It was supposed to be a nice 60 degree day today, but this morning, it was still 30. \u00a0We picked up Jeffrey at 9AM, dropped by the Lodge to pick up the grandparents, then headed off to downtown San Antonio. \u00a0Today would be a walking tour.<\/p>\n
Our first stop was at the parking lot right by where we would end the evening. \u00a0I could not believe that all day parking was only $10! \u00a0In San Francisco, it would be $30 easy. \u00a0We walked to the first historical site, and it was closed. \u00a0Fortunately, it was right by a Starbucks, so that became our first stop. \u00a0It felt good to be inside with something warm in our hands. \u00a0Down a few blocks, we came to the town’s original cathedral. \u00a0The church was fairly large, but the most impressive thing in there were the remains of the soldiers who died at the Alamo — all in one sarcophagus! \u00a0Daniel Boone was there, as was Jim Bowie. \u00a0Next stop was the old Governor’s Palace. \u00a0It was really just a very nice home for a Captain, but I guess he was also the Governor. \u00a0Nice rooms, good displays, it was just like walking through many of the Spanish Missions back in California. \u00a0Beyond the Palace stood the town’s original Mexican Market, or Mercado. \u00a0This was a fun and lively place. \u00a0Since it was now lunchtime, we went to the best place there and ate lite (since dinner would be so heavy). \u00a0The food was awesome! \u00a0We walked a section of the River Walk after that, stopping by one of the buildings that was used in the filming of Ghostbusters. \u00a0Now that it was warmer, we went back to our car, dropped stuff off, then headed to the “History Store” which stood across the street from the Alamo. \u00a0My guidebook said to stop there first and see the show before going to the Alamo. \u00a0I’m really glad we did. \u00a0We got to learn a lot about the Alamo in that store. \u00a0They had a massive diarama\u00a0there and the lecture was given (via audio) by Phil Collins. \u00a0We then headed to the Alamo. \u00a0It was a nice place, but without that lecture beforehand, I would never have understood any of what I was looking at. \u00a0We went to the nearby mall after that for more coffee, and then we walked a lot of the River Walk. \u00a0What a nice walk! About the time we were getting tired, we got to my next destination – The Hard Rock Cafe — so I could buy a t-shirt. \u00a0We sat in a very nice hotel lobby for a while after that and then headed to our dinner destination: Texas de Brazil. \u00a0This restaurant was voted the best in the city, and it sure was! \u00a0The salad bar was filled with marvelous and wonderful things, and the meat…. wow, so much meat, and all of it good! \u00a0We all left completely stuffed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It was supposed to be a nice 60 degree day today, but this morning, it was still 30. \u00a0We picked up Jeffrey at 9AM, dropped by the Lodge to pick up the grandparents, then headed off to downtown San Antonio. … Continue reading