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Romance San Antonio Trip
Your Personal Introduction to Central Texas


Itinerary

time	happening/place	details
8:00	Pick up from downtown hotels	Meet, greet
8:30	Depart Austin via U.S. 290	Beautiful Hill Country scenery of far-flung rocky peaks and deep green spring-fed valleys, native trees, and wildflowers. See soaring birds, scurrying mammals, and darting reptiles.
9:00	Back roads route along Onion Creek	Off the beaten path next to one of the prettiest small streams in Central Texas. See longhorns, sheep and goat herds, stone barns, and pecan groves.
9:30	Singleton Pass	Panorama of Blanco River watershed and Twin Sisters peaks on horizon; surprise on the ground
9:45	Blanco	Rest stop
11:00	arrive San Antonio – Mission Concepción	One of five historic Spanish colonial missions built by the Franciscan Order in the mid-1700s. Frescoes, granary, sanctuary
12:00	Riverwalk, Lunch – local specialty (extra)	Famed conservation project from the 1930s by the banks of the San Antonio River. Dutch-treat at nearby Italian, Tex-Mex, Asian, or American café. Strolling, shopping, frequent live music.
1:00	The Alamo	Shrine of Texas Liberty – chapel, Long Barrack exhibits, monuments, ongoing presentations, gift shop
2:00	Depart downtown	Through spacious Brackenridge Park to Sunken Gardens: fish ponds, plantings, stone gazebo in former quarry.
2:30	Depart San Antonio	Quick freeway trip back north through New Braunfels and San Marcos
4:00	Drop off – central city lodging	Thank you for a wonderful time!
Rates: $200/adult (two-person minimum) for scenic drive, interpretation, all admissions. Discounts available for groups of 4 or more. Guests get personalized schedule, maps, and refreshments. Lunch extra; fuel surcharges could apply. Reservations: 512/383-TXTX (8989) Transport: Comfortable and stylish Chevy Suburban, the National Car of Texas Your host: Known as the Texas Back Roads Scholar since 1976, Howie Richey leads visitors far afield to discover the indigenous from an eclectic, passionate perspective. Hear personal anecdotes and engaging dialogue that you won’t get anywhere else.

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