Walk the River, and Don't Forget the Alamo!

Hi all!

We are only 15 minutes from this lovely town. It is set up quite well. There are wide streets and they are pedestrian-friendly. Aside from the construction, of course. But, you can always go above-ground or by the river. We decided to do the RiverWalk.

It works a lot like a sidewalk/bus tour. There are river taxis and stations along the way. There are stairs that will take you up to the street, too, if you need to get to where you parked. The sidewalks are relatively wide, and there are guides everywhere to help you get where you need to go. Not to mention street signs pointing the way as well. They also like those little scooters (Lime-5, Bird, Jump, etc). I was able to clock 12K steps in about 3 hours!

It's a lovely walk. The river, the San Antonio, comes from a spring there. It is really that color, no enhancements necessary.

It reminded me of when we were in Florida at Blue Spring with the manatees. That's what the water looked like there, too. This is prime real estate, so there are apartments, hotels, and restaurants all along the way. People walk, jog, walk their dogs, down this strip of land. There are two thoroughfares with cross-ways over to the other side. I got some really nice shots of some interesting things.

hanging gardens

hidden grottoes

pretty reflection on the water (ignore the plastic bag in the tree!)

complex and beautiful mosaics

serene waterfalls

Of course, this place looks totally different at night. There are lights in the trees, the boats are lit, and the restaurants along the river have their ambiance as well. It also gets more crowded (not for us). 

After the RiverWalk, we visited this historic place.

Yes, it's The Alamo. What's interesting is that it is in the middle of a downtown square. Across the street is Ripley's Believe It or Not "Odditorium." I was shocked to find that this piece of history was set up like this. But this is actually the church, not the rest of the actual buildings/fort of the Alamo itself. You are allowed to tour it; it is free. But you are not allowed to take pictures inside. Oh well. It was a nice tour. There are live historical actors at the back who will teach you about using flint to light fires for the canons, tent life, etc. We didn't ask them questions, it got real busy at that point because a tour group showed up.

The dead of the Alamo are buried in this beautiful place:

St. Francis Cathedral

It is still an active church, so much so there was a funeral service being held. We opened the doors, saw what was happening, then walked right back out. Ooopsy! So we went next door to the museum. 

It was a great day. We had great weather, 63 degrees and sunny. We ate lunch at a restaurant called Ácenar (means "dinner" in Spanish). We will be eating a lot of Mexican here in San Antonio. I also want a good steak (there are a lot of cows grazing here). Oh, and some local greenery:

Ya'll come back now!😉