Seeing The Sights

Izzy loves being outside in her stroller. She loves to look around and see everything that makes this world beautiful.

This is a shot from a street bridge looking down to a small section of walkway and footbridge.

The Alamo!


We finally got down to the famous Riverwalk this last Saturday. We went at a great time too. Got there at 12:15 and left at about 3:30. The temperature was above 95 all three hours and only two of us were hospitalized for heat stroke! Good heavens, who's idea was that?! Oh, we walked over to the Alamo too. It was so crowded inside we didn't even try to look around. You can see from the outside the building is pretty small and two hundred people turn it into a sardine can real quick.

Since Dannielle's little sister has been here we've been going out and trying new places. We went over to a Southern style restaurant a few nights ago. It had a real deep south feeling to it with a screened in porch and all. To go along with the decor I decided to try a plate that would fit the ambiance. It was titled The Fisherman's Plate and had fried oysters, fried crawfish, fried catfish, french fries, coleslaw, beans with bacon, and considering it came with an AED the price of $16 was pretty reasonable! Holy plate of nasty crap Batman! Apparently I'm not as smart as I think I am. I should have made the observation that no menu outside of the southern states lists any of these fine items as menu choices. The reason for not listing these foods is not due to the inability to access them rather it is due to the inability to get anyone with a normal palate to swallow the swamp raised, sordid stuff! So to those that live in an area with an abundance of any distasteful items that may be considered food, just because it's plentiful doesn't mean it should be considered an entree.

I have to put in a quick plug for fried chicken. Fried chicken should be a staple in everyone's diet. I don't understand why the rest of America hasn't caught on like those down here in the south. There is a drive thru on every corner selling fried chicken and across from that corner is a stand selling tacos. Tacos, and fried chicken. That's good food! Jalepeno juice on your fried chicken. Jalepeno juice mixed with butter and spread over popcorn. There are some good eats down here!