Hats

You can find just about anything downtown.  On this cloudy day we went downtown to look for a hat for my father in law.   Naturally I wanted to take pictures of everything I could take a picture of.   My father in law heard of a hat place on Broadway street downtown and it turned out to be Paris Hatters at 119 Broadway.   Here are some pictures of that nice little Hat shop and the surrounding area.

Inside the store are thousands of hats and whatever flavor you're looking for, they probably have it.  The service doesn't stop with the buying of your hat, they'll also make sure it fits to your liking and if you have any problems with it, you can take it back and they'll work with you.  

As you can see, besides hats, they have a good selection of boots to pick from and if you ride a horse they have a couple of saddles that might interest you.

















Next year will be their 100 year anniversary at this location. 

The Alamo

The Alamo always has visitors walking around it, and it' next to impossible getting a picture of the Alamo with with no one in it, unless of course if you're there Christmas morning.  Thats right, on this day my wife and I got up before the sun came up to get some pictures of the Alamo and the downtown area.  It was like a ghost town.   The only people there were the Alamo guards who protect it 24 hours a day 7 days a week, everyday throughout the year.

Across from the Alamo is a cenotaph that has all the names of the defenders of the Alamo which is pretty nice.  Of course none of the businesses are open downtown and like I said, it's a ghost town with no people or vehicles driving around.  Any other day other than Christmas, the Alamo is crowded with sightseers and small vendors selling items,  and even amateur artists painting a picture of the Alamo.

Have a great day.

Lets get started

Now that I am retired, I can spend more time on this blog.   The plan is to post picture of San Antonio Texas, and surrounding areas close by.   Of course I'll have a story to go along with the pictures and since I always carry a camera hopefully you'll be able to see San Antonio Texas.   Like I said in my other Blog page (The Outdoors on Borrowed Time), I am not an english scholar and did not excel in english in High School which was 40years ago.   I am retired and I have several dslr cameras that I love messing around with the settings so consequently I take numerous pictures.  So let me show you San Antonio Texas.