San Antonio day 1

We recently had a weekend getaway in San Antonio. We got up early and headed out, it takes us about 2 1/2 hours to get to San Antonio. We wanted to get there in time to have breakfast at CH Guenther Pioneer Flour mill. We love this place! The service, food and ambiance are all fantastic. 

Be sure to get here early, the line gets long. They do have complementary coffee while you wait and you can visit the gift shop as well. 

The Coffee Wagon

Dana had the strawberry waffles. 

Scott had the Pioneer breakfast.

After breakfast we went to the Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard.

Mr. Ed

Neat place, we tried the olive leaf tea, different but tasty! 

Olive leaf tea

We also bought 2 little olive trees

Around 25 varieties of olive trees

Next stop, El Mecardo a historic market square. 

Love the festive colors. 

Time for a snack, street gordita. Yum!

Gordita

Lots of different vendors.

They have an indoor market as well. 

Indoor market

Indoor market

Only a short walk away, the Alamo and Riverwalk. We have been to the Alamo a few times so didn't take the tour this trip. 

The Alamo

The Spirit of Sacrifice, The Alamo Cenotaph.

Cenotaph

The Riverwalk. A tourist area, lots of restaurants, bars and gift stores. We have walked the river many times, so didn't take a lot of pictures. If you visit I'd recommend taking the boat tour, fun and informative. 

Check back with us tomorrow for a visit to Mission San Jose.