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Post by silverwolf on Jul 23, 2011 1:55:23 GMT -5
Well Ive been and returned. My daughter and I not only saw the Alamo, we also got some additional bits of information from the DRT lady who was at the info desk inside the chapel. Her ancestor had fought with Ben Milam and Sam Houston. This lady was a true historian as we veered at times on other world history events that seemed second nature to her. She had me and my daughter spellbound. We were honored to have been given quite a bit of her time with all the hustle and bustle in the Chapel. The people of San Antonio have to be the nicest and friendliest people Ive yet to encounter anywhere in the world. It was like the the town of Stepford meets San Antonio. You cant go wrong spending some time in this town. This shot was my first personal view of the Alamo that I recorded for posterity I will say that my only disappointment was the tourists with small children who let them sit on the cannon as though they were movie props or playground toys. I had really hold my tongue to avoid creating a scene as I found this disrespect of these weapons that served to protect lives intolerable. Attachments:
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Post by Bill Manuel on Jul 23, 2011 17:51:39 GMT -5
Glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay here in San Antonio. Sorry about our hot weather. I hope you had the honor of visiting all the other Missions here and visiting our lovely Rverwalk and some of its great eating places. There is so much to do here in San Antonio and the surrounding area. Hope to have you back again soon. Bill
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Post by silverwolf on Jul 23, 2011 20:04:47 GMT -5
Glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay here in San Antonio. Sorry about our hot weather. I hope you had the honor of visiting all the other Missions here and visiting our lovely Rverwalk and some of its great eating places. There is so much to do here in San Antonio and the surrounding area. Hope to have you back again soon. Bill Thank You. The hot weather could not keep my family from enjoying the Riverwalk and the places and people of your town. Unfortunately time and money did not allow for us to visit Goliad or San Jacinto and other places in the vicinity. But we were simply overwhelmed by the hospitality of the residents of San Antonio and wish the rest of the country could mime their attitude. Everyone from the bicycle police to the waiters and people in the colored jackets who help with directions were a total God send. Now that Im back home in Los Angeles, I don't think I will ever be able to eat barbeque and Tex Mex in this part of the US without prejucdically comparing it to San Antonio. Dont think this funny but even the vagabonds in San Antonio are better mannered then those elsewhere and I that's not a tall Texas tale either. Even the wildlife must treated well in this town as my daughter and I watched a couple of squirrels from 5 feet away happily frolic happily with their nuts. I have never been so close before without them getting scared off. Attachments:
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Post by mjbrathwaite on Jul 23, 2011 20:54:30 GMT -5
It's certainly a hospitable city: I passed through on a Greyhound bus in the middle of the night in 1988, and the bus driver made an unscheduled trip to the Alamo so I could see it.
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Post by jrboddie on Jul 27, 2011 14:31:36 GMT -5
Even the wildlife must treated well in this town as my daughter and I watched a couple of squirrels from 5 feet away happily frolic happily with their nuts. I have never been so close before without them getting scared off. When we were on the bus back to the airport after our visit in March, we met a young woman from Hawaii who was thrilled to have seen a squirrel for the very first time in San Antonio.
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