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.
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| 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.
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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.
