Today we went to the Alamo. We saw cannons, cannonballs, bowie knives, a letter written by Davie Crockett and a buck skin vest that he wore.
After strolling around the beautiful gardens and looking at all the artifacts we went to the Riverwalk for lunch. We took a boat tour around the River and learned alot. The architecture is amazing. The river also has a very complex flood-gate system so as not to flood the entire downtown area! It happened before, 1928 the river rose 8 feet above street level! They really don't want that to happen again.
The 1968 World's Fair was here in San Antonio so we learned about the World's Fair tower and the hotels that were built specifically for the Fair. The Palacio del Rio was finished 2 days before the opening of the Fair and it was built 8 miles from downtown and transported, piece by piece and assembled where it stands today.
A & B loved seeing all the ducks in the river. And to top it off, we actually saw someone fall in the river!!! It was very funny, and she was a good sport about it!LOL
After strolling around the beautiful gardens and looking at all the artifacts we went to the Riverwalk for lunch. We took a boat tour around the River and learned alot. The architecture is amazing. The river also has a very complex flood-gate system so as not to flood the entire downtown area! It happened before, 1928 the river rose 8 feet above street level! They really don't want that to happen again.
The 1968 World's Fair was here in San Antonio so we learned about the World's Fair tower and the hotels that were built specifically for the Fair. The Palacio del Rio was finished 2 days before the opening of the Fair and it was built 8 miles from downtown and transported, piece by piece and assembled where it stands today.
A & B loved seeing all the ducks in the river. And to top it off, we actually saw someone fall in the river!!! It was very funny, and she was a good sport about it!LOL
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