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San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is a wonderful place to visit. They have the beautiful Riverwalk, which they call the Venice of Texas. The riverboat ride along the canals illuminates the many restaurants and shops available to enjoy.
A trip to San Antonio is not complete without a visit to the Alamo. This is the famous fort/mission that was the subject of a 13 day conflict in which all Texans were lost.
You can check out the Visitor's bureau at http://www.sanantoniocvb.com/
Luke dutifully drove me to the airport at 5:30 in the morning. Lloyd and I arrived (him from Seattle, me from Fresno) on Tuesday the 9th and had an authentic Mexican experience at Pico de Gallo complete with a Mariachi band. They even sang a Mexican rendition of Happy Birthday to someone close to our table. That was good enough for me! On Wednesday, I spent the day doing homework, sitting at the pool reading and trekking through the Marketplace (the 2nd largest Mexican market outside of Mexico). Lloyd and I then walked downtown to Rivercenter Mall where we enjoyed dinner at Tony Roma's.
Thursday was a day to explore San Antonio as Lloyd had no meetings. We walked and walked and walked visiting the Riverwalk, Aztec Theater, The Alamo, Rivercenter Mall and more. Lunch was a throwback to our Edmonton days at Fuddruckers and dinner was for all of the Area Administrators and spouses held at Texas Land & Cattle - a wonderful steak house. Friday was our last full day and Lloyd again had meetings. The spouses met during the morning and had a wonderful time of fellowship and prayer. Then in the afternoon, 7 of us went shopping to the Quarry Market - a huge big box shopping area. Friday night we grabbed Roger Chamberlain, the Area Administrator from Central California and went to dinner at Luby's a Texas chain which is a cafeteria. The food and fellowship was again just great!
Saturday morning was the last of Lloyd's meetings and I packed did homework and tried to find out what was happening with my cancelled flight out of San Antonio. There were many delays out of Dallas (where I was flying to) due to freezing rain. It all worked out, I was only about 5 minutes later than my scheduled arrival in Fresno.
Jonathan picked me up at the airport and drove me home - in his car without heat. That was fun, considering it was only about 25 degrees outside (farenheit). Brrrrrrrrr.
It was a great trip and we really had a nice and relaxing time together. Next year it will be in St. Augustine, FL. YAHOO!
A trip to San Antonio is not complete without a visit to the Alamo. This is the famous fort/mission that was the subject of a 13 day conflict in which all Texans were lost.
You can check out the Visitor's bureau at http://www.sanantoniocvb.com/
Luke dutifully drove me to the airport at 5:30 in the morning. Lloyd and I arrived (him from Seattle, me from Fresno) on Tuesday the 9th and had an authentic Mexican experience at Pico de Gallo complete with a Mariachi band. They even sang a Mexican rendition of Happy Birthday to someone close to our table. That was good enough for me! On Wednesday, I spent the day doing homework, sitting at the pool reading and trekking through the Marketplace (the 2nd largest Mexican market outside of Mexico). Lloyd and I then walked downtown to Rivercenter Mall where we enjoyed dinner at Tony Roma's.
Thursday was a day to explore San Antonio as Lloyd had no meetings. We walked and walked and walked visiting the Riverwalk, Aztec Theater, The Alamo, Rivercenter Mall and more. Lunch was a throwback to our Edmonton days at Fuddruckers and dinner was for all of the Area Administrators and spouses held at Texas Land & Cattle - a wonderful steak house. Friday was our last full day and Lloyd again had meetings. The spouses met during the morning and had a wonderful time of fellowship and prayer. Then in the afternoon, 7 of us went shopping to the Quarry Market - a huge big box shopping area. Friday night we grabbed Roger Chamberlain, the Area Administrator from Central California and went to dinner at Luby's a Texas chain which is a cafeteria. The food and fellowship was again just great!
Saturday morning was the last of Lloyd's meetings and I packed did homework and tried to find out what was happening with my cancelled flight out of San Antonio. There were many delays out of Dallas (where I was flying to) due to freezing rain. It all worked out, I was only about 5 minutes later than my scheduled arrival in Fresno.
Jonathan picked me up at the airport and drove me home - in his car without heat. That was fun, considering it was only about 25 degrees outside (farenheit). Brrrrrrrrr.
It was a great trip and we really had a nice and relaxing time together. Next year it will be in St. Augustine, FL. YAHOO!
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