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San Antonio Texas - October 2010

Back in October of 2010 by wife and I took a trip to San Antonio Texas. We had not taken a trip since our honeymoon to Hawaii in February of 2008, and we decided to go to San Antonio since we really didn't have much money (we were still trying to pay off the wedding reception and such) and I had done some research and came up with the idea of exploring San Antonio's "mission trail" since it looked fun and ..... entrance to all the missions was free!

Keep in mind this was before the days of apps, iPhones, and Google maps. So I had a map of all the missions with some information printed out on paper. Yes, paper! Oh, it was the good old days for sure. 

Here are some photos and some brief information that I have had saved on another site for quite some time, well, since 2010 anyway.

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The first night in San Antonio, after getting settled into the hotel, we made our way down to the Alamo. Since it was later at night there was hardly anyone there and it was peaceful and reflective.

The Alamo

First morning after breakfast we headed straight to the Alamo.

More than a couple of people told us not to get our hopes up with the Alamo, that we would be disappointed because it is not as big as everyone thinks. However, my wife and I were both blown away with the Alamo. It was much more interesting, enjoyable, and moving than we were expecting. We spent close to two hours just walking around and taking it all in. The Alamo alone made the whole trip worthwhile.

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After visiting the Alamo we were ready for some lunch so we headed to the Riverwalk. I wasn't as impressed with the Riverwalk as others, maybe the fact that I almost fell into the river had something to do with that.

Mission Concepcion

After lunch we headed out to explore the Mission Trail. Mission Concepcion was the first mission outside of the city. The information I had printed out said it is the oldest un-renovated mission in the United States. It was pretty impressive on the inside however due to some maintanence going on on the outside we couldn't get a very good picture of the face of the church. Oh well, we pressed on.

Mission San Jose

According to my information Mission San Jose is known as the "Queen of the Missions" and I would have to agree. This one was very well taken care of and the grounds and area around the church were huge. On the inside of the mission walls were all of these little rooms with small doors and windows were the native Americans would live while the missionaries taught them skills and such. This one was pretty impressive.

Mission San Juan

Next on the road was Mission San Juan, however the poor thing was in need of some tender loving care. It was the only Mission that seemed to be a little neglected. The grounds around the mission could have used some upkeep and maybe some flowers, and the facade of the mission seemed to be leaning in one direction almost like it wanted to fall over.. We took a couple of pictures and headed on down the road.