San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio is really pretty at Christmas. Down on the Riverwalk, Christmas lights are strung in the cedar trees and the colours reflect in the water. It's also cooler at Christmas. In July and August when the temperature reaches 100 degrees fahrenheit and it hasn't rained in two months, all you want is cool weather and rain.

The Alamo is located downtown and its surroundings are nothing like what you see in the John Wayne movie. Across the street are shops, restaurants, and tourist traps like Ripley's Believe It Or Not. The plaza in front has large shady trees where you can buy a raspa and cool off for a bit.

Navigating in San Antonio can be a bit tricky. There are 2 interstate highways (10 from the northwest to the east and 35 from the northeast to the south) going right through the city and one (37 going southeast) originating in the middle. Then there are the state highways (281 and 90) that sort of merge with the interstates but also go on in their own rights. Added to that are the loops (410 and 1604) that go around the city. Some of the streets start in the center (Broadway and Fredericksburg for example) and go out towards the loops but others don't (Buena Vista). Some streets become other streets without any notice (Bitters turns into Starcrest), and others make a sharp turn but if you go straight you are actually continuing on to another street (Babcock which goes onto DeZavala and Culebra which goes onto Tezel). Downtown is a grid(lock) of one way streets with a river running through it. Forget logic - you better get a map and a compass.

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