The San Antonio River Walk is a public park, open 365
days a year. It is a network of walkways along the banks of the San
Antonio River, one story beneath approximately 5 miles of downtown
San Antonio.  Lined by bars, shops and restaurants, the River
Walk is an important part of the city’s urban fabric and a tourist
attraction in its own right.

The River Walk winds and loops under bridges as two parallel
sidewalks, lined with restaurants, shops, hotels and more. It
connects the major tourist draws from the Alamo to Rivercenter Mall, 
Arneson River Theatre and La Villita,  the San Antonio Museum of
Art, and the Pearl Brewery.

The photos below show the River Walk. Since it is January, the
trees are not leafed out, but it is still beautiful and peaceful.

Yesterday it was almost 80 degrees and we ate lunch at an outside
table beside the river. It was gorgeous. There are many signs
asking you not to feed the birds and other animals. Obviously folks
have ignored the signs, as a couple of beautiful ducks walked right
up to us and waited for us to offer part of our lunch (we obeyed the
signs).

After lunch, we walked to the Alamo. It is well restored, but not
at all what we pictured. It is not a fort as most folks think. It
started as a mission in the 1700s and slowly changed so that it had a
military basis including a hospital. The grounds are well kept with
beautiful trees, shrubbery, and flowers. It is only a couple of
blocks from the hotel and right in the middle of downtown San
Antonio.

Pat’s activities started today, but we were able to get away for
lunch. She has her Manager’s Reception tonight, so I will have to
have pizza and beer on the River {grin}.

Tomorrow I will travel about 30 miles back up I 10 to finish
installing a special auxiliary fire suppression system on a
customer’s motorhome.

That is all for now.