January 2016 - San Antonio Texas
A weekend in San Antonio was just enough time to see the main things I was interested in. First and foremost was the Alamo. I discovered when I was there that the Alamo is one of 5 historic missions in the area that can be visited, and had a chance to see them all. And then just some time around San Antonio. This was actually my first trip to Texas!
A weekend in San Antonio was just enough time to see the main things I was interested in. First and foremost was the Alamo. I discovered when I was there that the Alamo is one of 5 historic missions in the area that can be visited, and had a chance to see them all. And then just some time around San Antonio. This was actually my first trip to Texas!
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| Our first view of the Alamo, in the evening | The Alamo! | I was coming off of a pretty rough cold that morning |
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| The gardens out back | ||
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| The six flags of Texas | ||
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| Mission Concepción | Inside the mission | |
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| Entering Mission San Jose | The large cathedral peaking over the wall | |
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| Apartments | The ruins of the church staff housing | The front of the cathedral |
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| Remnants of a very colorful facade | Sculptures above the door | Mission San Jose |
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| Mission San Juan | Mission San Juan | Mission Espada |
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| Inside the mission chapel | Ruins at Mission Espada | The county courthouse |
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| La Villita, empty on a January evening | The San Fernando Cathedral | Right inside the doorway, the tomb of the Alamo heroes |
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| Inside the cathedral. It's quite plain, but elegant. | The city's octagonal sky scraper | Along the riverwalk in the early evening |
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| The Tower of the Americas | San Antonio at night, from the tower |