Remember The Alamo!

Since moving to Texas, we've been thinking that we should take advantage of the cities within driving distance of Houston. First on our list: San Antonio. We purchased tickets to see Phantom of the Opera about six months ago, so we decided to make a whole weekend of it. My cousin Tad lives in S.A., and he was kind enough to let us stay at their house for a few days.

Friday morning we toured Sea World with Tad's wife, Jessica, and their two kids, Preston and Eliza. I had been to the Sea World in San Diego when I was about 11, but I'd forgotten how cool some of the attractions were. We got to see the famous "Shamu" in action as well as just about every other sea creature worth notice. In addition to the animals, they also have several roller-coasters and some really interesting shows. We spent the entire day quite entertained. If you ever get the chance to go, it's worth it!



You can buy a tray full of little fish and feed them to the dolphins. They were smart though, if you didn't have any fish, they totally ignored you!


This is a photo Luke took with his cellphone of the waterskiing/wakeboarding show. It was my favorite show of the day and it was absolutely amazing!


Saturday, we spend the morning and afternoon touring some of San Antonio's most famous attractions and landmarks including: the famous San Antonio Riverwalk, extremely old Missions and of course, The Alamo. I've heard the story of The Alamo a million times, but it was really cool to actually walk into the building and see where everything actually took place.
The San Antonio Riverwalk is also awesome. Many cities claim to have a "riverwalk" of sorts, but I doubt any can compare to the original. They have shops and music and restaurants all along the river on both sides and it is absolutely beautiful.

Here's a few pics of the Riverwallk:






This is the Alamo:


This is the Mission we visited. For as old as it is, it was in surprisingly good shape.




Pics of Eliza and Preston:




After our city tour with Tad and Jessica, we left on our own to get ready to see the show. Tad and Jessica recommended several excellent places to have a nice dinner on the Riverwalk, and we chose a modern restaurant called Acenar. The atmosphere was really cool and it was located only about 1/2 block from the Majestic Theater.

Dinner at Acenar: