Rose early and finished drive to San Antonio. What a fun city!!!
Went straight to The Alamo. Took the audio tour, which was great. So much history, and so interesting!!!! The Alamo itself is sooooo small!!!! Actually, the original was 3 acres, so it was quite large at one time. Now, the surrounding city seems to dwarf it. It is dedicated to the 180 souls who died there, including Davie Crocket and James Bowie, fighting the thousands of Mexicans, under the direction of General Santa Anna. Lots of stories. Hard to determine which are true.
Came back to the hotel for some downtime. We are going for dinner to a restaurant called Gwendolyn. Price fixed menu, which changes daily. Zagat rated 27.
Had fabulous dinner. Shrimp ceviche to start, a salad with candied apricots and walnuts, citrus vinegrette, and an entree of blackened flounder over noodles with collard greens and capers in a butter sauce. Truly delicious. Can't even describe the dessert. Apples and brown sugar, whipped cream and caramel sauce. Yummmm!!!!!
Now, to bed.
Went straight to The Alamo. Took the audio tour, which was great. So much history, and so interesting!!!! The Alamo itself is sooooo small!!!! Actually, the original was 3 acres, so it was quite large at one time. Now, the surrounding city seems to dwarf it. It is dedicated to the 180 souls who died there, including Davie Crocket and James Bowie, fighting the thousands of Mexicans, under the direction of General Santa Anna. Lots of stories. Hard to determine which are true.
Came back to the hotel for some downtime. We are going for dinner to a restaurant called Gwendolyn. Price fixed menu, which changes daily. Zagat rated 27.
Had fabulous dinner. Shrimp ceviche to start, a salad with candied apricots and walnuts, citrus vinegrette, and an entree of blackened flounder over noodles with collard greens and capers in a butter sauce. Truly delicious. Can't even describe the dessert. Apples and brown sugar, whipped cream and caramel sauce. Yummmm!!!!!
Now, to bed.
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