Since we were in San Antonio, the home of the Alamo, I knew it was one of the things that I wanted to go see. I mean come on we were there why not go and see it.
So on Friday, Blaine and I ventured from our hotel and walked to the Alamo. It was about 8 to 10 blocks from our hotel. I was so excited. To think you are going to be in the same building that many legends have been.
So we finally make it to the site of the Alamo and see its free admission and go explore! The first site we find is the Daughters of the Republic Of Texas, Library.
As you can see on the sign it was built in 1950. Ok so ya not all the original buildings survived the battle. Thats cool.
All around us was grass and landscaped patches with flowers and trees. I was thinking it would be more or less just plain dirt.
Next we come upon the Alamo museum and gift shop. At this point I am thinking where is the Alamo that I am familiar with the one that is on everything in this town?? It must be hidden somewhere.
This was a beautiful building and look at the architecture.
After this we run into, not literally, an irrigation canal with ginormous gold-fish!
That thing was huge!! I had to take a picture!
So we keep wandering and looking for the Alamo. Apparently we came in the back side and so we finally found what we were looking for when we came around the corner.
Oh the sun is blinding me! Maybe it will look more authentic if I go to the front of the building.
Nope. But it is the Alamo, which was cool, but I am sure when David Crockett and Jim Bowie stood here they didn’t have the green carpet of lawn welcoming them into the Shrine. No I am thinking it was probably dirt.
And then to find out that the original entire grounds of the Alamo was turned into a city street, shops, restaurants, and hotels, and not preserved and built back to how they were, I was a bit disappointed with that. The whole time I thought I was on the original grounds, but I come to find out it’s just next to it. Yeah, I know that they probably fought and lived where we toured, but it wasnt the same.
It made me think of Old Faithful in Yellowstone. You sit there for thirty minutes for it to go off and then it does and it’s not nearly as awesome as the last forty geysers you just saw go off. But you have to remember it’s not that it is the biggest and craziest geyser, but that you can time when it will go off.
So in the end it is neat to say I have been in the Alamo. San Antonio was pretty amazing, well at least the Riverwalk, since I havent been to any other part of the city than that. If you ever get a chance to go you should.
