See San Antonio Hot Spots After Hours

Not that we need to bar hop, but it sure can be fun, especially with that ole gang of mine from KHS!  Remember the Gatehouses in Germany? If I remember there was no age limit to have a frosty one? Anyone have a favorite in town?

The Friendly Spot - 

An open-air bar in the Texas icehouse tradition, the Friendly Spot is a neighbourhood anchor of the Southtown arts and King William historic districts. Before refrigeration, icehouses were ice-cooled neighbourhood cold-storage centres. Perishables were stored, and beer, too. When technology made them irrelevant, the beer and the name were kept, and the icehouses evolved to become local bars. The Friendly Spot serves over 180 mostly craft brands, with 25 Texas brews on tap, and a kitchen featuring Mexican and pub food. Like all icehouses, it's family and dog friendly. see full details at http://www.thefriendlyspot.com/

Mi Tierra Café y Panadería

I'd head over here just for the craft shops nearby and maybe a Margarita!

Open 24 hours a day in Market Square, with a Mexican bakery, strolling musicians, and some of the best Tex-Mex in San Antonio, Mi Tierra is also home to the carved-oak Mariachi Bar with an accomplished selection of margaritas and over 150 varieties of tequila. A favourite with tourists, who can find Mexican and south-west crafts at nearby shops in the converted old mercado, Mi Tierra is frequented by locals, too.

More details: http://www.mitierracafe.com/home.php

The Esquire Tavern

Cool, dark and swank, the Esquire was opened in 1933 to celebrate the end of prohibition. The oldest drinking establishment on the River Walk, this downtown classic attracts a diverse crowd, from hipsters to politicians, and boasts the longest bar top in Texas: over 100ft. Named one of the Best Bars in America 2013 by Esquire Magazine and acknowledged by the James Beard Foundation for its award-winning cocktails, the Esquire also features local craft beers and American pub food, such as fried pickles and bison burgers. More details at: http://www.esquiretavern-sa.com/  

I want to recommend to all of you a wonderful book written by a friend of mine, Carol Webb Slater about her father, a WWII combat pilot flying the P-51 Mustang. The book is from letters Carol found her father wrote to his parents and his girlfriend Evelyn, who became his wife and Carol's mother.

Reading those letters between him and those he loved, and their replies, gave me more of an introspection of some of the things my step father was going through during that time. The letters are truly heart felt and personal. You will be swept back in time to when we were kids, most of us without our dads for years.

The pictures are amazing. I urge you to check it out on Amazon. The reviews are fabulous, and I am amazed at how beautifully Carol put it all together. Had to have been a labor of love.  Great job Carol. It is so touching and brings wartime stories back to those of us who remember that time.

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Don't forget to let Warren know some of the details of your trip to the reunion.

Will you need transportation from the airport? Interested in a city and or River tour?

It's going to be here in the blink of an eye. You know how fast time flies.

Mary

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San Antonio Sights to See

Here's info on culture and the arts while we are there.

Culture and the Arts

For the shoppers among us, I checked out some places to shop.

Shopping in San Antonio