5/11/13: San Antonio

The chase outlook for today was a complete lull. We were basically forced to take a break from chasing and have a day of touring a city of our choosing. We ended up going to San Antonio and started with The Alamo. Once we left The Alamo we headed down the riverwalk of San Antonio which was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. As you head down below ground level you open up to a river running through the entire downtown that is lined with restaurants as far as you can see. We were ready for some lunch but being in the prime spot for tourists and the locals alike, the restaurants lining the river were a little out of our price range. I had spotted a little deli called Schilo's. The menu had most items under $10 so it was definitely in our price range. I had ordered the pastrami and pepper jack on sourdough and a root beer to drink. I may never drink another brand of root beer again in my life after having root beer at this little deli. It was easily the greatest drink I've ever had in my life and the dessert of bread pudding was equally good. All in all I was extremely impressed with the food at the little German/Jewish deli. After the deli we headed to the hotel to check in and have a small break before we headed out to the double-A baseball team here in San Antonio, the Missions. They had a 5pm start doubleheader, which we later found out that a double-A doubleheader means they only play 7 innings per game. But at $11 per ticket for the 3rd row down the first base line, it was worth it. After the baseball game we've pretty much just relaxed at the hotel trying to decide if we want to do more attractions tomorrow in Austin or if we want to head north to a possible future chase day.