaurant (Austin Java) on the same short  
> strip, as well as an Italian restaurant.  There's an Ethiopian    
> place that opened up recently right by UT, and I can get          
> recommendations for Greek places, if you're after that. 
> I can probably assemble a *long* list of Tex-Mex places if you 
ask.  :)
> 
> What days will you be in Austin?

I'm arriving Monday evening and leaving Thursday evening.  

Where's that bookstore you mentioned earlier?

Doug

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