Thursday, January 29, 2015

San Antonio Culture and Arts Sites

San Antonio has enough sights to see we could stay even more days to enjoy all it has to offer.

Majestic Theater

San Antonio's oldest and largest atmospheric theater seats 2,311 people, was built in 1929 in the Mission Revival, Baroque and Mediterranean Revival architectural styles, is home to the San Antonio Symphony and is the premier performing arts facility for public and private events in San Antonio.

McNay Art Museum

As the first modern art museum in the entire state of Texas, the museum houses over 14,000 works of contemporary and European art in the 24-room Spanish Colonial Revival-style mansion of Marion Koogler McNay, and includes works by European and American masters including Cezanne, Picasso, Gauguin, Matisse, Georgia O'Keeffe and more.

During our reunion time, the museum will feature 'Rodin to Warhol" Celebrating their 60th Anniversary.

San Antonio Museum of Art

Located on the Riverwalk, first-time visitors to this museum are often pleasantly surprised at the size and scope of the collection, which includes the largest collection of ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman art in the southern US, in addition to a growing base of contemporary and regional art works.

The Witte Museum

Adjacent to Brackenridge Park along the Riverwalk, this premiere museum of South Texas history, culture, and natural science boasts historic artifacts and photographs, Texas art, textiles, the world-renowned Hertzberg Circus Collection, dinosaur bones, the four-story H-E-B Science Treehouse and more.

Check out previous pages for our reunion info.

K-town San Antonio Reunion

San Antonio Sights to See

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

San Antonio Sights to See

The Alamo

One of the most visited and historic sights to see, The Alamo was originally named Mission San Antonio de Valero, For 300 years of history, it has served as home to missionaries and their Indian converts for nearly seventy years and welcomes more than 2.5 million visitors a year.

From February 23 to March 6, 1836, the Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Jim Bowie, Davey Crockett were two of the 115 defenders. They were killed in battle.

The River Walk

The River Walk

Located along the banks of the San Antonio River, one story beneath the streets of Downtown San Antonio, this charming network of walkways connects most of the major tourist draws in San Antonio, from the Alamo to Pearl Brewery to the San Antonio Museum of Art and all points in between, and boasts cafes, shops, bars, galleries and more.

Our last reunion in San Antonio was 2009. We had a really good time.

This was the first YouTube video I ever made. Hopefully I've gotten better. You can click on it to watch. I don't remember ending it so abruptly. Oh well, it was 6 years ago.

San Fernando Cathedral

Also known as the Church of Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria y Guadalupe, the Cathedral is the Seat of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the oldest cathedral sanctuary in the U.S. - Built between 1738 and 1750.

That's it for today's update. I'll be posting more about sights to see, shopping spots, and dining delights in future posts on this Blog.

Tours on this are $24.
Double Decker Sightseeing Bus

San Antonio Reunion K-Town

K-Town '50s-'60s Reunion

Monday, May 4th,
Tuesday, May 5th,
Wednesday, May 6th,
Thursday May 7th.
The rate is $119 a night. This includes 2 breakfasts per room per day. The rate is guaranteed until April 19th. For 2 days before and after if available when booked.

Warren Hopkins, aka, Hoppy for getting it going. We all need to pitch in with thanks, plus suggestions, ideas, etc that anyone has to add to our upcoming great REUNION. Information is from Warren's original email.

Book early if you plan on an early arrival or a late departure.

They will comp the hospitality room.

We can stock our own supplies.

The hotel provides valet parking for $18 a day.

There is free parking on 9th Street.

The boats that operate on the river stop at the hotel and are wheel-chair accessible.

The only money needed to be collected in advance is for supplies for the hospitality room. A registration fee of $15 per person. Please send it to Warren as soon as possible.

If you pay and can't attend, he will refund unless it has already been spent.

Please forward this to every KTOWN person on your E-mail list. A telephone call wouldn't hurt either. Even snail-mail.

Hoppy's email, home addresses and phone number are in the email I'm sending to the K-town group on my contact list with a link to this reunion info. This is public, and I didn't want to give that info out.

Contact the hotel directly to make your reservation and tell them you are with the K-town reunion group.