The Missions of San Antonio TX
Decision time. I only had a limited number of days in San Antonio. Was I going to commit to a half day trolley ride to see the Spanish Missions . The Alamo was one of those missions and to be honest it was a pretty moving experience. I did not even know the others existed. I chose the tour to Mission San Jose and Mission Concepcion along with other points of interest to give a more varied experience. I even jumped off the trolley before the last stop to get in a two mile walking tour of some historic houses. I would not really recommend that last part. The last stop is the Tower of the Americas and it was a whole lot farther from the previous stop than it seemed. Once that Texas sun starts beating down on you - Yeah - just stick with the tour. The missions are around 200 - 300 years old depending on which one you are visiting. At the time they were built, they were the only structures of their type for hundreds of miles. They were built along the San Antonio rive...