On Tuesday
we planned to see a bit more of Fredericksburg but it was really rainy and most
of the places we wanted to see were closed anyway. We headed out on Wednesday for a short drive
to San Antonio. We thought we were going
to get there before the rain hit again, but we weren’t so lucky. Greg does a great job of keeping the outside
of the coach looking good, after that drive it’s a mess.
After we
left the campground we took Ranch Road 1376 south to I-10. The scenery here was more interesting than on
I-10.
The Tower of
the Americas is visible throughout the downtown area. The last time we were here the elevator was
broken. Not sure we will attempt a trip
to the top this time.
Bubba Gump
Shrimp Co. was our choice for lunch.
If you put
up the “Stop Forrest Stop” sign, the waiter comes by. If you put up the “Run Forrest Run” sign, the
waiter knows you are ok.
We opted to
eat inside since the wait was longer for outside seating.
The four
shrimp entrée (which we split) seemed to be really popular. Each of the cones held a different kind of
shrimp – grilled, tempura, coconut and breaded.
At 1420 calories it was still a hit to the diet to split it.
The
Riverwalk was beautiful as always. Lots
of greenery, but not too many flowers yet.
This duck
sleeping among the just planted flowers didn’t care if it was crowded.
We are here
during Fiesta time. Bleachers, porta
potties and closed roads are everywhere in anticipation of two parades which
will take place on Friday. Since I think
the crowds are bad enough today, we won’t be coming in town until after the
Fiesta is over on Sunday. We will be
here until Wednesday so we’ll still have some time to explore.
We walked
over to Alamo Square. Since we’ve taken
the tour before, we didn’t wait in line to go in today.
I had never
noticed this statue before. It was
erected in 1936 in memory of those who sacrificed their lives at the Alamo
March 6, 1836. It commemorates 100 years
of Texas independence.
The stop at
Ghirardelli was a nice treat. We did
limit ourselves to each having one scoop of ice cream in a bowl.
The Freedom
Torch is eye catching but right now I don’t know the story behind it.
The Emily
Morgan Hotel right across the street from the Alamo has intrigued me since the
first time I saw it. So I decided to
find out a little more about it and who was Emily Morgan? Right now the hotel is a DoubleTree Hotel
(love their cookies!!). It was built in
the 1920’s as a Medical Arts Building housing about 400 doctor and dentist
offices. It is the 3rd most
haunted hotel in the world. Some think
that is due to the fact that the medical facility had a morgue, crematorium and
psychiatric ward on site.
In 1984 the
hotel was named in honor of Emily Morgan amid some controversy. It seems Ms. Morgan was a legendary figure in
the Battle of San Jacinto. Emily was an
indentured servant to a Mr. Morgan from New York who owned a hotel in
Texas. She was sent to work in
housekeeping there. In April of 1836 she
and several other hotel workers were kidnapped by Santa Anna’s army. Santa Anna took a great liking to Emily which
worked to his disadvantage when he was “otherwise occupied” with Ms. Morgan and
failed to note that his location was being invaded by Texas troops led by Sam
Houston. The battle of San Jacinto
lasted only 18 minutes. The peace treaty
signed after the battle dictated that the Mexican army leave the region paving
the way for the Republic of Texas to be an independent country.
The Casa Rio
is one of the two original restaurants on the River Walk. We are thinking about eating there later in
the week.
Back home
again at Travelers World RV Resort.
Here we are
tucked back in the corner. There are two
tour groups in here this week so it is really crowded. We’ve never been back in this area, but it’s
rather nice.
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