Remember the Alamo!

That's the Alamo behind us.  Mike wants to say that it has changed since 1972 when he was there to visit.   Back then, it was very small and the place was filled with hookers and druggies.  He was very disappointed.  Since then the Daughters of the Republic of Texas have made some great changes.  There was a model inside the museum that showed the original place when all the fighting was going on and it was huge.  It's a beautiful place to visit.  If ever in San Antonio, you must visit downtown and especially the Alamo. 

We got on a bus right outside our park and rode downtown.  We visited the Alamo, we walked the streets of San Antonio, we walked through a mall downtown and we took a river cruise.  It was a great day.  Then we got on a trolley and rode around town and walked the city again before getting back on a bus and going back to the park around 5:00 PM.  All in all, it was a great day. 

This tree was at the Alamo and it was huge.

I took this picture while on the river cruise.  These are this tree's roots coming up out of the ground.  I can not remember what type tree it was but they were plentiful.  In some places they had uprooted the sidewalk and the sidewalk had to be replaced, but in those instances, they built a bridge over the roots so they could continue to grow.  This river cruise was also in the middle of the mall we walked through.  Of course, it was outside but the river walk mall was awesome.  We had to cross the river over bridges to get to different parts of the mall.  This cruise was $10 a person but well worth the cost.

Across from the Alamo are many businesses with rides inside and maze of mirrors, Ridleys Believe it or Not, and different shops with souvenirs.  (In case you take your children with you.)  There are many restaurants around for whatever you have a desire for. 

We had a great time today.  We learned a lot, walked a lot and just had fun.  Even riding the bus was fun.  It cost us $2.75 a piece for an all day ticket.  We were able to get on any trolley or bus and go anywhere we wanted to all day for only $5.50.  The parking downtown was anywhere from $5.00 to $15.00 (that we saw).  The bus picked us up at the rv park and delivered us back.  How cool is that!

The River Walk cruise. 

Tomorrow, I believe we'll try a restaurant recommended by one of our sons-in-law. 

Right now, our feet are tired and we're putting them up. 

Jeremiah was a bullfrog.