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Mar 23, 2010 | 02:35 PM

The Green Hornet

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From: Everyone needs something to believe in, I believe I'll have another beer. Wisconsin

Texas people, inside please

Me and the wife will be taking the am trak from Chicago to Texas
(the Texas Eagle) in a few days to San Antonio where we'll stay a couple
of days, then heading down to South Padre Island for a few more. what's
to do/see or not. Any tip's?. Thanks in advance

George

Mar 23, 2010 | 02:37 PM

Azriel

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Corpus Christi has some nice beaches. Other than that, I only know about things in Austin. And most of that is 6th street downtown.

Mar 23, 2010 | 03:44 PM

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Check out the world famous river walk while in san antonio. I lived there for three years. Great place Texas!

Mar 23, 2010 | 04:25 PM

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Things to do in SA

Riverwalk...Alamo...Buckhorn Saloon...Seaworld...Six Flags...Imax...Zoo

Mar 23, 2010 | 04:32 PM

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Mar 23, 2010 | 04:35 PM

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take a senic drive across texas on I-10..........at least the speed limit is 80mph

Mar 23, 2010 | 04:37 PM

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You will be going back home....right?

j/k Padre island is cool..especially at spring break

Mar 23, 2010 | 04:50 PM

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Check out the world famous river walk while in san antonio. I lived there for three years. Great place Texas!

We'll be staying at a hotel on the River Walk

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Mar 23, 2010 | 04:52 PM

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Riverwalk...Alamo...Buckhorn Saloon...Seaworld...Six Flags...Imax...Zoo

Will try to get them all in.

Mar 23, 2010 | 04:56 PM

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take a senic drive across texas on I-10..........at least the speed limit is 80mph

We plan on renting a car to drive fron San Antonio to San Pedro Island.

Mar 23, 2010 | 04:58 PM

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You will be going back home....right?

j/k Padre island is cool..especially at spring break

Thats the plan but you never know haha.

Mar 23, 2010 | 05:18 PM

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If your renting a car.....Day trip to Fredericksburg from SA

Mar 23, 2010 | 05:46 PM

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Riverwalk...Alamo...Buckhorn Saloon...Seaworld...Six Flags...Imax...Zoo

Dont forget the tower of america!! Coyote ugly too

Mar 23, 2010 | 06:31 PM

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It all sounds good,

I think this is going to be a great vacation

Mar 23, 2010 | 06:38 PM

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Japanese Gardens, boat ride down the riverwalk, and San Antonio zoo too. If you have some spare time, run up to Austin and see the State Capitol and LBJ's ranch as well.

Mar 23, 2010 | 08:03 PM

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Japanese Gardens, boat ride down the riverwalk, and San Antonio zoo too. If you have some spare time, run up to Austin and see the State Capitol and LBJ's ranch as well.

The boat ride sounds great

& the place we're staying says it's
close to the zoo.

Mar 23, 2010 | 08:16 PM

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The boat ride is fun....the boat captains are all amateur comedians and you get a good Texas history lesson to boot. Now is a good time to go to San Antonio...in the summer the heat and humidity get pretty bad. It is a fun city though.

Mar 23, 2010 | 08:24 PM

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Thanks everyone, I'll post about what we did when we get back.Well
almost everything.

Mar 23, 2010 | 08:30 PM

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DO NOT do anything that gets you thrown in the Port Aransas drunk tank during spring break. There are no blankets, you have to sleep on the ice cold cement floor and all the drunk college students are puking their guts out.
Don't ask how I know.