We spent the weekend in San Antonio, doing all the touristy things! As a fourth grader, Will is busy studying Texas history, and we wanted to take our young Texans to the Alamo. San Antonio is also special to me because I spent my four years as an undergraduate at Trinity University.
We pulled the boys out of school early on Friday and arrived in San Antonio just in time to check in to our hotel and walk down to the Riverwalk.
Dinner the first night was Tex-Mex at Rita's on the Riverwalk. You can't beat Tex-Mex in San Antonio!
Two happy boys with FULL bellies.
After dinner, we strolled along the Riverwalk. Will loves to read the historical markers wherever we go, and he was especially interested in reading about Robert H. H. Hugman, "the Father of the Riverwalk." An architect with an incredible vision, Hugman conceived of the idea of the Riverwalk in 1929 and secured funding and began construction in 1939. The Riverwalk was completed two years later, but it did not become popular until after San Antonio's World Fair in 1968.
All along the Riverwalk are plaques that show original features designed by Hugman. Finding them was like going on a scavenger hunt.
Will told Gene and Henry all about the plaques.
The amphitheater was another of Hugman's designs; they were setting up for a concert as we passed.
Some of the plaques were tiny.
After just a few hours in the city, the boys were already big fans of San Antonio!
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