Travel from Donna Texas to San Antonio, Texas
We happened upon a night of free camping and a free tour of San Antonio for two, if we would stay at a specific campground. We wanted to stop in San Antonio, so we were happy to take advantage of a couple of freebies.
The days drive was rather uneventful, that is a good thing. We set up camp and got organized for the next day’s tour.
March 25, 2004
San Antonio Tour
Had a great bus driver, and we found out the freebie tours would have cost us $104.00 if we had to pay. WOWIE.
First stop, the Riverwalk. This is a must when you are in San Antonio, it is colorful, fun, interesting, charming.
A ride on one of the river boats is a must, and informative. In some places the "river" is only 3 feet deep.
Above: This piece of art is actually on the outside wall of a building along the Riverwalk.
It is entirely made from stone. (I believe the stone all came from Mexico.)
This is only a section of the work.
After our ride on the Riverwalk boats we view a Imax movie on the Alamo. It is said that the real truth of the story of the Alamo is not known, but that historians feel this version of the story is about the closest to the truth. It was a very well done production which we enjoyed viewing.
Next was lunch, at a rather expensive buffet, but the food was excellent, gourmet!
After lunch we walked over to the Alamo. We were there during the time they were setting up for the premier of the new “Hollywood” Alamo movie, the bus driver swears he talked to Billy Bob Thorton in the hotel. We had visited the Alamo on our first visit to San Antonio about 6 or 7 years ago, however, we really enjoyed our revisit, and took in data that we either have forgotten since the first visit or missed on the first visit.
The Alamo, as a matter of interest, something I am not sure we understood or remembered,
the fighting actually took place in front of this building, in the grassy area.
The rest of our tour on San Antonio can be found on the next blog entry.
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