What an amazing day yesterday was! We had planned to go into San Antonio to visit the Texas Culture Museum and then walk the RiverWalk, 
then peek at the Alamo. We parked the truck right by the Culture Museum and it was still closed, so we walked to the San Antonio river which flows through the city. Planners made it into a lovely RiverWalk area, boat rides, restaurants, shops, artist stuff, nice. Didn't do the boat ride - too many people. Walked along the river and got to where the Alamo was above us, and as we landed up at street level - wow the people! People dressed as Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, Spanish military, frontiersman and ranchers. Okay, so what? Got in line to go into the Alamo and as we neared the front entrance - caught this 
sign...yep, yesterday was the 175th aniversary of the Battle of the Alamo. As we entered into the Alamo a guide said it was closing in 10 minutes - for the day! Talk about timing. The Alamo is located right in the heart of SA and if it wasn't for two women in the early 1900's, the Alamo would not be there. One woman actually bought it to save it from being demolished. Since it is run by the Daughters of Republic of Texas, they have final say so as to what is displayed, what the hours are, and have said NO to the National Park Service for them to maintain the Alamo. It is strictly by private 
donations that the Alamo exists today. Couldn't take pictures inside, it is a shrine to those approximately 200 people who lost their lives defending Texas from the Spaniards. Only 14 women and children survived the attack and tell the story of what happened on March 6, 1836. After touring the Mission we walked around complex, watched some of the program that was going on, then headed back to the RiverWalk and made a loop back to the museum where we parked. As it was getting late in the day we had planned to eat somewhere on the RiverWalk instead we went to the Tower of the Americas (San Antonio hosted the World's Fair in 1968) and this tower is just like the space needle or Seagrams tower in Seattle right near the RiverWalk. At the top we had a great dinner at the Chart House which is solely owned by Tom Landry - did I tell you that he is from Mission, Texas? The restaurant revolves around every hour and 10 minutes and by the time we got finished eating, we were right back where we started. Since nightfall was coming, I asked Dave to drive in front of the Alamo to see it lit up at night, which is the photo above. Talk about meant to be - being at the Alamo 175 years to the day of the battle, getting into the Alamo in time to view it before it closed for the day, walking the RiverWalk before the crowds got there, and then finishing the day with a lovely dinner overlooking all of San Antonio. What memories we have!
then peek at the Alamo. We parked the truck right by the Culture Museum and it was still closed, so we walked to the San Antonio river which flows through the city. Planners made it into a lovely RiverWalk area, boat rides, restaurants, shops, artist stuff, nice. Didn't do the boat ride - too many people. Walked along the river and got to where the Alamo was above us, and as we landed up at street level - wow the people! People dressed as Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, Spanish military, frontiersman and ranchers. Okay, so what? Got in line to go into the Alamo and as we neared the front entrance - caught this 
sign...yep, yesterday was the 175th aniversary of the Battle of the Alamo. As we entered into the Alamo a guide said it was closing in 10 minutes - for the day! Talk about timing. The Alamo is located right in the heart of SA and if it wasn't for two women in the early 1900's, the Alamo would not be there. One woman actually bought it to save it from being demolished. Since it is run by the Daughters of Republic of Texas, they have final say so as to what is displayed, what the hours are, and have said NO to the National Park Service for them to maintain the Alamo. It is strictly by private 
donations that the Alamo exists today. Couldn't take pictures inside, it is a shrine to those approximately 200 people who lost their lives defending Texas from the Spaniards. Only 14 women and children survived the attack and tell the story of what happened on March 6, 1836. After touring the Mission we walked around complex, watched some of the program that was going on, then headed back to the RiverWalk and made a loop back to the museum where we parked. As it was getting late in the day we had planned to eat somewhere on the RiverWalk instead we went to the Tower of the Americas (San Antonio hosted the World's Fair in 1968) and this tower is just like the space needle or Seagrams tower in Seattle right near the RiverWalk. At the top we had a great dinner at the Chart House which is solely owned by Tom Landry - did I tell you that he is from Mission, Texas? The restaurant revolves around every hour and 10 minutes and by the time we got finished eating, we were right back where we started. Since nightfall was coming, I asked Dave to drive in front of the Alamo to see it lit up at night, which is the photo above. Talk about meant to be - being at the Alamo 175 years to the day of the battle, getting into the Alamo in time to view it before it closed for the day, walking the RiverWalk before the crowds got there, and then finishing the day with a lovely dinner overlooking all of San Antonio. What memories we have!
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