San Antonio - Friday, March 27
Last night, we decided to take Stanley out for a genuine Texas dinner, but first, we had to dress him up right.
What do you think of Stanley's cowboy hat?
We took Stanley to Grady's BBQ, which is genuine, Texas style barbecue. All of the meats are smoked, meaning that they are cooked very slowly over the smoke from a wood burning fire. Some traditional side dishes are pinto beans and potato salad.
By the way, the "Don't mess with Texas" slogan on Stanley's t-shirt is an anti-littering campaign slogan for the state of Texas.
After dinner, we went back downtown to visit the Tower of the Americas.
The Tower of the Americas is the tallest building in San Antonio and the 10th largest building in Texas. It was built for the 1968 World's Fair, which was hosted by San Antonio. That is Stanley's San Antonio sister, Rachel, holding him in front of the Tower (in the picture below).
At the top of the tower is an observation deck, just like the top of the Sears Tower and John Hancock buildings in Chicago. The observation deck on the Tower of the Americas is outside, though, so we didn't go up because it was very windy and we didn't want Stanley to fly away! There is also a restaurant at the top of the Tower, and the entire restaurant turns very slowly (it makes ones complete turn every hour) as you eat so you get to see the entire city!
While we were at the Tower of the America, we called our friend, Officer Segura, and asked if Stanley could meet some of San Antonio's finest. Officer Segura brought along his friends, Officers Connell, Garcia, and Marotta of the San Antonio Police's Bike Patrol and they were nice enough to pose for a picture with Stanley. They gave Stanley his very own San Antonio Police badge, which he will be bringing home with him.
Finally, we headed over for a picture in front of the Alamodome. The Alamodome is an indoor football stadium, but was the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA for several years. The Alamo Bowl is played in the stadium every January between two college football teams, and the New Orleans Saints played three games in the Alamodome after their stadium was damaged in Hurricane Katrina a few years ago.
That's me, Scott, holding Stanley in front of the Tower of the Americas last night. Stanely has had a great time here in San Antonio, but he's looking forward to going home, too. Thanks for letting him come visit us in the great state of Texas!
What do you think of Stanley's cowboy hat?
We took Stanley to Grady's BBQ, which is genuine, Texas style barbecue. All of the meats are smoked, meaning that they are cooked very slowly over the smoke from a wood burning fire. Some traditional side dishes are pinto beans and potato salad.
By the way, the "Don't mess with Texas" slogan on Stanley's t-shirt is an anti-littering campaign slogan for the state of Texas.
After dinner, we went back downtown to visit the Tower of the Americas.
The Tower of the Americas is the tallest building in San Antonio and the 10th largest building in Texas. It was built for the 1968 World's Fair, which was hosted by San Antonio. That is Stanley's San Antonio sister, Rachel, holding him in front of the Tower (in the picture below).
At the top of the tower is an observation deck, just like the top of the Sears Tower and John Hancock buildings in Chicago. The observation deck on the Tower of the Americas is outside, though, so we didn't go up because it was very windy and we didn't want Stanley to fly away! There is also a restaurant at the top of the Tower, and the entire restaurant turns very slowly (it makes ones complete turn every hour) as you eat so you get to see the entire city!
While we were at the Tower of the America, we called our friend, Officer Segura, and asked if Stanley could meet some of San Antonio's finest. Officer Segura brought along his friends, Officers Connell, Garcia, and Marotta of the San Antonio Police's Bike Patrol and they were nice enough to pose for a picture with Stanley. They gave Stanley his very own San Antonio Police badge, which he will be bringing home with him.
Finally, we headed over for a picture in front of the Alamodome. The Alamodome is an indoor football stadium, but was the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA for several years. The Alamo Bowl is played in the stadium every January between two college football teams, and the New Orleans Saints played three games in the Alamodome after their stadium was damaged in Hurricane Katrina a few years ago.
That's me, Scott, holding Stanley in front of the Tower of the Americas last night. Stanely has had a great time here in San Antonio, but he's looking forward to going home, too. Thanks for letting him come visit us in the great state of Texas!
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How did you manage to keep Stanley so clean after all of that barbeque?
Thanks for the flower seeds! As part of an Earth Day event, we are going to re-use some yogurt containers and plant the seeds!
Patti Cerven
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