Texas

December 29, 2007
We moved into Texas a few days ago and are really enjoying ourselves. Today we spent the day in San Antonio. It also happened to be the Alamo Bowl (apparently a pretty big deal in Texas). The game between Texas A&M and Penn State was to watched by 65,000 locally and another 6 million on ESPN. It was not nearly as exciting as hockey, but “When in Rome…” We enjoyed the crowds as we wandered along the San Antonio River Walk and made our way to the Alamo. We learned fist hand of the struggle Texans faced in becoming part of the United States. Attached are some photos of our recent experiences including a trip to a local restaurant called Clear Springs, which has the BEST onion rings and chicken fried steak!!!

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While travelling we strongly believe it is important to point out places and sights of interest. We often comment on the road signs –for example; Alligator Crossing, Evacuation Route, 900 miles to El Paso, DANGER-Do Not Pick up Hitchhikers- Prison Area. We remark about the condition of the roads (terrible in Louisiana and Texas), we try to determine crops and prevalent industry in a given area. We also compare the scenery to Central Alberta and wonder why there are soooo many pine trees everywhere in the south. The other day we were along side a long train that was covered with graffiti. Ryley commented that people who painted graffiti were pretty good- we continued beside the train for awhile and I decided to discuss how people who painted graffiti were talented and could probably find a career in art…at that particular moment I looked over to the train to find an example of “great art” to share with the kids. What did I find (to my surprise)… a larger-than-life cartoon picture of a nude woman painted on the side of a railcar. After the awe and shock wore off in our truck- it did provide another “teachable” moment.