San Antonio

There was a light snowfall on the way to the airport, which transformed the grim landscape as seen from the train:

Even a parking garage gained a little bit of magic:

It took basically the whole day to travel to San Antonio. Here's the view from the hotel:

Breakfast with a topiary horse:

Strolling along the River Walk:

It was unfortunately the annual dredging of the river festival, so parts of our walk were a bit noisier than anticipated. But still, some interesting sights. According to my cousin, the dredgers find some nice stuff each year (e.g., engagement rings, etc.). We didn't see anything like that though.

The "Torch of Friendship" sculpture was cool from many angles:

According to Wikipedia, La Antorcha de la Amistad is by a Mexican sculptor known as Sebastián (born Enrique Carbajal on November 16, 1947).

In the evening, we saw birds gathering thickly on wires and trees:

The second cousins bonded over Uno and iPad chess:

The Texans really made us feel welcome; it was great to see everyone.