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Insiders' Guide to San Antonio, 3rd (Insiders' Guide Series)

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We bought this book for a trip we took to San Antonio last week. It's adequate at best. In no way should the prospective buyer be deceived into believing this is an "Insiders' Guide" in any meaningful way. Key restaurants favored by many locals we met were not even mentioned in the book and it's clear the authors hadn't even visited sites the book incorrectly describes; e.g. imagine my surprise after taking a taxi to the Japanese Tea Gardens to find that, despite the lovely description of it in the book, it had been completely drained of all the water it once surrounded (and that its many paths and bridges navigate around and over) for many, many years!

This is a very good guide to San Antonio, the author at least seems to know the city. The guide focuses on the things that make this city so special. The guide is easy to navigate, well thoughtout and thorough. San Antonio is one of the unique American cities, along with San Francisco, New Orleans, and New York City. I love this city, it is so layed back and friendly, it exudes that hill country charm. It's a big city, that does not feel like one. The German, Hispanic, and Anglo cultures melt together here and form a uniquely american city. This is a very good guide to one of America's urban treasures.