Things to do in San Antonio

[betenoire]

Hi.

So me and oneye will be in San Antonio for 5 days in July. It's a combo vacation/anniversary trip/oneye has to go to a conference thing.

We're staying at the St Anthony Hotel (old, allegedly haunted, 5 min walk from the alamo) and I'm wondering if there is anything that we absolutely must do while in town?

I'm mostly wondering about:

1 - Shopping. Nick (oneye) will be busy for some chunks in the morning/early afternoon so I have to entertain myself. Are there any cool (non-chain) 14+ stores worth checking out? Local independent shops? Record stores?

2 - Things to do in the evening. Most of what we've mapped out for ourselves (zoo, etc) is stuff to do during the day. We're not big dance club people, so that's out. But other suggestions (even homa-friendly sit-down bars would work) are so totally needed.

3 - Taxi Company. All of the taxi companies on yelp that actually got reviews got really bad reviews. I'm taking that with a grain of salt, cuz everybody loves to complain about taxi drivers. But I'm wondering if there is one that anybody is familiar with? We will be taking a cab back to the airport so I need someone who will show up within a reasonable amount of time once I've called.

4 - Foooooooooooooood.

5 - Anything else you're dying to tell me?

Thanks in advance.