San Antonio Trip: Day Five

My apologies for the delay. We went on this trip in early March and I was pleased that I could post Days 1-4 (see entries in March) before the semester kind of collapsed in on me. So, now that the semester is done, I'm going to conclude this trip (with a few more installments)! Yippee!

So this is kind of Riverwalk day! We went on the Riverwalk one evening and two days, but I'll kind of just scramble it all together. :) I was not expecting to be that impressed by the Riverwalk, despite having heard from Adam how much he loved it while he was there. I thought....well, it's a river in the middle of a big city and it's been around for hundreds of years, I bet it's a dump. But it's NOT! It's well maintained, gorgeously designed, and has all these charming bridges, restaurants, shops all throughout. The river naturally bent through there, but the soldiers at the Alamo had the Native Americans elongate it, and then, through hundreds of years, it's become very nicely designed. Lots of stonework surrounding it, and the buildings next to the Riverwalk are just spectacular. Very nicely done, San Antonio.

We first just strolled the Riverwalk, relaxing and experiencing the magic. Of course, Adam had been here MANY times before....but never with someone as perfect for him as I am! heehee!!

Five bells representing the five missions of San Antonio (of which the Alamo is one).

In front of an outdoor theatre on the Riverwalk

Look at those bridges. There were bridges EVERYWHERE!

And I love bridges! And ivy! The Riverwalk rocks.

A tree growing out of a building....haven't seen that before.

Marriage Island (as it's actually named!) is just on one of the bends of the river.

Marriage island monument

Anniversary present to ourselves? A little marriage island cute for the Copelands. :)

Some fantastic stonework at the Riverwalk Conference Center

Mirror reflection of us at the Riverwalk Conference Center

Then we had dinner on the Riverwalk (all the restaurants there are expensive...so it was our anniversary splurge) and took nighttime photos.

Hottie husband at night

Sparkling lights on the Riverwalk at night

Our dessert was SO GOOD! So good that we started eating before deciding that we should have taken a picture. So, here you go....(it was a rich pastry shell filled with creme and fruit! delicious!):

The next day, we went on a Riverboat cruise. It was chock-full of information and fun; I highly recommend it!

Our fabulous River Boatguide behind us. He was GREAT!

Our boat...Miss Rosita! All Riverboats are named after lovely ladies.

The Mall on the Riverwalk

So I'm a looking a little weird, but the view is pretty.
I loved all the waterfalls all over the Riverwalk.

Surfing the Riverwalk!

A gorgeous hickory stretching out over the river. (with another bridge!!! sweet!)
You just can't find that in the middle of a big city!

Aztec on the River (a theatre/restaurant)

A view of our hotel! It was right on the Riverwalk!!

Bridges are awesome.

Funny little gargoyles on one of the nearby buildings.

Duck and duckling on the Riverwalk. (All together now: *squeal* how cute!)

A bridge with one of the oldest Riverwalk restaurants behind it.

A super gorgeous Catholic Church.
It was on the Riverwalk and refused to sell out when businesses wanted to buy it. :)

Saint Antonio

Close up of Saint Antonio

Look at the beautiful mosaic work!

Conference Center...from Riverboat Ride

So much lovely history, cornice-work, etc all throughout the Riverwalk
(plus, a wee bit of Texas flag, of course...)

Excited about the ride!! (He would have made a splendid Riverboat captain!)

The Riverwalk is so pretty; it's hard to capture it by photos alone. But it was very relaxing, beautiful, and fun! Go see it!!! Also, my apologies about my bridge addiction. I can't stop loving them!! Someone give me a bridge intervention. ;)