Alamo and River Walk

We are so proud.  Today we took a bus from the RV park to downtown San Antonio and then back.  Figuring out stops, how to pay, and how to notify the bus driver when we wanted to get off were all a bit challenging.  OK, it’s probably not as hard as David flying for the first time by himself, but it was an accomplishment for us!  Much more exciting and interesting than just driving (though finding a parking space might have been challenging too).


John and I went to the Alamo today (David wasn’t interested).  It’s interesting to see the difference in points-of-view between the Alamo and the Sam Houston museum.  According to the info at Sam Houston museum, Houston had asked Jim Bowie to collect the weapons stored at the Alamo and return with the people to the main force.  At the Alamo they said Houston asked Bowie to investigate the circumstances and that Houston then ignored requests for help from the Alamo.  The Alamo said that Houston kept retreating then finally fought and won the war.  The Houston museum said that he strategically withdrew to stretch the Mexican resources so he could win.   Like I said…interesting. 

After the Alamo, we walked along Riverwalk.  It’s a neat walk below street level with restaurants along the side of the river with boat tours and arches over the water.  I’d love to go back to see the lights after dark.  The trees are just full of lights.  Heard a story that the city is having problems with squirrels chewing through the wires.  I'm not sure how much is damaged since there is supposed to be over 1.4 million lights.