April 2018 San Antonio

I arrived in San Antonio Monday afternoon and went online and secured a ticket (in the nosebleed section) to the NCAA Championship game Monday night at the Alamodome.  Villanova was able to beat Michigan and it was at great game!  The atmosphere was electric.  

The guard from Villanova, DiVincenzo took over the game and was amazing!

Before the game, I visited The Alamo and found a CBS Sports crew filming a pre-game segment (I think part of it was live) with The Alamo in the background. 

I then walked around the River Walk and got some great pictures. The stage (see below) in front of an amphitheater on the River Walk was apparently used as the stage for the talent contest in Miss Congeniality. 

In my opinion, the 3 must see things in San Antonio are The Alamo, the River Walk (which is very long), and the Missions south of the city.  The Alamo was actually one of the original 6 missions founded by Franciscan friars but that was the only one that was turned into a fort.  Mission Concepcion, Mission San Jose, and Mission San Juan were also very interesting to visit.  

I played golf on Tuesday at Riverside Golf Course (which is on the San Antonio river) and had my best round of the year.  I had 2 birdies, 1 bogey, and 6 pars on the front nine for a 1 under par score of 35.  I had 5 bogies and 4 pars on the back nine for a 41 and a total score of 76.  That is my all time best score.It was a very enjoyable round and I walked the 18 holes.  I played again on Thursday at Mission del Lago south of the city and had a 78 so it was a really good week of golf in San Antonio.

On Wednesday, I hiked along the San Antonio river and visited Mission San Juan.  

The River Walk trail extends many miles south of the city.  I hiked on this trail many days during my stay.

On Thursday my brother Jimmy and his wife Judy arrived in San Antonio for a School Board conference.  It was great to catch up with them.

We went to a couple of the Missions on Friday (Mission Concepcion and Mission San Jose).

On Sunday, we toured The Alamo and wrapped up the weekend with a company sponsored dinner (related to the conference) at an Italian restaurant on the River Walk downtown.  It was a great evening with Barbara, Ken, Mark, Mariah, Jimmy, and Judy.

It was a great week in San Antonio, now I am off to Albuquerque.