Everything's Bigger in Texas! Part 3

Did you read Part 2?

Colorful flags on display at Market Square

Thursday morning for me started pretty early (not surprising at all, of course), so I figured I'd take advantage of the slightly less scorching temps and head out for a quick run.  I followed the same path we'd taken to dinner the night before, then headed further into the Southtown/King William area, winding up and down the tree-lined streets and gawking at the gorgeous houses and historic spots.  This part of San Antonio was settled by German immigrants (this area would be "Kaiser Wilhem" to them, I suppose), and it includes the old flour mill founded by the Guenther family.  While the neighborhood took a downward turn in the 1950s, thankfully, most of the historic homes were saved, and they're still around today, having been fixed up and looking absolutely lovely.

A few shots from my run:

The second half of my run took me back toward the Bexar County Courthouse, which is also quite picturesque:

The newer side of the courthouse,

completed in 1927

The older side, dating back to 1897

The fountain with the sculpture of Justice.

She's been covering her eyes a lot

around here lately, hasn't she, guys?

I also grabbed a few shots of the nearby San Fernando Cathedral and some truly impressive gates in the courthouse plaza:

The Cathedral -

spoiler alert - we will have TONS

of pics of this later

This was at least 15 feet tall

Back at the Airbnb, Mom was up and moving around, and once I'd cleaned up, we put together a patented Olsen Family Adventure Breakfast, in an attempt to use up as many of the random groceries and leftovers we'd accumulated by this point in the trip.

It was basically a scramble, made with eggs,

onions from my Pompeii leftovers, tomatoes and sausage

from Risa's leftovers, and shredded cheese

from some cheese sticks Mom bought.

It was pretty darn good!

Before too long, we were out the door and heading to our morning destination, the Mercado at the Historic Market Square!

Out this specific door, actually.

It was really nice having a ground floor Airbnb,

as we could enter either through the main inside hallway,

or use this door, which led directly to the street.

It was super convenient.

On the way to Market Square, we passed the Cathedral, and we actually went inside this time:

The outside Cathedral façade

I've heard of those guys!

Inside the Cathedral

One of the towers

After another short stroll, we reached Market Square, and we quickly headed inside (there's an outside section, but the air conditioned interior was more popular today) for some shopping.

Knock, knock, m-f'er

Inside the Mercado

Dang paparazzi!

Before too long, it was time for lunch, so we hopped in line at Mi Terra, and since we were on the earlier side of things (and it was a Tuesday), we were seated in no time.  We each grabbed a beer - I figured for the $5 price, it would be a standard pint glass, but I obviously had a brief moment of forgetting exactly where I was...

Me with my goblet of Negra Modelo

Mom with her drink

As you may have noticed, there are zero pictures of our food, but that's because we were too busy shoving it down our gullets to take any - lunch was delicious!  Mom had a combo platter with a taco and enchilada, and I had the michoacan tacos, a specialty of the house made with carnitas (pork) marinated in a slurry of oranges and spices.  We ended up with leftovers, too, including borracho beans, salsa, and homemade tortillas (I surely was not going to let those go to waste), and we carted them back to the Airbnb for future consumption.

After spending the morning in the heat, it was time to hang out in the AC for a bit, and we did just that.  Coming up - the second half of our Tuesday in San Antonio, including a visit with an old friend and another amazing dinner!

Later!

Amy