Where the hell am I?: Remember The Alamo

San Antonio, Texas

Weather Max 5 Min -2

Yesterday I travelled all day on the Texas Eagle Train from Fort Worth and got to San Antonio about 8:30 pm.

San Antonio Sunset Station

It was very cold and windy when I arrived and by the time I made it to my hotel and got settled it was quite late. I walked up to the convenience store a couple of blocks up and sort of wished I hadn't. The hotel is ok but the area is quite scary. See the pictures below and then imagine them on a cold dark night. I don't go out after dark lol

Spooky house next door

Even spookier house

The plan today was to catch up with my laundry but the only 2 nearby laundromats were closed on the weekend. How strange is that. I would have thought that would be their busiest time. I'd had a bit of a lie in so it was late morning by the time I ventured out. MY GOODNESS it was COLD!! It was 1 degree Celsius but the wind chill just cut right through you. I walked for about 12 kms in all starting at the River Walk. I first saw this on TV a couple of weeks ago and was looking forward to taking the boat ride through the city. Unfortunately the boats were cancelled due to the bad weather. I've got 2 more days here so maybe I will still get to do it. The River Walk follows the river as it wends it way through San Antonio and the whole area is really quite beautiful. The whole walk is host to lots and lots of small shops and cafes and I can imagine it would be a thriving place during better weather.

Cachetas - a bulldog I met
long the way. Gorgeous.

What a crazy fountain - fire and water

When we were growing up our main source of entertainment was the Western movies at the cinema and John Wayne was our hero. We all remember The Alamo and actually being there was a goose bumpy moment. I also went to the IMAX theatre and watched a really good 45 minutes filmed reenactment of the Battle of the Alamo.

The Alamo

I walked around the huge River Centre Shopping Mall and hit the food court. I was craving vegetables but there was no stall in the whole place that had any. I went back to the River Walk and there were many restaurants and I finally found an Irish Pub that served an Irish Stew. This was amazing and it warmed me up no end - made me not want to go back out in the cold.