Day Fifteen

Today was a busy day. San Antonio is a big place and we had a lot of ground to cover. We headed across this morning to Alamo. It's very strange; if you have never seen it, the Alamo is literally right in the middle of the busy city. After taking the tour, and learning a lot about Texas, we headed to the Tower of the Americas. This was built for the 1968 World's Fair. It is technically 70 feet taller then the Space Needle. For a minimal fee we were able to ride to the top (this was not my idea, but I sucked it up because I knew that shopping would be next.) The view was amazing.

We then rode the trolley to the Market Square. Everyone said we needed to see this. It was ok. I wouldn't spend the $1.10 to go back. It was the a lot of cheap stuff shop after shop. We took a ride on a Riverwalk tour boat. We ended the night having a fancy dinner in the dining room at the Menger Hotel (where we are staying). This dinner was courtesy of my parents for our anniversary. Tomorrow is a day in the car, but we will end up at Scott's sister Laura's place in Big Bend National Park.

This was the busiest tourist spot we have seen so far.
We opted for the audio tour. It was very educational and we both agreed that we got more out of the tour because of the audio.

Getting ready to ride to the top of the Tower of the Americas.

Waiting for the "Red" trolley.

This painting is in the lobby of our hotel. Everyone should recognize it. (hint: it was in the movie "Giant" with James Dean)

This photo shows President Clinton enjoying the famous mango ice cream handmade at the Menger Hotel.

Scott just had to try the mango ice cream after seeing how much President Cinton enjoyed it!