San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is becoming a city with many outdoor attractions to draw tourists. The Alamo is the one of main attractions where the famous Battle of 1836, for Texas Independence, took place. The ownership of the Alamo went into private hands and the structures were almost totally destroyed. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas, DRT, have been entrusted by the Texas legislature since 1905 of the care and maintenance of this historical site. They are maintaining it as a memorial to the heroes who immolated themselves upon that hallowed ground. The Alamo is definitely a place to reflect on the history of Texas.
In order to supply water to the Missions, along the San Antonio River, canals were built by hand by the Indians. Someone had the vision to turn the canals into a River Walk in the downtown San Antonio area. There are now over 3 miles of the River Walk with many stores and restaurants along this attraction.
The River Walk is below street level. A part of it is boarded by lush gardens and trees. They are extending the River Walk so that there is more area for biking, walking and jogging. In the future they are planning to extend it to include some of the parks in the area.
There are barges which run on the canals to take sightseers. It was a nice trip, lasting about 40 minutes, and the captain gave a good summary on the area.
It was the Girls’ Basketball Final Four in San Antonio. Bob had not seen as many blue and white UCONN hats and shirts in one area since he graduated from college. It was nice to see so many fans supporting girls basketball. If we get the chance we would definitely come back to visit San Antonio again to see what changes have been made.