We didn’t know that the Final Four was going to be played in San Antonio when we booked our trip. I really don’t know anything about college basketball. Anyway, we found out that there was an event called the Final Four Friday – Team Practice. The best part was that it was free. Once…
We were very happy to learn that San Antonio has a Seaworld so we decided to spend the day there. We first went over to the Dolphin Cove. They have six dolphins swimming around in a huge pool. What’s really cool is that you can buy a tray of fish and actually feed them. …
Since we didn’t get to The Alamo on Monday, we decided that we would do that today. Once we parked the car at the Rivercenter Mall, it was a one minute walk to The Alamo. We walked around the complex and then made our way into the old Church / Shrine where there were…
Today was road trip day. We wanted to check out what is known as Hill Country, which is north-west of San Antonio. (Think “City Slickers” … there are many dude ranches in the area). Karen was reading through one of the San Antonio books and she stumbled across the Brighter Days Horse Refuge. Their mission…
We wanted to investigate downtown San Antonio today. We started at the Historic Market Square which includes the Farmers Market, El Mercado and Produce Row. The square is about Mexican culture with shop after shop selling pottery, baskets, paper flowers and lots of colourful stuff. After walking through the many shops, we decided to have lunch…