Jarod's parents very generously used some of their time share points to give us a great weekend getaway on the River walk in San Antonio. The hotel was great, and literally right on the river. The view from our balcony at night was really enjoyable.
The river had been dyed green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day
This is us at the end of the day. Notice the sunburns?
The river had been dyed green to celebrate St. Patrick's DayWhen we got to town Saturday night, the Luminaries Festival was wrapping up, and while we were walking up and down the River walk, we enjoyed some fireworks displays. 
That's the end of the fireworks show, behind me.
That's the end of the fireworks show, behind me.The next day we went to Six Flags Fiesta Texas. It was such a fun day, and all I can say is BUY THE SPEED PASS. It is totally worth it. We learned our lesson standing in line for an hour and a half for the first ride, just to have it shut down right before we were going to get on. After that, speed pass all the way, baby.
This is us at the end of the day. Notice the sunburns? That night we ate some Mexican food on the River walk, and enjoyed the ambiance of the scenery. 
On Monday we went to the famous San Antonio Mercado, and saw lots of overpriced merchandise. 
We had lunch at a great restaurant in the Mercado, and were entertained by mariachis singing "la cucaracha" while we were eating...nice. 
Before heading home we had time to visit one of the missions on the mission tour.
The Mission San Jose was really neat, and did you know that it had the first mill in Texas? NOW YOU KNOW!! (said like Bill Nye the Science Guy...please don't let me be the only person who knows who that is.) The church at the mission is still operating. 
On our way home we stopped at Automaniacs to drool over some really old, really expensive cars. I don't think I've ever seen so many GTOs. 
On Monday we went to the famous San Antonio Mercado, and saw lots of overpriced merchandise. We had lunch at a great restaurant in the Mercado, and were entertained by mariachis singing "la cucaracha" while we were eating...nice. Before heading home we had time to visit one of the missions on the mission tour. The Mission San Jose was really neat, and did you know that it had the first mill in Texas? NOW YOU KNOW!! (said like Bill Nye the Science Guy...please don't let me be the only person who knows who that is.) The church at the mission is still operating. On our way home we stopped at Automaniacs to drool over some really old, really expensive cars. I don't think I've ever seen so many GTOs. A big shout out to my folks for watching the kids all weekend. We had a hard time getting the kids to leave Mama and Papa's house. They had a really great time.
Oh, we always quote Bill Nye! :) Sounds like you had a fun time!
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