Day 23 - San Antonio

27 January 2012

The Alamo
The Alamo

We started the morning visiting the Alamo (Mission San Antonio de Valero) the site of the pivotal battle in the Texas Revolution. It has been really nicely (if not particularly faithfully) restored, and has very nice gardens around it.

An arcade at the Alamo
An arcade at the Alamo
The gardens at the Alamo
The gardens at the Alamo
The Emily Morgan (our hotel) through one of the trees in the Alamo's gardens
The Emily Morgan (our hotel) through one of the trees in the Alamo's gardens

We then walked to San Antonio’s Riverwalk which is a series of walkways around the San Antonio river and its canals.

San Antonio's Riverwalk with restaurants lining the canal
San Antonio's Riverwalk with restaurants lining the canal
An offshoot of the Riverwalk leading to the Riverwalk Mall
An offshoot of the Riverwalk leading to the Riverwalk Mall

We then left the Riverwalk to have lunch in the King William District. We then walked down King William St towards the Blue Star development, seeing some very nice houses built in a very European style on the way.

A house in the King William District of San Antonio
A house in the King William District of San Antonio
A house in the King William District of San Antonio
A house in the King William District of San Antonio
A house in the King William District of San Antonio
A house in the King William District of San Antonio

At Blue Star we turned back around and walked back up the river to visit the Main Plaza and the San Fernando Cathedral.

The San Antonio River with the Tower of the Americas in the background
The San Antonio River with the Tower of the Americas in the background
The San Fernando Cathedral on the Main Plaza in San Antonio
The San Fernando Cathedral on the Main Plaza in San Antonio
The interior of the San Fernando Cathedral
The interior of the San Fernando Cathedral