Remember the Alamo!

Today was a long, long, day of driving.  We left Carlsbad this morning, traveling out of New Mexico and through west Texas.  This area is sparsely populated -- so we enjoyed the scenery for awhile--a long while.  Scenes through west Texas:

Mile 8891:

We arrived in San Antonio in the late afternoon.  We went downtown and enjoyed the Riverwalk and Alamo.

San Antonio skyline

Tower of the Americas--San Antonio's version of the Space Needle. 
It was built for the 1968 World's Fair

Riverwalk - a pedestrian area with shops, restaurants, and hotels along the San Antonio River

Riverwalk

Riverwalk--kind of like Venice, Italy!

One of the many water features along the Riverwalk

Along the Riverwalk

Alamo monument in Alamo Square

The Alamo - also known as "The Shrine of Texas Liberty"

Front door of the Alamo - The building was the chapel of the Spanish mission at this site. 
Later it became a fortress for the Mexican, Texan, and lastly American armies.

Iron gate at the Alamo