This was definitely one of my favorite parts of our cross-country road trip. San Antonio has a certain air to it that welcomes every person from every background- music lovers, shop-aholics, history buffs, as well as your everyday tourists. I could have easily spent a week there and never gotten bored. Unfortunately, we were only there for one day. We did, however, get a chance to visit the Alamo and the River Walk (If any of you have seen the 1984 movie, Cloak and Dagger, starring Henry Thomas and Dabney Coleman, you know exactly which River Walk I am referring to.)
The River Walk
Cloak and Dagger is one of my all-time favorite movies. Actually being there and seeing where it was filmed was very intriguing. Madeline and I had a great time pointing out all of the familiar spots. I was fascinated by all of the shops and restaurants that lined the River Walk! It seemed very similar to something you might expect to see in Venice. They even had boats that cruised down the center of the river- tour boats and dinner cruises. Spanish and Italian music from minstrels entertaining at various cafés filled the air. What a setting!
"Remember the Alamo!"
The Alamo was very different from what I had expected. It was situated right in the middle of a bustling city, and surrounded by skyscrapers. If you were facing the Alamo as in the picture above, and if you were to turn around, you would see lots of shops and museums across the street.
The inside of the Alamo seems much larger than it looks on the outside. (Unfortunately, photographs are not allowed inside.) It was so fascinating to see graffiti etched in the walls. There were mostly date markings and names- ones which I did not recognize.
On the far wall hung six different flags- The Six Flags Over Texas. These nations had all claimed sovereignty over Texas (or over some portion of Texas) at one time or another. See how many you can identify! (Click for the answers)
The inside of the Alamo seems much larger than it looks on the outside. (Unfortunately, photographs are not allowed inside.) It was so fascinating to see graffiti etched in the walls. There were mostly date markings and names- ones which I did not recognize.
On the far wall hung six different flags- The Six Flags Over Texas. These nations had all claimed sovereignty over Texas (or over some portion of Texas) at one time or another. See how many you can identify! (Click for the answers)
*Fun Fact*
Did you ever wonder why the world's largest amusement park corporation is called Six Flags? The very first Six Flags park was built in Arlington Texas in 1961!
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