Welcome to San Antonio. Can't think of a better way to start our visit than a couple cold prickly pear margaritas with chips and salsa. So the wander about is back on track.Some time back when we first began to plan this section of the trip, we couldn't believe the price and availability of hotel rooms in San Antonio. And this was when there was no convention going on in town. Well if you ask the wrong question, you get the wrong answer. No conventions, but the NCAA Quarter Finals are here in town. So if you aren't wearing red (Ohio State), blue (Memphis), maroon (Texas A&M) or orange (Tennessee) you are not "cool".
So I thought, let's play along and get a couple tickets. Ouch, bad idea, cheapest seats in the Alamodome - $155 each. Good seats in the Alamodome you ask? $760 per seat. So we decided to have another margarita on the River Walk.
Actually the River Walk is quite fun. Sort of New Orleans (pre-Katrina) without the loss of ones inhibitions. And believe it or not, right in the middle of it is a rookery for Yellow Crowned Night Herons.
Lots of good food, eaten outdoors. Easily worth a couple evenings.
Weather was crappy for picture taking, gray and threatening rain but very bright so nothing much to show off other than snapshots of the place (click here). I hope you enjoy them.
Tomorrow, the San Antonio Missions.
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