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Originally Posted by montecarloss
I guess I expected more from Austin. I guess you can't appreciate from above like some cities. It looked very small. I hear it has the best downtown out of any Texas city though so one day I will make it there to find out for myself.
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The urban core is indeed relatively small for a city of nearly one million. That's changing rapidly, though, with all the new highrises recently permitted.
I love how the aerials show the wooded hills of west Austin. Once you're west of Mopac, the hills are quite high and steep, and the views are absolutely awesome. The eastern and central part of the city are only gently rolling, so the west side of the city is quite a contrast. I have a photo I'll post shortly taken from a hilltop in west Austin (not to upstage these aerial photos, which are the best I've ever seen of this area).