Monday January 21, 2008

It was raining this morning, so after breakfast we got in the car and went to the Witte Museum - dinosaurs, ancient peoples, archaeology, local birds and animals and even an Egyptian mummy! They also had a wonderful interactive children's museum which was very interesting. We went to a store nearby called Central Market which sold everything food related. They had a wonderful selection of sandwiches, soup, and salads - we each bought what we wanted and then ate in their little seating area. There was even a Cooking School upstairs where they have several classes a day. The produce area was awesome - about 10 different kinds of potatoes (including purple ones) and some fruits that we had never seen before. We had a great time wandering around after lunch and then headed back to town. We parked the car at the hotel and decided since it was still rainy to take a trolley ride. We got off at Market Square and had a great time poking through the various stalls of Mexican goods. Justine bought a few miniature creches to take home as souvenirs. We then took another trolley ride through a section of town named after King William - large turn of the century houses and then got off near the Alamo and walked through the Rivercenter mall. Justine picked up a salad to eat later and Dave and I will have our granola bars - we are all still full from our lovely lunch. It turned out to be a busy and great day despite the weather. We are hoping for clearer skies tomorrow.