Got a new piece of luggage

[cornerofmadness]

A purple bag from Macy's since they were having a big sale. I also got a pair of sandals on big sale too. That was nice. Macy's has good sales.

Mom and I hit that dinner I wanted to take dad too. It was very good, so his loss. I had a gyro and mom had massive monte cristo.

Took back mistakes from the first shopping trip and got home in time to turn around to go to The Crooked Dock in Wellsburg Wv because my brother was buying an early father's day dinner. The wings were good, the view was better. It really makes me rethink getting that river side house.

I got another chapter of Blood Red Roulette done so huzzah! I'm happy with that.

Tonight I bring you inside the Alamo and part of my Grand Tour, The Japanese Tea Gardens. Might be something helpful for wildrider but she might have seen this stuff before.




This is from inside the Alamo that you can't see from the outside. I thought it was pretty.

I had no idea the Alamo was once used as a warehouse.

It must have been a well for the monks

I had to dink with this picture and it still isn't right but it's not bad.

You couldnt' take pictures inside the long barracks but these held more fascination for me than the Alamo Mission building.

The Japanese tea garden, as a I mentioned last week was renamed Chinese during WWII and now has been probably renamed but they thought the gate was too beautiful to tear down.

I had been rained on, then it was hotter than the sun so I'm not looking my best.









You can really tell it was a rock quarry here.


have a washed out selfie


That moment where i realized I would have to walk up all the steps I just came down.

Comments

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

What pretty pictures! Is that a live oak tree next to the well?

MMMMM, gyro.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yes it is

it was a good gyro but not as good as others around here

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Thought so.

I kinda want a gyro again. Even a not as good as other places gyro.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

you've got that greek place right there

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know. I don't have the $$$ for the Greek place right now.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

true. how about cleaver's? It seems to have cheap gyros

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Cleaver's is good. Illya took me there.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

online the gyro is 7.95. not cheap exactly but probably more afforable down the road than acropolis since you said your sisters didn't care for that so much

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

No, no one likes Greek but me and my niece.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

sad

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Totally. Which is why Cleavers is good, they offer more food types.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yes I saw that

[dragonydreams.livejournal.com]

The gardens are beautiful. I'm glad you got a sunny day for them.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it rained all morning but by then it was pretty. They were pretty

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

More awesome pix! I like the Chinese/Japanese garden! It's pretty! I wonder what they stored under those arches at the Alamo...



I should have gotten a gyro instead of Chinese for dinner! Maybe I'll get one for lunch on Sunday. :D

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

the Japanese tea garden is so pretty! I have never been there.
and I think the very hot, rained on picture of you is a good one. I really love that shirt.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

It was really nice. I loved it. I wish we had more time there. We were definitely rushed b y that time.

Thanks. Pyramid collection for the shirt, pain in the ass carewise though. Hand wash

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

Love the gardens. And I love that picture of you with the big smile.

There is so much gorgeous architecture in this area.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thank you. The gardens were lovely (and seemingly free though it's hard to say since I had that tour.)

I think that was the biggest surprise to me. I never considered SanAntonio would have a rich art deco architural treasure. NYC, Chicago sure, but Texas never leaps to mind

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

Beautiful pictures! I HAVE to get to that city one of these days. Just beautiful.

Dang it, now I want gyros, too. I wish Cypress Gardens hadn't closed... (I'm planning on making teriyaki for dinner, but now I want to run out and find a gyros place.)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. I think you would enjoy it. I hated the climate but I enjoyed the things I saw

Gyros are a good thing