Fun times in San Antonio

After our adventure in the cave, Sarah and I wanted to spend a little bit of time wandering around downtown San Antonio.  We spent some time checking out The Alamo, which was really neat.  I was surprised to learn that the iconic bell-shaped facade at the top of the building was not the original shape of the building - this was added later by the US Army when they rebuilt the building.


We also rented an audio tour guide.  The lady who rented it to us suggested we could get close and hear the tour, so we could share one and not need our own.  The audio was high pitched, annoying, and hard to hear, which made it really funny trying to share.

Sharing the audio tour.  Yeah right.

On top of the audio tour being a little slow and more entertaining than factual, it came with an absolutely terrible map.  It was missing major buildings, it was difficult to follow in the order they wanted, it no longer matched the way The Alamo Museum was laid out.  We enjoyed throwing it out.

One of the neatest parts of the Alamo was the garden area that'd been built up.  The trees planted inside the Alamo complex were old and wiry - some were supported by a complex network of metal posts and wires to keep the branches from falling or breaking.

Happy Girl.

We finished our day by walking down to San Antonio's Riverwalk.  Along the way we spotted a unique glass sculpture - lit from the inside.  We wondered how they changed a bulb since it was not apparent that it was open and it was definitely too large to reach in from the top.

Any ideas how to change a light bulb?

We also enjoyed some good grub and some prickly pear margaritas at a nice Mexican restaurant.  It was a great end to one of our first "fun days" after what felt like weeks of driving.  I think we may have entered vacation mode.

San Antonio's Riverwalk