Last Day in San Antonio

We started off our day by going into the King William Historic District. This area was built by prominent Germans that moved to San Antonio in the late 19th century. It is known as the states first Historic District.

Our next stop was to go back to the Alamo to start our tour that would take us to explore the western side of the city. It is always impressive to see the Alamo and think back to what had happened here. So much of this Mission has been destroyed and missing. When you visit the other missions in the area you have a better idea of what this area would have looked like in its day.

We walked west along Commerce Street until we hit the Main Plaza and San Fernando Cathedral. The plaza has stones that are from the original plaza dating back to the 1730's. It was the focal point of the young city and where hanging's and public venue's were held. Across the plaza is the Cathedral. It was built in 1731 from the people of the Canary Islands that were brought to the city to start a new colony. Today it stands as the oldest cathedral sanctuary in the US and remains active today. The red flag of "no quarter" was raised on the dome during the siege of the Alamo.

Inside the Cathedral there is the tomb that is supposedly where Dave Crockett, Bowie and Travis along with other Alamo "Hero's" are buried.

Near the front of the church there is a plaque on the floor that claims it is the center of the city of San Antonio. Who knows if it is true but it is pretty cool.

After a day of waking around our appetite was soon letting us know that it was time to address it. We walked over to Market Square. It is a two block long area which includes El Mercado, a typical market from the interior of Mexico. They sell pinatas, jewelry, clothing and all the other nick-knacks that you normally see for tourists to buy. We stopped and had lunch at La Margarita and of course we had to try their margarita's. Umm, they were good. Nice and cold going down.

We walked back and decided to stroll along Riverwalk since it would be our last time taking in the scene. It is like you are descending into a different city when you walk down the unique steps to the River level. There are no cars but just the occasional boat. People walking along at all hours and the smells of the different restaurants catch you as you walk along. It truly is a great experience and if ever given the chance I suggest that you come tour the area.

This morning Road Hazard will retract the jacks and roll up the road to Austin. Take a look at the slide show while we burn some diesel.