Day 38. Remember the Alamo!

We rode the bus downtown to the Alamo.  Of course, I had heard of the Alamo but, to be honest, I would have been hard pressed to tell you much about it.  We watched a 15 minute film produced by the History Channel that filled in the blanks.  The movie together with the audio tour and a walk through the museum was really informative.  I was left with a deep respect for the men who gave their lives fighting for freedom from a repressive regime.

After the Alamo, we took the steps down to the River Walk.  I just love it there!  The plantings and trees give the area an almost tropical feel.  The walkway winds along the river past outdoor cafes, upscale hotels, and shops.  The occasional waterfalls and the river itself drown out the bustle of the downtown.  We stopped at Hard Rock Cafe where we shared a barbeque dish and drank a gallon of ice tea and water.  It was 95 degrees today!

As we waited for the bus back, a bus pulled up with a rider whose wheelchair apparently developed some problem with the brake.  It took about 15 minutes before he and his wheelchair were off.  But there he sat with his motorized wheelchair disabled.  One fellow came over and spent a few minutes looking over the chair, but he left when his bus came.  But there was this beautiful 30ish African American woman in patterned leggings and a brightly colored head scarf.  She talked to the man and  tried her hand at trying to see what might be wrong with his chair.  She was on the phone several times over the course of the next 15 minutes.  I heard her telling the man you can't just be stranded here, the same thing she told the other end of the phone.  And she was successful in getting a commitment from someone in charge to come help this disabled man.  I was so proud of her.  A very fine and humble woman who left me with a lovely impression of the city of San Antonio.