San Antonio (1/31/08)

You gotta love when you get sent on a business trip to a place that a) you have friends and b) you'd probably never otherwise go. So when I started my new job in and found out I'd be headed to San Antonio, Texas this winter I was thrilled. Not much to report about the city itself unfortunately. As for the famed River Walk... well, let's just say it's an *interesting* little experiment in tourism for middle America. Fuddruckers or Hooters anyone? I did get to see the Alamo Mission which was built by the Spanish Empire in the 1740s for the education of local Native Americans after their conversion to Christianity. How nice of those Spaniards! According to Wikipedia, "after its abandonment as a mission, it was used as a fortress and was the scene of several military actions, including most notably the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, one of the pivotal battles between the forces of the Republic of Texas and Mexico during the Texas Revolution."

Pictures: Me and Princeton softball teammate, Michelle; The Alamo by Night; The River Walk