There are some things better left unknown.
The picture of the hotel looks pretty ordinary. That's after an extensive renovation. If you look closely, some of the windows have iron bars.
Yep. Built in 1879, this served as the Bexar County Jail in San Antonio until the 1960's. We thought it would be the ideal quirky place to spend our spring break weekend. It was! Spacious room, high ceilings, original 19th century windows (no bars). A pool, hot tub, and complimentary breakfast were great touches. Across the street catty-corner from the hotel, a building still proclaimed "Cabs & Horses" and "Livery Stable."
But we found out during our last night that the jail used to perform the executions by hanging on the third floor. The bodies would drop down to the second floor, where they would then go down a chute to the first floor, to the outside. Ain't that jest a smidge beyond quirky?
Hannah freaked a bit when she heard, since the vending machines were on the third floor and she'd used the workout room on the third floor. I comforted her.
"Don't worry. Our room is on the fourth floor."
Despite its past, I'd stay here again. Only four blocks from the Riverwalk and one block from Market Square. And cheap parking.
Before spring break, I received the galleys for Heart's Refuge. I've been busy with life away from cyberworld, so I'll share more about galleys later.
1 comment:
Ewww! I'm with Hannah! That's just downright creepy. Hope your deadline is going well. I finished the cozy finally after two weeks of incommunicado and now I'm working on the first Pinky Promise book. (you may remember it as my book about Allie. But now her name is Maggie. :) ) It's due May 15th.
~ Love, Chris
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