Reply #10: I second Mi Tierra- delicious! ('nother ex-native). More suggestions...

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The market is a lot of fun. Interesting Mexican curiosities and doo-dads.

Try to see a folklorico (the Mexican dancers with the swirling colorful skirts) show at the Arneson River Theater. I still remember seeing on when I was little and loved it. The stage is on one side of the river, and the seats are on the other side, built into the hill. Very entertaining if you haven't seen one before. (It's just around the corner from the Palacio del Rio)

If you and the wife get any time to do alone things, Durty Nellie's on the Riverwalk is a fun, lively Irish pub. (Toss your peanut shells on the floor).

If you like art, the Marion Koogler McNay Museum is wonderful. (http://www.mcnayart.org/index2.html)

If your wife wants to do a little shopping for Spanish style items, Los Patios used to be really cool for that. I haven't been in awhile. (it's a bunch of little shops off of 410, between Perrin-Beitel and Broadway off the north side of the highway). If she just wants to shop, Northstar Mall is at 410 and San Pedro.

For more family fun, the "Schlitterbahn" is in New Braunfels just north of San Antonio. It's a ton of water flumes, water slides, and other water related activites that's great for beautiful weather like now. Don't forget the sunscreen!