After Austin, we spent three nights in
San Antonio. Our hotel was on the Riverwalk and in a nice location
for strolling along there. When we checked in, we were upgraded to a
room with a balcony overlooking part of the Riverwalk so that was a
nice perk. The weather was nice enough that we could sit out there
in the evening and watch people stroll by.
Olive enjoyed it in her regular doggie
way.
Of course, we had to visit the Alamo.
When we got there, we discovered that dogs are not allowed on the
side of the street where the Alamo sits, so we took turns sitting
with Olive while the other went in and checked it out. I managed to
strike up a conversation with a very nice man from San Jose,
California. He told me that he has four daughters and he asked me
what that made him. I told him I didn't know. He said it made him
King! If that's the case, my father was King, too.
The wonderful grounds at the Alamo. |
We had lunch on the Riverwalk that day.
Can you tell how much Greg loves oysters?
I say he can have them.
We took the obligatory boat ride, of
course.
The next day, we left the
hustle and bustle of the Riverwalk and took in the Mission Tour. Our first stop was at the Mission Concepción. Built in 1755, it is
the oldest unrestored church in the country . The original walls
still stand.
There,
I
met this beautiful young lady who asked very politely if she could
pet my dog. Of course, Olive said yes!
Mission
San José
is the most complete and restored of the missions on the tour. We
truly enjoyed walking around the grounds and seeing how life was
lived there in the mid 1700s.
We
also visited the Mission Espada, which is still in use today.
And
the Mission San Juan before running out of gas and going back to the
hotel.
12 comments:
a room with an 'olive' view. :) i've been to the alamo and the riverwalk but haven't seen the missions. it is a very neat city, though.
Love the photos of the mission! I've been to San Antonio and the Riverwalk. Spent quite a bit of time there.
i like that canal shot and the bird on the rock is awesome.
San Antonio looks gorgeous! I would love to visit the missions. Your photos are beautiful. I'm glad Olive had a good time too. :-)
wonderful to get to see all the historic sites...great photos! Princes Olive even starred in her own movie short ;)
love, love, loved the video of olive....is it so wrong that it was my favorite part of this entry?? i know it is. she is adorable and don't get me started on that little curled tail!!
and yes, yes, the other images where beautiful ;)
San Antonio is a neat place. I love the riverwalk. We never rode the boat though. Your shot of the bird in front of the old church is awesome. And the little girl wanting to pet Olive. So sweet.
Τι όμορφα μέρη Barbara!!!!
Με τις υπέροχες φωτογραφίες σου ταξίδεψα...
Πιο πολύ απ΄όλα μου άρεσαν τα στρείδια!!!! Τα λατρεύω!
Καλό Σαββατοκύριακο και πολλά φιλιά
Loved seeing your pics...I like old historical places.
awesome, awesome pictures and adorable video of Ms. Olive.
Hola buenos días, me llamo Juan Rodríguez y como tú, soy fotógrafo, paseando encontré tu blog y en el encontré muchas historias de personas y lugares que marcan y marcaron su paso por esta vida, tengo que pasar tiempo en tu blog para poder disfrutarlo con la tranquilidad que merece y, así lo haré. Con tu permiso me hago tu seguidor para poder estar atento a tus nuevas publicaciones y, aprovecho para invitarte a entrar en el mío y si te gusta lo que encuentres en el, hacerte mi seguidor.
Un fuerte abrazo querido amigo, desde la isla de
Gran Canaria.
I have enjoyed the facebook updates, but I knew I had to come here to really enjoy the show. The entire set of trip photographs stunning and journalistic.
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