San Antonio

Remember the Alamo? Your not kidding, I couldn?t forget it. I walked past it at the same time every morning and night for a week - and a couple of times more for good measure. Not that I should, or want, to paint San Antonio in a bad picture - far from it, its my favourite North American city. Its just a week is perhaps a little too long off season. I will explain. We decided to take our trip to the States (a week in San Antonio for sightseeing and then a few days in Florida to top up the tan) for the first week in November. The reason - the flights are miles cheaper than October. The reason for this - most America's tourism seems to shut down on the ...  Read the complete review

San Antonio is one of the most beautiful cities I have visited because it has the best mix of old and new, traditional and cutting edge. San Antonio is a city with a long history, it was part of Mexico, then part of the Republic of Texas and now part of the USA. A visit to the Alamo is a must. But San Antonio also has the Riverwalk, a fantastic area where you can shop, dine or just stroll along the river that runs through the middle of town. Simply fantastic and the food you can get in these places is a great mix of mexican and tex mex, to suit all tastes and budgets. San Antonio also has a variety of shopping malls which I always like to visit when I ...  Read the complete review

I visited San Antonio in November 1997 when I stayed with my Uncle in Fort Worth, near Dallas. It was very enjoyable, we visited the Alamo, which is the site of a famous battle, which was very interesting. We also visited an amazing shopping mall with a river running right through the middle of it! You could go for a ride on a narrowboat through an area which many Americans dubbed "Little Venice", as it has lots of nivce restaurants and was lit up to stunning effect at night. This shopping centre had lots of great shops and an IMAX cinema, which we visited, and it was great! ...  Read the complete review