First we went to the Alamo. For those of you who don’t remember the Alamo, feel free to look it up on Wikipedia. At this point I dont think either Laura or I want to go into it. Basically, what’s left of the Alamo is a church and the long barracks, and parts of the fort walls. Its a 4.2 acre complex only a couple blocks from our hotel, but a lot of that acreage consists of gardens. Was it interesting? Yes. Would we go again? Probably not. Its just one of those things where the legends and stories surrounding it are so big that you can’t help but be underwhelmed at the structure itself. I mean, its always awe-inspiring to visit historical sites and learn about what happened there, but there wasn’t an overwhelming sense of anything here. I think for us one of the most interesting facts regarding the Alamo was the fact that Davy Crockett died there. So our trip took us from the birthplace to the death place of Davy Crockett. There are some other interesting little tidbits, like the history behind the development of the Bowie knife (apparently Bowie was just really really good at stabbing), so we had a good time overall.
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