San Antonio is huge...with traffic to match! I'm a city girl and love the hustle, bustle of cities but it's been a long time since I was in one this large. With about one and a half million people, it's the seventh largest city in the country. We enjoyed it but were glad when it was time to hit the road to quieter places.
We stayed at the San Antonio/Alamo KOA. Sites are gravel with some grass and a picnic table, ours had a brick patio and a charcoal grill. There's cable, a pool, a laundry, and usually a restaurant, but they had torn it down and are rebuilding. The park is located close to downtown and there's a city bus stop at the entrance. The rates with my KOA card were very reasonable for the area.
The first thing you have to see in San Antonio is The Alamo and we did. It's smaller than we both expected. It's a shrine and there is no photo taking allowed inside. There are flags flanking the hall from every state and country that lost men in the battle, marked with the number of lives lost. NC had seven. The gardens are beautiful and I got some photos there. Jack's a history buff, me, not so much, but I enjoyed learning the history of the Alamo and how Texas gained its independence from Mexico. More photos of The Alamo at the end of this post.
San Antonio is known for its RiverWalk and I've wanted to see it for a long time. It's much larger than I expected and just beautiful. We enjoyed dinner overlooking the river at Acenar and I had some awesome Crab Tacos!
We had some things to do...medication refills and such and ended up in the northern part of San Antonio one afternoon. Naturally we stopped for an early dinner. The Alamo Cafe is nowhere near the Alamo, but worth the drive. As you walk in you can see into the kitchen where they are making fresh flour tortillas. When you are seated they serve you the usual chips and salsa...then the waiter comes back with a stack of tortillas, still hot from the oven. They taste so good you can eat them plain as you would bread...or put a little butter on them. However you eat them, they're wonderful! Just writing about them makes me want to go back for more. Oh...the food was good too!
More Photos...click to enlarge
The Emily Morgan Hotel overlooks The Alamo...love the detailing!
Wandering around San Antonio...
The Grounds of the Alamo...
The Alamo Gift Shop and the Long Barracks...
Memorial in front of The Alamo...and Davy Crockett!
The first time we visited San Antonio we were so surprised to find the Alamo in the midst of the city. That is not at all what we expected. We like to eat at the Little Red Barn outside of town. Great steaks. Or at least they were last time we were there.
ReplyDeleteYes, being in the middle of the city was surprising. We almost ate at the Red Barn! It was either that or Saltgrass and my husband randomly decided on Saltgrass...which was fine.
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