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Departing March, 2012 - 5
Days
Day 1
- Fly to San
Antonio
- Drury Plaza
Riverwalk Hotel
- Hosted Happy
Hour
Today we will fly to beautiful
San Antonio Texas. Our hotel is the Drury Plaza Riverwalk,
which is located in the historic downtown area of the banks of the
picturesque San Antonio Riverwalk.
Day
2
- Breakfast,
Lunch
- City Tour of San Antonio
- IMAX Theater Alamo Movie
- Hosted Happy Hour
Welcome to San Antonio...one of
America's unique cities where the east meets the west, where the
romance and tradition of old Spain meets the sound and energy of
high tech society, where the river dances through the heart of the
City's and the fiesta never ends.
We'll drive past the King William Historic District,
which was one of San
Antonio's early residential neighborhoods
built at the turn of the century by German "merchant princes." The
area has been "reawakened" and is once again a gracious and friendly
old-fashioned neighborhood.
We'll follow the Mission Trail to Mission Concepcion,
one of the oldest mission churches in Texas, where rare original
wall paintings frescoes, in red, blue and ochre are still in
evidence on the interior walls. We will drive by the Spanish
Governor's Palace, once the ruling hacienda of San Antonio.
It is an excellent example of Spanish Colonial architecture and way
of life.
Other stops
today will be at the fascinating Institute of Texas Culture and at
the SAS Shoe Factory Outlet, where you might find a bargain or
two!
The final stop of the day will
be El Mercado, the Mexican Market, where imports from Mexico are
colorful and attractive. There will be time for shopping and
browsing in the many boutiques offering dresses, jewelry, piņatas, pottery, glass wares, paper
flowers and many other imports.
Finally, we'll finish the day by viewing the
spectacular IMAX movie "The Alamo" and then visit the Alamo
itself. Later.
Day 3
- Breakfast,
Lunch
- Boat Ride on the San Antonio River
- Tour to Austin & Gruene
- Hosted Happy Hour
You will tour to the capital of Texas, Austin,
today. Highlights of our itinerary will be the State Capitol
Building, the Governor's Mansion, Austin's "Bourbon Street," the
Lyndon B. Johnson Library, and the University of Texas and the Texas
Memorial Museum. We'll make a short stop on our return at the
adorable little German Community of Gruene.
Day 4
- Breakfast,
Lunch
- Hill Country Tour, including LBJ Ranch
& Fredericksbug
- Hosted Happy Hour
The beautiful Texas Hill Country has never been so
well known as when Lyndon B. Johnson was President of the United
States. His barbecues under the oak and pecan trees of his ranch
were seen by all in those days. So that you can taste a little of
"Perdernales country" for yourselves, we have arranged a day in this
legendary part of Texas.
You will view the LBJ Ranch including the Junction
School, the Johnson birthplace and the cemetery, the LBJ Ranch lands
with its registered Hereford cattle, the Snow Barn, and the exterior
of the Texas White House. At the LBJ Historical Park Visitor
Center, you will see memorabilia from Presidents Johnson's boyhood
through his days as President. You will enjoy seeing bison and Texas
Longhorns, and the Sauer Farm, which is operated exactly as it was
at the turn of the century.
Our next stop will be quaint little Luckenbach made
famous in the song by "Waylon and Willie." Then it's on to historic
Fredericksburg for lunch, shopping and browsing on Main Street in
the quaint German Town. You will also visit the Admiral Chester
Nimitz Museum dedicated to World War II, where you will experience
the South Pacific Theater and walk through the Fabulous Japanese
Peace Garden.
Day 5
After breakfast, there will be plenty of time for a
leisurely stroll along the Riverwalk this morning or to just relax
at the hotel before we reluctantly say "Adios" to the splendid city
of San Antonio. You'll fly home with some spectacular memories of
the most special SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
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