Saturday, July 31

Jewel of San Antonio

We were out the door by 8:00 AM in order to beat the heat and explore the Japanese Tea Garden.  Little did we know what wonders awaited us. 

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The Garden was spectacular.  We felt as if we stepped into a tropical paradise complete with waterfall, stone bridges and an amazing pagoda. 

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The Garden was once a limestone quarry and the original 1880 cement kiln and chimney remain.

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The “village” once populated by Mexican-Americans who worked in the quarry was delightful.

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The lily pond was filled with brightly colored Koi.

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  J..h had fun taking pictures of the Garden. 

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The flowers were her favorite. 107031032

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The crowning glory of the garden was the Water Fall…

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We spent over an hour walking the trails and enjoying the beauty.

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As we left the girls had the rare opportunity to meet a real princess visiting San Antonio from her far away Kingdom.  They couldn’t have been more excited and I think the “Quinsinneta Girl” was more then flattered.

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1 comments:

RaDawn said...

Susanna is so photogenic! I love the picture of her in this post.