Great Escape

Bob is home for a week, and in an effort to salvage any remaining sanity, we decided to head to a bed and breakfast for a few days away from computers and cell phones (and the looming new floor project). I booked a suite at the Beauregard House, a fabulous home built in 1905 and located in the King William District of San Antonio. Neither of us had ever stayed in anything besides a hotel, so it was quite an experience.

The Beauregard has two huge porches, on off the front living room and one off the back formal kitchen. It was so nice to just sit out on the swing and listen to the birds.

Our room was on the third floor, the Champagne Suite. It was the only room on the third floor and had a great view of the parks and river walk. It was a little strange knowing that we were the only guests staying in this huge house.



We decided on dinner at Paesanos, a fantastic little Italian place on the riverwalk. The Paesanos shrimp, their signature dish, was incredible. We had to walk off all the pasta and bread before going back to the Beau, so we wandered around the riverwalk.



The next morning breakfast was served in the formal dining room. There was one other couple eating with us, newlyweds from Denton. After a spinach and cream cheese quiche, we headed out for another day of exploring San Antonio.





For dinner we wanted to try Chart House, located on top of the Tower of Americas. It's a rotating restaurant, so it took just a little getting used to, but the view was beautiful! We were seated about 20 minutes before sunset and got to see San Antonio light up. I tried a prickly pear margarita, still undecided on that one :)




Playing in the fountains in Hemisphere Plaza
Our View of San Antonio

We opted to sleep in the next morning and found this breakfast basket outside our door. What fun! It was a very relaxing getaway before going back to real life and the road.