Thursday, November 10, 2011

November 8, 2011

San Antonio Downtown

This morning we walked the downtown area.  We began with The Alamo.  We strolled the grounds and read the informational postings scattered throughout.  A walk through the church and a picture of the front and that was it.  Interesting to learn that the iconic church building, made famous in pictures and movies, was not the site of the battle.  The fighting happened in the walled plaza area adjacent to the church.  That area is now almost all gone and covered by the infrastructure of downtown San Antonio.

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Next we walked the River Walk loop.  Much of our stroll was in something unusual for this area – rain.  Not very hard and not very steady but enough to put a damper on all the outdoor riverside restaurants and the river tour boats.  Still fun to see again. 

We followed the River Walk into the Hemisfair park grounds and saw what had been done with the facilities.  Last time we were here the actual  Hemisfair was going on.  Now it is a business/cultural park with lots of fountains, pathways, and grass.

When I get to them I may put a few more pictures on this day so check back.



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