Seriously. I owe some apologies to the Lone Star State. I mean, I had always been one to say "If Texas wants to secede again, let it". This is, after all, the state that gave us the Bush family. However, Texas has redeemed itself, at least in my mind, with San Antonio. I just arrived here today with Jiayi after a long day (5:15 am flight out of Tampa, Florida. I won't be doing that again anytime soon). What really sells the city is its River Walk. I am impressed. The San Antonio River snakes a long way through the city, and much of it is lined with anesthetically pleasing sidewalks, shops, and restaurants. We really enjoyed strolling down the river, especially at night, when things really come alive. One problem was that right now there is no river. For some reason that can only be my awful luck, the city is doing some sort of renovation/clean-up and just drained the water right out. The River Walk's river is just a muddy trench right now. Some parts of the Walk are even blocked off. I won't complain though, the weather is great and all the shops and restaurants are still functionally. Just don't think about there being no water and you are good.
We also kind of lucked out in a way too. Today is the first Friday of the month, and every first Friday of every month people gather in a district known as the King William District to sell arts and crafts and play music. We strolled through the area this evening, and it was a nice way to begin the trip.
No Alamo yet, saving that for tomorrow. We did walk by it. I kind of wondered what took the Mexicans so long to take such a tiny fort.
So, again, apologies to the state of Texas. I have so far appreciated your contribution to my travel adventures via the city of San Antonio. The rest of the state can go though. Sorry.
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