Most of our trip yesterday went by slowly, with only the Harry Potter audio books and lots of snacks to keep us entertained. We did enjoy the Texas Welcome Center a lot--it was filled with tourist information and a really friendly, if overzealous, janitor that "saved" me from a fuzzy caterpillar I was watching with more than a little fascination. Watch out, it stings!
After speeding our way through Houston, where everyone goes at least 15 miles an hour over the speed limit, we finally began the search for a decent place to have dinner. We looked at a couple of spots and finally decided to check out an Italian restaurant in an empty strip mall named Maribelli. The restaurant was the best Italian food I've had in a really long time. We had this young 16-year-old kid as a waiter and he worked really hard to be friendly and to make sure we were happy with everything. The food and the restaurant were both like finding a gem in a mud pie--unexpected but delightful.
Today, we spent the morning exploring the Riverwalk and the Alamo in downtown San Antonio. Getting an early start worked to our advantage and we beat most of the Riverwalk tourists. Once we decended to the Riverwalk level (FYI, below the street level of a busy, bustling downtown), the entire atmostphere changed. The nearly-empty Riverwalk was tropical, humid and lush, filled with greenery and all kinds of wildlife. (See the ducklings and a heron?)
So far, it's been a fun trip and we're off to Austin tomorrow! Here's one more picture of the Riverwalk...
After speeding our way through Houston, where everyone goes at least 15 miles an hour over the speed limit, we finally began the search for a decent place to have dinner. We looked at a couple of spots and finally decided to check out an Italian restaurant in an empty strip mall named Maribelli. The restaurant was the best Italian food I've had in a really long time. We had this young 16-year-old kid as a waiter and he worked really hard to be friendly and to make sure we were happy with everything. The food and the restaurant were both like finding a gem in a mud pie--unexpected but delightful.
Today, we spent the morning exploring the Riverwalk and the Alamo in downtown San Antonio. Getting an early start worked to our advantage and we beat most of the Riverwalk tourists. Once we decended to the Riverwalk level (FYI, below the street level of a busy, bustling downtown), the entire atmostphere changed. The nearly-empty Riverwalk was tropical, humid and lush, filled with greenery and all kinds of wildlife. (See the ducklings and a heron?)
So far, it's been a fun trip and we're off to Austin tomorrow! Here's one more picture of the Riverwalk...
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