Monday March 14, 2011

On the way to Anna's, I had to stop to get a picture of the rooster outside a restaurant. We never actually ate there; I just liked the rooster. The sign said "Locals eat here!". Anna says if you have to say that on a sign, chances are it isn't true.

Anna was able to pick up her new keys around 9 AM. We visited her new apartment and moved a few items in. She is looking forward to having a place of her own.

We started to San Antonio, our Alamo trip, about noon, stopping at Wing World in San Marcos for lunch. Anna and I walked over to the Hobby Lobby to look for yarn. We didn't buy any as our planned project calls for rug yarn.

The Alamo is downtown and we found a $5 parking lot. Anna put the money in the wrong slot, which already contained a car, so we paid twice. Compared to Seattle parking, $10 is still a bargain. There was a huge line to go inside the church so we visited the Long House.

It was a very hot day so we didn't dawdle in the Long House but did spend $90 worth of time in the souvenier shop (air conditioned). We also spent $3 each on sno cones. Matt used Anna's library mug at that point. You check the mug out, use it somewhere, and post the picture.

While enjoying our sno cones, a family got up on the monument to have a picture taken, but the ranger came right over and asked them to get down.

We continued our day in San Antionio by taking the River Walk. We were told in the Hobby Lobby that it is dyed green for St. Patrick's Day. The walk is very long and there are boats that can be taken. We spotted some rather weird looking roots along the side; we probably would not have seen those if we took the boat. There are shops and restaurants above the river, but we decided to explore away from those.

After the walk, we decided to find somewhere to have a drink off the main drive. We walked a couple of blocks and saw the sign, "Drink", which we took as an invitation. Unfortunately, it only sells drinks. Our server told us to visit Zinc around the corner for food. Great recommendation! We shared hummus, margherita pizza, and a salad.

On the way back to the car, we noticed this shop, with the stock apparently trying to escape. We could not buy a cowboy hat, though, at the Stetson shop as it was closed.

We left San Antonio about 7:15 pm, stopping again in San Marcos at Target. We can't get enough apartment shopping! We picked up a BBQ for Anna, thinking about steaks tomorrow! That didn't actually occur since Anna had a lot to unpack. (Later note: we found out after our trip that BBQ's are illegal in Austin so she can't fire one up, anyway.)

On the drive down, I noticed enclosed bleachers. I thought that it must get very hot if you have to enclose bleachers to watch a football game. Matt suggested it was a dog or horse racing track.

Back in Austin, we visited the Toy Joy, just for fun, and the CVS, for matches.