"There's No Basement in the Alamo"

Friday we and our luggage all squeezed into Debby's car and headed to San Antonio, via Austin and Fredericksburg, with yours truly at the wheel. We had barbeque at Rudy's on the outskirts of Austin before heading downtown to have a quick look around. The afternoon was spent at Fredericksburg, a quaintish little Hill-Country town settled by Germans. Though most shops are of little interest to me, Fredericksburg seems to have some unique shopping opportunities. I, of course, was interested in the architecture, and I was particularly taken with the off-white native Texas stone with which the Hill Country abounds.

Later that afternoon we checked into the Fairfield Inn near the San Antonio Temple and then headed downtown to spend a little time and eat dinner on the River Walk. I really like San Antonio -- it is the only place I ever visited on a design-educators' conference to which I wanted to return with the family.

Lunch at Rudy's

Wonderful moist barbeque, coleslaw, and creamed corn

Texas State Capitol in Austin

Capitol rotunda -- NB the lone star

"Water Is Best"

The whole crew on the capitol steps

Fredericksburg, Texas

Lots of good shops if you like that
sort of thing

The shoppers plus Katy

Native Texas stone that I love so much

The Alamo at dusk

San Antonio's River Walk

Lots of atmosphere

The view from our table

Yup, no basement

Saturday morning we attended a session at the San Antonio Temple. It is one of the small ones, but felt surprisingly large and is filled with sparkling art glass. It was a nice morning. Headed home again, we drove to New Braunfels for a really delicious lunch at Huisache Grill (where we had previously eaten on our first trip to Houston many years ago). After lunch we headed out into the country and visited Wimberly Glass Works where Debby's pendant lights were crafted. We were just in time for a glass-blowing demonstration that was remarkably interesting. A few hours later we were back in Houston.

All that is missing is the bride

San Antonio Temple

Huisache Grill is wonderful: ambiance and food

This was a very entertaining demonstration

It was a delightful trip. Thanks to Debby for all the planning and good management.

That's all for now.

OXO

D.