Wednesday night Dave and I decided to go and visit The Tower of the Americas in downtown San Antonio. We'd ride the elevator up to the observation deck, walk around it and take in the spectacular views.
Then we would watch the 4D movie they have about Texas and have dinner in the tower's restaurant that moves 360 degrees every hour. As you eat you get a panoramic view of San Antonio.
After we parked our car we noticed the streets were full of people wearing big badges on lanyards. Signs on the light standards welcomed people to the Music Educators of Texas Convention being held at the Henry B. González Convention Center right by The Tower of the Americas. I would find out later that the conference had drawn 30,000 attendees.
When we arrived at the tower we saw a sign that said the observation deck was closed due to a special event for the music educators conference. No walk around the observation deck or movie for us.
Glass elevator ride to the restaurant at the Towers of the Americas
We could however take the glass elevator up to the restaurant. When we arrived there were no tables available- all reserved no doubt- for the music teachers of Texas.
The staff offered us a seat in the bar however so we had a drink and appetizers there. We had a nice view of San Antonio from our table.
Although our evening's plans had been thwarted by the music teachers of Texas I have to admit it was pretty great to see that music instruction must be thriving in American schools to have so many people turn up for a conference. That's terrific!
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