We had an absolutely beautiful day again today in San Antonio. There was fog hovering around until about 9 a.m. but it soon lifted to reveal another beautiful day. High of 23C today, but it's the end of the nice warm weather for a bit.
We headed into the downtown on the bus again and the first thing we did was a little cruise on the river through the downtown. It certainly is a beautiful, picturesque setting. The cruise tour guide was humorous and made it all worthwhile. It lasted about 40 minutes.
When we were finished with the cruise, we stopped at San Fernando Cathedral (one of the oldest in the U.S.) and plaza, the original church of the settlers in San Antonio. Davy Crockett is buried here, along with the others who fought in the Alamo. It was a beautiful ornate altar.
We then headed off toward the Tower of the Americas which was built for the world's fair (Hemisfair) here in 1968. At the tower, you can see all over San Antonio, as you might expect. It's the 3rd tallest tower in the U.S., behind the Stratosphere in Las Vegas and the Willis Tower in Chicago. Of course, you all know what the tallest tower in North America is.
The only other thing we really wanted to do while here was to go through La Villita, meaning little village. It's the oldest settlement area in San Antonio. The original settlers here were from the Canary Islands, Spain. Today it's made up of cafes, art boutiques, and that sort of thing.
This is of the Arneson Theatre. The seating is on one side of the river while the stage is on the other side. It's part of La Villita too.
We went back to our RV and had lunch there with Tibby. Gerard went up to the pool to soak up some rays while I read some Margaret Atwood, then we packed up all our outside stuff for our trek westward starting again tomorrow.
Early this evening, we headed back into town for dinner on the Riverwalk at "Bella on the River", a mediterranean restaurant. Bella (our granddaughter), we didn't see you here! It was very good.
Tomorrow we're on the move again, aiming for Fort Stockton, Texas.
We headed into the downtown on the bus again and the first thing we did was a little cruise on the river through the downtown. It certainly is a beautiful, picturesque setting. The cruise tour guide was humorous and made it all worthwhile. It lasted about 40 minutes.
Here's Gerard on the boat. You can tell it was packed with tourists.
These are called "knees" from the cyprus trees. And St. Anthony was watching over us.
When we were finished with the cruise, we stopped at San Fernando Cathedral (one of the oldest in the U.S.) and plaza, the original church of the settlers in San Antonio. Davy Crockett is buried here, along with the others who fought in the Alamo. It was a beautiful ornate altar.
We then headed off toward the Tower of the Americas which was built for the world's fair (Hemisfair) here in 1968. At the tower, you can see all over San Antonio, as you might expect. It's the 3rd tallest tower in the U.S., behind the Stratosphere in Las Vegas and the Willis Tower in Chicago. Of course, you all know what the tallest tower in North America is.
The Alamo is in the centre of the picture below, among the greenery. It's a low white building. And the Riverwalk is all around that area, although you can't see it for the buildings all around.
The only other thing we really wanted to do while here was to go through La Villita, meaning little village. It's the oldest settlement area in San Antonio. The original settlers here were from the Canary Islands, Spain. Today it's made up of cafes, art boutiques, and that sort of thing.
This is of the Arneson Theatre. The seating is on one side of the river while the stage is on the other side. It's part of La Villita too.
We went back to our RV and had lunch there with Tibby. Gerard went up to the pool to soak up some rays while I read some Margaret Atwood, then we packed up all our outside stuff for our trek westward starting again tomorrow.
Early this evening, we headed back into town for dinner on the Riverwalk at "Bella on the River", a mediterranean restaurant. Bella (our granddaughter), we didn't see you here! It was very good.
The Riverwalk area at night.
A horse-drawn carriage all lit up.
Tomorrow we're on the move again, aiming for Fort Stockton, Texas.
Just went back and looked at your blog posts. Looks like a great trip so far. Wondering if you tried the "Voodoo Juice"?? Your posts of San Antonio made me sigh...lovely. I loved the shot of you two in the fancy restaurant on the Riverwalk. Safe travels!
ReplyDeleteNo, didn't try the Voodoo Juice. Next time.
ReplyDeleteSan Antonio looks so nice!
ReplyDeleteIt was - some day we'll go back.
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