Mission Concepcion San Antonio

Our tour bus was waiting for us at 8:10am 20 minutes early. We quickly grabbed something from the breakfast bar before jumping in the bus. First stop on the bus tour was the riverwalk and boat ride. Definitely a different atmosphere during the day. Night time was busy and daytime was slower pace and less people. Even for a Sunday. After this we …

Today, Roger, Lois and I went to visit the Missions of San Antonio. We had such a beautiful day, with temperatures up to 28 degrees (80's). The weather here is funny – cold one day, and hot the next. Jason, our guide yesterday, said they have one season here – summer – and their average temperature is 60 degrees. He said people …

... ; The Alamo is only a stones throw away from the Riverwalk, which is filled with the hustle and bustle of visitors to San Antonio. The Riverwalk follows the San Antonio river and is lined with restaurants, shops, and little craft stands.  Along the ...

... and the San Fernando Cathedral, one of the country's oldest cathedral sanctuaries.  Visiting Mission San Jose and Mission Concepcion, you couldn't help but imagine seeing the native tribes of people ...

... but no one remembers.  It's ironic because the famous saying is "Remember the Alamo!". Anyway, after checking out Mission San Jose and Mission Concepcion (church only is restored),   I made my way downtown.  I didn't mention this, but ...

... ein Schmuckstück, in relativ gutem Zustand sogar, und als Kontrast zum bisher erlebten umso schöner.  Die zweite Mission, Mission Concepcion von 1731, war dann auch nett, leider zeigte sich aber trotz langer Warterei die Sonne nicht mehr. Dann ...

... . The Alamo was quite busy and hard to see everything. Once we returned to the bus we headed to mission San Jose and mission Concepcion. Before visiting the marketplace. Once we returned to the hotel we organised Chinese for dinner. Tomorrow we head ...

... to by a ticket for the San Antonio City Trolley Tour with the hop on/hop off option. This tour makes stops at Mission San Jose and Mission Concepcion in addition to other points of interest around the city. The first stop I got off at was Mission San ...

... wanted to see the Alamo and other historical structures but never did. Finally, here I was living that dream! Next we toured Mission Concepcion---not quite as much to see nor as impressive as San Jose. Lunch was planned at Mi Tierra in the Mexican ...

... knife (although the museum could only rustle up one of his less celebrated spoons.) Onwards, ever onwards to Mission San Jose and Mission Concepcion, both with extremely interesting histories, despite our guide's best efforts to persuade us otherwise. He ...

... a stop.  Amazing that this type of irrigation was engineered in the 1800's to provide water for the farms and fields. Mission Concepcion has most of the original structures and looks almost as it did over 200 years ago because it was built on a ...

... .  The National Park Service as always does a great job of preserving these historic buildings.  My favorite, Mission Concepcion, has been undergoing renovation for several years.  You can see the beautiful frescoes that had been covered ...