...And Re-Discovering Some Old Friends

...Continued from yesterday:
     After we  finished touring  Market Square (see yesterday's post) we spent the rest of Thursday afternoon walking around  downtown San Antonio,

The old Spanish Governor's Palace.

​   We stopped in a really nice  thrift store,

​...and for lunch at a barbecue place called Bill Miller's,

...which, though it appeared to be quite a popular place, we weren't terrifically impressed with,  since Tom's slice of brisket was equal parts meat and fat and, well, I guess I'm just not a big fan of barbecue anyway.
   After lunch we strolled along a pretty thoroughfare called Houston Street,

...that brought us back around to the vicinity of the Alamo, which is located next to these buildings,

...and across from this little touristy strip.

...where there was lots of Day of the Dead merchandise on display. 

     Then we walked around the block and took in the sights on  our way back to our hotel,

     Our hotel was located on St, Mary's Street across the street from this grand church, St. Mary's, for which the street was named.

     That evening Tom and I met up for dinner  with some friends from many years ago, Bob and Lenora.

     Back when Tom was a young second lieutenant stationed in Babenhausen, Germany, Bob had been his commanding officer and Bob and Lenora's daughter - who now has grown children of her own - was one of the youngsters who used to come to the Youth Activities Center that I ran on the Babenhausen Kaserne (Army post) for the children of the military personnel.
      Bob and Lenora took us out to a wonderful local German restaurant called the Bavarian Restaurant.

     The food was so delicious - and the portions huge - and brought back memories of the great local dishes we used to enjoy while stationed in Germany

     I had the Jaeger Schnitzel, a breaded pork cutlet in mushroom sauce, with a side of fried potatoes,

 ...while Tom had the Cordon Bleu, a breaded pork cutlet stuffed with ham and Swiss cheese with a side of spaetzel, which are home-made mini-dumplings.

     Tom and I shared each others' potatoes and dumplings.  Alles schmeckte köstlich!  (Which means "everything was delicious!"
     Before we left Bob and Lenora's house they brought out an old  album of photos from those days when we were all in Babenhausen. 
​       Among them were this picture someone captured  at some officers' event.

     I'm sure I'd have had no idea who those two youngsters in the picture were. Except that for some reason that red dress still hangs in my closet.

     To be continued...