Sunday, November 11, 2007

Slummin' in San Antonio



Monday was travelling day once again. Houston faded in our rearview mirror and it was "all ahead full" for San Antonio and our first stay at a DoD camping facility. The RV Park at Fort Sam Houston is very nice, but has no internet access so we've been wandering around San Antonio trying to find WiFi hot spots.


"Remember the Alamo!" An excellent place to journey back in time and realize the importance of the battles fought. The site is well restored and very imformative, well worth the visit.



The grounds were quite impressive, serene and well cared for...

Next stop was the famous River Walk. Spent Saturday afternoon strolling alongside, stopping for a wet or two, and

yes, ET we found Dick's!

Imagine our surprise, and pleasure, in learning there is a large German community in nearby New Braunfels and they were celebrating the sausage with their Wurstfest!

So it was off to the Marketplatz for some bratwurst, German potato salad and of course Warsteiner.

There was also some excellent entertainment. A number of groups were performing but the best by far were the "Sauerkrauts". The performer shown here was extremely talented. He played everything from a trumpet to a handsaw with a fiddle bow to the cowbells shown here.

Of course we managed to get two rounds of golf. Hopefully next week we'll get to Sea World among other activities.

3 comments:

Cindy Driedger said...

Hi guys
You might also want to visit Six Flags over Texas. I know you're not big amusement park fans, but it's well worth the trip and if you go, don't leave until you see the laser light/fireworks show at the end. it is really spectacular and set against a canyon backdrop. I still remember that from the time we were there when Jeff and Sheridan got married in '99. OMG, I am sounding old! Love Cindy and Kelly

the best lookin brother said...

Hi guys: I have been traveling a bit lately (Montreal, Halifax, Kingston, Trenton and now Ottawa) I'm here at Dave's and Tracy is coming for the weekend. Dave and Elke have had a look over your site and say Hi.

Take care for now. Love seeing what you've been up to!

We love and miss you guys!!!!!!!

Ken

Anonymous said...

I've finally had time to look at your site. It's great to see what you guys are up to. Nancy will be here on Wed to pick out hardwood flooring, carpets, lights, etc.

Can't wait to see you guys again.

Love

John
Wainwright