From our hotel we walked along the Riverwalk and through the Hyatt property to The Alamo right in the middle of downtown San Antonio. Our initial impression was that it was much more crowded than when we visited in 1974 on our 1st Anniversary trip. We were fascinated with the restoration project in progress. We listened to the history talk. The docent did an excellent job of putting the events of the seige of The Alamo within the context of the history of the time. After a lunch at the British pub on the Riverwalk, we retrieved the car and drove north to Austin. Spent the early part of Friday evening in downtown Austin. Decided we would probably enjoy it more with a local guide.
Hi Steve and Karen! I haven’t seen the Alamo since I was 5 years old! I don’t remember much about it except that I was disappointed that Davy Crockett wasn’t still lying dead on the front steps. (5-year olds have no sense of history…) Am enjoying your pictures.
Pat
Aboard the Norwegian Jewel we’ve made stops in Cozumel, Mexico and Georgetown, Grand Cayman to explore beyond our previous experiences here. Soon we’ll be making our way to ports we’ve not yet explored in the Southern Caribbean.
What a treat to pause for a BBQ lunch with the locals at Pearl Country Store and Barbecue on US-441 in Micanopy, Florida. It’s a taste of the Florida we remeber from our youth.
By deliberate choice we were in Medina for all the winter holiday festivities from Candlelight Walk in the days before Thanksgiving through A Christmas Carol and A Celtic Christmas as well as an Alex Bevan Concert and a historic house tour all the way through Medina’s 31st Ice Festival but perhaps the highlight was the town hosting hundreds of folks whose homes and lives were devasted by Hurricane Helene at the A Promise of Christmas Event the middle of January. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing community!
Hi Steve and Karen! I haven’t seen the Alamo since I was 5 years old! I don’t remember much about it except that I was disappointed that Davy Crockett wasn’t still lying dead on the front steps. (5-year olds have no sense of history…) Am enjoying your pictures.
Pat