The Alamo

After some rides on the AirBnb horse, we hopped on the city bus to head to downtown San Antonio. The bus ride ended up costing us $20, because we didn't have change,but I think it might have been Jasper's favourite part of the day.

First stop was the Alamo. It's a good thing we read about the history on Wikipedia the night before, because Jasper didn't let us stop and read the exhibits for very long.

There were nice gardens and fountains inside the Alamo grounds, it reminded me of some of the gardens we saw in Spain. Jasper liked the little river with goldfish that ran through the grounds.

There were a few historical re-enactors that explained how the soldiers and residents of the Mission lived. I would not have wanted to need a doctor during that time!

It was only 10 am, but we were already sweating hot, so we went over to the Riverwalk to cool down. It wasn't much cooler down there, but at least there was shade. Occasionally there was a cool breeze from walking by an air-conditioned restaurant.

Within 10 minutes of walking, both kids had fallen asleep in the stroller. Pat and I enjoyed a drink and some nachos while they napped. We were right beside the walking path, so the kids attracted lots of attention from people passing by.

We followed the Riverwalk all the way down to Hemisfair park, where the kids took a dip in the splash pad.

 Ellis squeezed into her sun suit and enjoyed splashing around in the water. I got soaked too, but didn't mind when the temperature was 35+.

 Jasper was tentative at first, but remembered how to play in the splash pad after a few minutes.

 He wanted to show Ellis how to play in the water.

We ate dinner at an interesting restaurant that is a laundromat, car wash and restaurant combo. They had some great vegetarian options, which seems rare in Texas. There is even a playground for the kids. All of the seating was outside, so it was a pretty sweaty diner.

After dinner, we hit the road for Aunt Kate and Uncle Andrew's house. We made it back with only 1 stop, much better than the trip down!