Do you remember the Alamo? Or maybe you know it as Mission San Antonio De Valero? You know, the 300 year old building in Texas, involved in the Texas war for independence from Mexico? Anyways, I learned about the Alamo in grade school and always have had an interest in old civilizations and ruins. Not that this place is as old as some places I have seen and explored, but it is much older than me by about 272 years and even though it has been rebuilt, it’s still cool to me!
I cruised on over to see the Alamo on a trip to the River Walk in San Antonio. It was a hot and humid day out, at least for me being from AZ and our “dry” heat, I was not used to Texas mugginess. It also seemed to be pretty crowded, but they were giving free entrance inside the Alamo, so I jumped on it!
I didn’t spend much time here, so I didn’t really get to read up on all the history but I read what I could quickly and checked out the whole property. It is really well taken care of, and the gardens are nicely kept.
Walking through the gardens was peaceful and relaxing even though it was humid and hot out.
There is so much history here, its really interesting to me. There is no picture of it, but if you go see the Alamo, make sure to check out the old barracks area which is now a museum of sorts inside. You can learn a lot more about the place in there.
All and all the Alamo is an interesting piece of our American history, and I’m glad that the state of Texas has decided to maintain it. They are doing a great job of protecting it for future people to come and learn a piece of our history. I can now say “Ahh..I remember the Alamo!”
“You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas” – Davey Crockett
I remember the Alamo…it was the highlight of a trip for me one time!
it was pretty cool!
One of my favorite places. And that tree is awesome.
It was pretty cool to see the Alamo and everything around it! and i agree that tree was pretty cool! thanks for stopping by.