Like many museums, this one prohibited photography. At great personal risk, I bring you this image.
The art, sculpture and history merited a full day, but we could only spare two hours. After that, we visited Mi Tierra Cafe and Bakery, consuming the best tortillas ever, wrapped around succulent meats, cheeses and vegetables. Sadly, we had to skip the baked goods, which were abundant and colorful. We did enjoy the strolling musicians but declined a personal song.
From there, we headed to the Riverwalk, a portion of the San Antonio River that is lined with shops and restaurants. Since we were there early in the day we did not meet any crowds; the barkers outside the restaurants betrayed a hint of desperation that dissipated as the evening drew nigh and customers flowed in. Riverwalk is beautiful, a little like Venice in a way, but cleaner.
I called my daughter Catherine to tell her about it, but it turns out she had been there for a conference. She noted that she had fond but foggy memories of the Margaritas there.
We visited the Alamo, of course, and were suitably impressed by the solemnity of the history of this small but significant site. It is well tended, the guides are knowledgeable and helpful, and there are important icons there, such as Davy Crockett's rifle, Jim Bowie's knife, and Colonel Travis' ring. The Alamo, too, is free to visitors.
On the morning of our departure our kind hosts took us to yet another restaurant, where we just had to go to have breakfast tacos. On soft flour tortillas, my bacon, egg and cheese taco filled me up--at $1.95!
San Antonio is awesome. We were so smitten we started looking on Craigslist for rentals. You can rent a three bedroom, two bath house in a nice neighborhood for a thousand dollars. Not ready to pull the trigger, but...
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Beautifully written. I feel like a took a mini-vacation from West Marin and our 23 degree frosty January monotomy. Thank you!
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