Saturday, September 29, 2007

The Menger Hotel -San Antonio part 2







On July 4th I returned to the famous Menger Hotel. I was fortunate enought to be able to spend 2 nights in this really cool hotel. My wife and my mother were along for a tour of the local Riverwalk scene. We stayed in the old portion of the hotel on the 4th floor. The old stories tell of a hispanic maid that was killed in one of the rooms up there by a jealous boyfriend. I think it happened oin the '30s but I can't be sure. Anyway, I thought the whole experience was cool to see this beautifull hotel. As luck would have it, My mother was the one with the ghostly story in the morning. She awoke at 2 am to the sound of an old fashioned push carpet sweeper being used outside of her door. Unfortunately, she didn't open the door!! We met our floor's housemaid on the way out the next morning and got a good view of the inside of the maids closet. There were no carpet sweepers other than an electric vacuum in there! I also got a shot of the King Ranch suite's door. I supposibly haunted area of the hotel. I also got to visit the famous Menger bar. This is the historic place where Teddy Roosevelt recruited his Rough Riders to fight in the Spanish American War. Overall, It was a great time. I look forward to going back.

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