Texas Recap: Part 2 (Downtown & the River Walk)

On Tuesday and Thursday we made our way to downtown San Antonio.  There were a couple of things we wanted to check out:  The Alamo, River Walk, Market Square, etc.  So we went first on Tuesday and then went again to finish sightseeing on Thursday.  Tim and I skipped going to the Alamo but everyone else went so I’m going to share a picture from Kristen’s camera (thanks Kristen!).  It wasn’t a very kid-friendly stop and, even though I know it’s a big historical deal, we decided that Josiah getting nap was more important at the time.  🙂

The Alamo

On the day everyone went to the Alamo we met up with them for lunch at “Whataburger” and then headed down to the river walk.  It was beautiful–and delightfully cool compared to the sidewalk up on the main street.  We walked along the river passing mostly restaurants and a few shops enjoying the beauty of it all.  Some of the group had come down to the walk on a night earlier and said it was just gorgeous and I could definitely see why.  I could see strings of white lights hanging up in the trees that they would light up at night.  So combining the light with the water and peaceful setting, I could see how it would make it a really pleasant place to visit at night.

You would never know we were right in the middle of downtown!

A little photo stop on our river walk

I just loved these little stone bridges across the river. Chloe and I posed at the top and waited for a river boat to glide by...

Behind us is a little ice cream and fudge shoppe. We stopped in and then enjoyed our snack on the patio next to the river!

After enjoying the river walk for a bit we decided to head up to the main street again and make a short (or what I thought was going to be short) jaunt down to the Market Square.  It’s a collection of Mexican shops selling a huge conglomeration of items, most of which were pretty cheap.  I thought it was going to be a hop and a skip down the street… I was wrong.  It was WAY down the street past a more “questionable” part of town in the sweltering 102* heat.  And thus, it became Tim’s least favorite part of the whole trip.  But we persevered and made it to the market!

There were mini "streets" through the shops--see all the colorful items?!

We found giraffe's! Of course, our favorite part of getting to the market was that it was air conditioned!!!!!

This was the hat we bought for Josiah at the market. He liked it a lot and fell asleep on the walk back holding it. How cute!

Here's a picture of Josiah in his new hat (and Tim borrowing Jen's)

This was on our way walking back from the Market. I liked the clock up above them and thought it was a sweet picture with them holding hands...