Where we are
staying is just right outside of San Antonio, so this morning we took off to
see several of the downtown tourist attractions. I had been to San Antonio during a convention
several years ago, but seeing them again made for a very nice day. Although all of the walking did make us a
couple of couch potatoes this evening.
We started
out with the Riverwalk. We skipped the
barge tour and decided to walk it. 
Lots of work
has gone into this area. I understand
that it was originally designed for flood control but it is a center of
shopping, hotels and restaurants now.
Although signs warn not to feed the ducks, there are a lot of them on
the river just waiting for someone to break that rule.
This bald
cypress tree was huge, the picture doesn’t do it justice.
Seems there is a legend that goes along with it.
We stopped
for lunch at Joe’s Crab Shack – I know they have them in Indiana also so that
wasn’t very imaginative. We’ve always
had good food there and once again today it was delicious.
After lunch
we found our way to the Alamo. I’m
always amazed at how small it seems. I
think it is so great that this shrine has been preserved right in the heart of
downtown San Antonio. Pictures aren’t
allowed inside so those memories are just in our minds.
After the
Alamo we decided to go over to the Tower of the Americas. This structure is 750 feet tall and was built
in 1968. Right now I can’t remember what
celebration it was built for and I’m getting a bit tired, so that info may have
to wait until another day. There is an
observation tower on the top floor, but we had already seen quite a bit of San
Antonio so we decided we didn’t feel like paying the $10 fee to see it from the
air.
The grounds
around the tower have some very nice landscaping features, but there is so much
construction going on around it that takes away some of the beauty of it.
We could see
the Alamodome across the way, but didn’t try to find our way there.
The modern
Alamodome construction contrasts greatly with the beautiful old architecture in
some of the downtown hotels.
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