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Jun 15 2009

San Antonio

Wow, I really like San Antonio.  Not necessarily the tourist spots – Riverwalk and the Alamo, but the museums, great architecture both really old and quite new, and the feel of a funky city.  The  picture above is the Alamodome and was right outside our hotel.  We went to see two great museums – the San Antonio Museum of Art and the McNay Museum.  Both had really great permanent collections as well as special exhibits.  Kyle found a great resaurant (Rosario’s) for us to try in the historic King William district.  It was TexMex and even though I thought I didn’t like this kind of food it was wonderful.  Of course it was super hot.  The guage on my dashboard read 109 in the afternoon.  But this city of over one million people is a memorable place in Texas for me.

In the parking lot of the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA)
Egyptian statue from 1300 B.C
Loved this greek god
It’s a gold leaf Greek headdress
Carved desk with Cervantes bust
Spock Art
Kyle and the artist Stella
Chihuly ceiling
More Chihuly ceiling
This is so real
A Backlit photo that symbolizes life’s transitions
This must have been a synagogue and now it’s a nightclub
In the old King William district – a historical home
Another home I love
Victoria is her name and it’s at the entrance to the McNay Museum
This is titled “Swing Low”
This is made of rubber tires
The bathroom sink is also a piece of art
Rosario’s restaurant was soooooooooo good
Notice the heat… I was dying

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  1. Donna says

    June 17, 2009 at 11:04 pm

    I went to San Antonio once with Barry on business but didn’t get to see anything but the Riverwalk and Alamo. When I saw the Alamo, I was like “this is it?” It is so small! Glad you enjoying it. xoxox

  2. LILI KAUFMANN says

    June 18, 2009 at 2:14 am

    HI CATHY
    SO GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU. GLAD ALL IS GOING WELL. THANKS FOR INCLUDING US ON YOUR SITE.
    SAFE DRIVING. I WILL BE IN CA 01 -25 JULY ANY CHANCE TO MEET??
    LILI KAUFMANN

  3. Tim says

    June 18, 2009 at 3:32 am

    Yeah Baby! I liked the site before but this is like 2.0! Really like the photos with the comments (wink). I may have to steal some of the ideas for the blog I want to roll out.

    Your getting some really good shots with the camera as well. If you like the bathroom sink I think I could help you figure out how to do it. I recognize some of the components. As for the headless Egyptian statue,…….. well, ……… we may have to start with a whole statue and a hammer if you want to replicate it.

    Hugs,

    Tim

  4. Kathy with a K says

    June 18, 2009 at 6:17 am

    was that a tootsie pop in your hand? great photos. san antonio does look like a pretty cool place. not so much the temp but the rest of it. wow…chihuly. you got to see chihuly. who knew texans had so much class. too bad you don’t know any true texans…or wait you do. imagine that. have fun and enjoy santa fe. hope you get to see madrid. look for the java junction. jim and i stayed upstairs. it was christmas time and snow everywhere. your kind of weather. ask if a guy name sky is still there. he was one of the local characters. drive safe and keep sending great photos. cya

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