San Antonio Christmas 2015

We went to San Antonio last week.  We haven’t been there in many years, and not at Christmas in a very long time.  The Riverwalk is always pretty, but they go all out for Christmas.  As we were walking along in the late afternoon, I looked up to see the sun shining through the cedar trees and almost making them glow.

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But, of course, the real show is in the evening.  There are lights all over. They have a luminary every evening, and there are lights hanging from the trees. With the water reflecting them, they are really effective.

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Dickens on The Strand 2015

Last Weekend was Dickens on The Strand.  As before, since we are members of the Galveston Historical Society, we were able to use the VIP room they have.  This allowed us to view the parade from a balcony, and I could get some better pictures of the parade. The “Queen’s Parade” is always Saturday afternoon, and, of course, features “The Queen.” I am not sure who this woman really is, but she portray’s Queen Elizabeth every year.

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They encourage people to come in costumes, and there are always lots of steampunk costumes and lots of pirates. This was a nice street image I got of one of the pirates meeting a small boy.

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