It was always a city on our List to Visit and since our beloved Cougs would be playing Notre Dame in the Alamodome ON Cam's 30th birthday, it was a hard decision to make!
We spent all Saturday morning visiting the Alamo ruins along with our fellow Coug and ND fans. We took the self-guided tour through the chapel, visited exhibits in the Long Barrack (the last strong-hold of the Texan defenders against the Mexican Army), listened to Park Ranger talks, and, of course, shopped at the gift shop!
After a morning spent immersed in the rich history of the city, we decided to explore the miles and miles of Riverwalk that run throughout downtown. We took the 30 minute guided boat tour and learned several interesting facts about the city and it's architecture. We explored shops and restaurants. We also passed many, many, many fans dressed in their Crimson finest and were greeted across the river by shouts of "Go Cougs!"
When it was finally time to head to the game, we joined the large stream of fans with high hopes for a good game, if not a Cougar victory. Unfortunately, the wrong team won, but we did run into a former high school classmate and another friend that worked with Cam at the CUB!
Before flying out Sunday, we spent the day touring the four other missions in the San Antonio river valley. All of these missions had similar designs: chapel, rectory, housing for the native population, protective walls, etc. The missions are in varying stages of preservation and excavation, but they each have active congregations that still worship weekly in the chapels built in the mid-1800s.
All in all, we had a great weekend and it was especially nice to get away from home to celebrate some very special days!
Fun times in San Antonio
The Five Missions of San Antonio
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