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Summer in San Antonio, Texas ~ “Life” Around Town
I moved to San Antonio in fall, 2010, and I am still a bit of a tourist.
Sharing a few photographs from my travels around town in 2012 … as I enjoyed a “staycation.”
- San Antonio Express-News (the primary newspaper, Hearst Corporation)
- Flamenco! Nancy Cook-Monroe, “Performances by the river brighten summer nights.”
- Liberty Bar (marvelous food and a great place to camp out if your wireless goes down at home)
- Tower of the Americas (I live nearby and enjoy this landmark a great deal; Chart House is found at the top, and it has a commanding view of San Antonio)
- Pearl Brewery (an area being rapidly developed at present which includes a branch of the Culinary Institute of America, and a Saturday farmers market)
- Auden’s Kitchen (located on the far north side of town in a very nice neighborhood, I love coming here for gourmet hamburgers; chef Bruce Auden is perhaps even better known for BIGA on the Riverwalk ~ either way, you can’t miss)
Thomas Sully, “Passage of the Delaware,” 1819 (oil on canvas), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Click on the photograph to reach the Museum website. The painting was a “Gift of the Owners of the old Boston Museum.”
One of my ancestors, Irishman John Honeyman, helped make the crossing of the Delaware possible (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Honeyman). I joined the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution in 2010, after having formally demonstrated my relationship. I am now working with a professional genealogist to prove seven more American Revolutionary War ancestors.
Celebrating the Fourth of July 2012 ~ best wishes to all!
