Rain or shine, we are out touring San Antonio with Chuck and Lorraine North. The temperature when we left at 10 am is 39 degrees. We visited the San Fernando Cathedral in Downtown San Antonio. This is the first and largest Cathedral in the United States. This is a beautiful Church.
The Altar....
The beautiful stained glass windows....and the Stations of the Cross.
Virgin Mary holds her dying son, Jesus.
This cross marks the Center of the City of San Antonio which was placed by this Spanish Saint....
Manuel lights up a candle for multiple prayer requests. This Cross holds pictures of people that have received miracles....
The Holy Water Basin.
The plaque states that the ash remains of Wm Travis, David Crockett and James Bowie were placed in the crypt.
A view of City buildings....
Manuel stands outside the Cathedral... This is the seat where the Bishop sat....
A view of the Bexar County Courthouse across the way from The Cathedral.
The Cathedral Courtyard...
The gift shop and more of the history of The Cathedral.
A picture of the Cathedral in olden times....
The Three Amigos...
Some old old buildings as we walk back to the car....it is still rainy and cold.
A view of City Hall.
Then we drove a few miles to The San Antonio Shoe Factory & General Store.
The founder has an antique car collection....
A Mercury....50's?
Pick up truck....
Ford...54?
Chevrolet....57!
Chevrolet.....51 - 53?
Studebaker....40's?
Thunderbird....68?
Cargo Truck?
1939 Buick, Convertible.
This little car is run by a lawn mower engine. Chuck and Lorraine say they have one back home in Washington. They say their kids really enjoyed this little car when they were growing up.
1958 Eagle Motorcycle....
Manuel buying popcorn.....They had a bag for .05 and cokes for .10, good snack.
I take Chuck and Lorraine some to snack on while they try on their shoes....
We enjoy our popcorn. I set the timer and the girls in the back are waving to make sure they get in the picture. They offered to take a picture of us. They thought our way of picture taking did not work! huh!
They were nice ladies....She said act like you are on your honeymoon!
Nice vintage dresses.... stove with oven...
Many, many shoes....
This car was restored and donated by a Gentleman in Maine.
The Candy store....
An old, old model beautifully restored.
The Gumball wagon....
The sewing room....beautiful leather.
Fancy machines. This is where they sew the children's shoes.
Memories, memories....the outhouse! A 1897 calendar....
Manuel, Chuck and The Bull....
More old cars.... We have had a great day today, no matter what the weather is like.
Tonight, we had dinner at the Old San Francisco Steakhouse.
Shelly, The Swing Girl poses for us.... We give Chuck & Lorraine a tour of the place.
We pose as the waiter takes our picture....but he cut Lorraine off.
Shelly swinging...
I had Shelly pose with Chuck & Lorraine.
We had a wonderful dinner and entertainment.
Tomorrow, we will attend Lari's Valentine's Day Party at school then we will bring them home after school. Hopefully the weather will clear out.
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