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| The hunter gatherers arrive with lunch |
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| Hoisting up the pinata |
We start with a picnic in Brackenridge Park by the river under the pecan trees. Around us people are picking nuts off the ground. We join in and crack a few. The weather is great and the many ducks at the water's edge are getting frisky. Almost spring! At the next table a family prepare for a celebration, complete with pinata, BBQ and many coolers.
After lunch we go to the McNay Museum - an interesting collection of paintings, sculpture and a cinema costume exhibition.
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| War mother and child |
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| Courtyard at the McNay Museum |
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| Made, I think, from Cheesy Wotsits! |
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As worn by Jonny Depp in
Pirates of the Carribean |
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Kiera Knightly's costume
from Duchess of Devonshire |
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| Bob and Mary, resting |
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The house where Bob's
parents used to live |
In the evening we walk along the riverside and find our restaurant... (terrible camera settings, obviously!)
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| Strange resemblance to 'The Scream'! |
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| Riverside walk |
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| Riverside boats |
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| From a bridge |
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| San Antonio Art Museum |
On Sunday we go to the San Antonio Museum of Art housed in a converted brewery. Beautiful galleries and another interesting collection.
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| Love it! |
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| Love it from this side too! |
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| Peter in reflective mood |
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| I can make it... |
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| My turn on the chair |
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| View from the skywalk between two halves of the museum |
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| Ditto |
Then off to The Alamo...
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| Venerable oak tree |
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| In front of The Alamo church...taken by a lady from Pennsylvania |
Next stop the Mexican market...
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| Dancers |
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| Elvis waiting his turn |
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| Animated line dance! |
On Monday morning we explored an area in south east San Antonio and found some murals that I'd read about. Pity we didn't have time to discover a little more about this art form or see more, but they were scattered about and not easy to find.
Next stop, a shoe factory outlet with an interesting collection of old cars outside. Beauties!
Mary bought two pairs of shoes!
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| Ford truck |
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| Bob used to have one like this! |
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| Mine was this colour! |
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| No one came to shine his shoes! |
Our last stop, La Fonda, a Mexican restaurant where we had probably the best meal of the weekend. Delicious and different and eaten outside!
A great weekend! Thank you Bob and Mary!
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