Riverwalk, San Antonio

Christmas Eve – We drove downtown and walked by the river. This is a famous walk in San Antonio. You can sit at cafes and restaurants and it is really beautiful.

Instead of paving over the river after an intense flood, a system was built to regulate the water flow. There is a whole network of sidewalks beside the river and it’s all lower than street level. There are no cars so it’s great for pedestrians and little boats that provide tours. There was practically no one around, which was perfect for us.

After the river, we stood in front of the Alamo. It was closed for Christmas Eve. The Alamo is a symbol of Texas’s independence. The soldiers who fought there were outnumbered and they lost, but they did took a lot of Mexican soldiers down with them.

For dinner, we went out to a great Mexican restaurant (Los Barrios) with Madeleine and her son, William. We had chicken mole (a kind of chocolate sauce) and tacos and something like a taco I think called a Churo.

Then Morgane hung up her stockings – one for her and one for the dog – and went to bed. She was begging to go to sleep for once!