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On Sunday, we visited the San Antonio Botanical Gardens. |
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Sophie and Max inspect 6 little houses that showcase different water saving landscape schemes. |
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Troy and Max enjoy a moment of contemplation. |
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... and then what should appear ... |
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The geese have learned to check for lingering food. |
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Those stubs sticking out of the water are called Cypress Knees. The prevailing hypotheses is that the root stubs provide for aeration of the root system; however, this is difficult to reconcile with the fact that cypresses in deeper waters are devoid of knees. |
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Anne and Max enjoy a stroll through the Japanese Garden |
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Anne and Sophie find a place to relax. |
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Max and Sophie loved the fountain. |
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After spending all morning in the botanical gardens, it was time for lunch and the place to eat in San Antonio is the River Walk with wall to wall restaurants to chose from. |
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Troy picked a lovely spot next to the walk with a view of the river tour boats. |
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We started with guacamole prepared right at our table side. |
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We had to take the river boat tour. |
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We were fascinated by the optical illusion. This looked like a building that was only 2 feet wide. |
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We were entertained by Sophie and friend Anna |
