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No visit to San Antonio is complete without a visit to the Alamo. Back in 1836, nearly 200 Tejanos and Texans battled General Santa Anna's Mexican soldiers at the Alamo, outnumbered ten to one. The former Spanish mission had served as the Texans' refuge for nearly two weeks as the Mexicans began their assault. By the thirteenth day, all the Texans were dead. They included Davy Crockett, James Bowie, and Commander William Travis, but also a black freedman by the name of John. It's an amazing and sobering event. But now the location is filled with peaceable tourists and costumed soldiers, and across the street are t-shirts shops and Ripley's Believe it or Not.
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| Costumed solider and Texas Ranger (note cowboy hat) now keep the peace. |
It is customary to take your picture in front of the church, now a shrine to the fallen soldiers. We did the same. Not pictured: the line around the block to get in.
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| Benjamin and Steven in front of the Alamo |
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