El Mercado San Antonio

Traveling from Van Horn, Texas to San Antonio we were able to see dramatic, yet gradual, changes in the geology and landscape: desert and desert mountains, to limestone, to rolling and green hills near and around San Antonio. Not only did the landscape change, but the weather, as well: very hot and dry to very hot and humid--with several heavy rain …

Our tour bus was waiting for us at 8:10am 20 minutes early. We quickly grabbed something from the breakfast bar before jumping in the bus. First stop on the bus tour was the riverwalk and boat ride. Definitely a different atmosphere during the day. Night time was busy and daytime was slower pace and less people. Even for a Sunday. After this we …

... owl Rating out of 10: 8.5 In a word/phrase: Mariachi Something interesting: Our guidebook told us that over 60% of the San Antonio population has some Hispanic heritage. It seems that using the term ´Hispanic´ to describe someone who is Mexican is a ...

... into 36 degree weather and a fog advisory on the highway. It was an easy drive with not a lot of traffic until we neared San Antonio. We entered the address of the hotel into the Garmin navigator and by 10 am we were signed in at the lobby. We took ...

... to go to Traders Village and I was interested, so we all went. Traders Village is a flea market development on the other side of San Antonio.  It has hundreds of storage lockers, which people rent to set up their wares for sale.  A lot of it is ...

... , an average of about 17 minutes per attraction. A long day, but a fruitful experience in many respects despite the tour company . San Antonio is a vibrant city with a great sense of its own history and a most scenic riverside walk. When I asked Nick ...

... Braunfels.  We then got to San Antonio in the daylight and visited the Alamo, Riverwalk, El Mercado and the Missions National Historical Park.  San Antonio was very crowded for New Year's Eve so we opted for a nice dinner at La Margarita ...

... it helped there was only 6 people on the tour.  We would have never saw so many places on our own.  I did mention San Antonio is the 7th largest city in the US...didn't I!!!!  And a highway system that would never match the Garden State ...

... to breakfast we were going to check out El Mercado and after breakfast we were going over to the West Side to try and find the San Antonio murals I’d read about. Murals are some of my favourite kind of art so I always try and seek them out. I had ...

... and rich, rich with history. By 1795, all of the missions had been put to work for other purposes and the Mission San Antonio de Valero  became a military barracks. Later it would become known as the Alamo. During the Texas Revolution, San Antonio ...

... Mike's place, then probably ship them home from there! In one of the indoor markets, there was a 10th Anniversary Celebration of San Antonio's Ragtime Music Group.  Who would have thought, heh?!  So, we could shop and listen to some perky ...

I was up early on our first real day in San Antonio so I checked out the neighborhood around the hotel.  We are about 6 blogs from the Riverwalk area.  The Holiday In Express where we are staying will drop off and pick up guests at the various ...