Matthew and I discussed and decided quickly on this winter vacation over a few adult drinks and after a stressful week. We had less than 4 weeks to plan, which is definitely not enough for the amount of detail my husband likes to put into it, but it worked. I really wish it had been warmer when we were there, but then I stepped back onto Iowa soil, and I quickly remembered what "cold" really feels like:) One day driving back to our house in the rental car, we began a "most important thing" list based on
The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown. Here is our rendition.
The most important thing about San Antonio is you can get
delicious Mexican food at a different restaurant on every street. Nichas Comita Mexicana has amazing strawberry margaritas! At The Market there's Mi Tierra Cafe and Mariachi Bar lit up beautifully for Christmas. But the most important thing about San Antonio is you can get
delicious Mexican food at a different restaurant on every street.
The most important thing about San Antonio is there is
a river running down the middle of the city. We walked the river walk both during the day and night with the kids, anxious that they were going to fall in! Dozens of restaurants lined the river walk. One night we ate at Rainforest Cafe so that we could see the lights along the riverwalk at night too. But the most important thing about San Antonio is there is
a river running down the middle of the city.
The most important thing about San Antonio is
the missions. We bought an Alamo Hop On and Off trolley pass and got out to see both the mission Alamo and mission San Jose. San Jose was actually a lot bigger and prettier. Learned a lot of interesting history at the missions and from our bus driver. The trolley also took us to the Hemisphere Park and we went up the Tower of the Americas, we got out at The Market to have lunch and also walked around looking for souveniers. But the most important thing about San Antonio is
the missions.
The most important thing about San Antonio is it has
beautiful city parks. Matthew surprised me Sunday with a plan to visit city parks with the kids and the first park had a trail I could run on. It was about 50 degrees out and while I ran, the kids played on the playground. Then we headed to a Japanese Tea Garden park. Matthew and I both enjoy looking for different flora and fauna than we find in Iowa:) But the most important thing about San Antonio is the
beautiful city parks.
The most important thing about San Antonio is it has
Cheesy Jane's. One of the days we went to Witte Museum and for lunch Matthew had read online about a little cafe. We shared milkshakes and had awesome sandwiches and onion rings. Definitely best food we had in San Antonio. But the most important thing about San Antonio is it has
Cheesy Jane's.
The most important thing about San Antonio is
Mark and Molly's house. This was our first Air B&B experience. Molly accepted our offer to stay in her 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom house and we were excited to try it out. It was so nice having a full kitchen to cook in, deck to relax on after walking all day, and a living room to stretch out and play games with the kids at night. But the most important thing about San Antonio is
Mark and Molly's house.
The most important thing about San Antonio is it has
Morgan's Wonderland. Morgan's Wonderland is explained as "an accessible family fun park for families both with and without special needs." It was a really nice place, with great playgrounds, petting zoo, train ride, fishing, carousel and light garden show. People with all kinds of needs were enjoying the park. But the most important thing about San Antonio is it has
Morgan's Wonderland.
The most important thing about San Antonio is the
zoo. Our very last day in San Antonio we enjoyed the zoo. It was great sweatshirt weather and the sun was shining bright. Carter's favorite was the reptile house. Lanie, Matthew and I enjoyed the monkeys, like always. The zoo was pretty large and it took us almost 4 hours to get through it all. But the most important thing about San Antonio is the
zoo.
The most important thing about San Antonio is it has a
Ripley's Believe It or Not and Guinness Book of World Records. This was Carter's day. He was very excited to walk through these 2 places. He also got to go on a 4-D ride with both Matthew and I separately. There was lots of interesting information to read and see. But the most important thing about San Antonio is it has a
Ripley's Believe It or Not and Guinness Book of World Records.
The most important thing about San Antonio was
time spent together as a family. This was the kids' second airplane ride, not sure they remember their first. They did amazing on the planes and at the airports. Back at the house at night we played Skip-Bo, Garbage, Farkle, and watched movies. It was so nice to not have any house cleaning or work to do. The most important thing about San Antonio was
time spent together as a family.
