Fan 'e Texas kust nei San Antonio

Publisearre: 12.02.2021

Friday 9.5.2014

The paving in front of the hotel is in full swing and we drive off after I claim and receive a 15% discount due to the noise. We first stop at the gas station and clean our car. Whether from the saltwater or the fallout from the endless oil refineries, the car is so dirty that you can't see through the windows anymore.

We choose our way to San Antonio on a more pleasant route, rather than the fast highway, following State Highway 332 and then onto the 35, so we drive through the countryside and only arrive on Interstate 10, which leads to San Antonio, quite late. Several road signs refer to German founding fathers, which is always funny to see.

We are hit by a gigantic storm with lightning and thunder and torrential rain on the I-10.

We reached our hotel The Crockett at 15:00 and are happy about a room with a view of the street and not into the hotel lobby. Although the windows cannot be opened, it is still nicer.

The Crockett Hotel - manyrooms with windows to the foyer

The hotel is a National Historic Place and the room is nice and big with a good bathroom.

When the rain stops, we go to the cinema opposite, get tickets for the IMAX film about the Battle of the Alamo. The film is well made and informative.

We walk around a bit, also on the Riverwalk, where there is a lot going on. We find a delicious dinner at an Italian restaurant and when we go back to the mall from there, someone from Wyndham approaches us for a visit to a resort. We are supposed to receive $75 for this, but now have to pay $20 in advance. The tour to this resort takes place tomorrow morning. We wonder if this 'carpet-buying event' has any catch, but we agree to it. In the end, you get the $75 either split on a credit card, which is charged with a maximum of $25, and $50 as a voucher for several restaurants on the Riverwalk, so it can't be wrong.

When we walk by the cinema again to watch Rio2, we realize that the cinema is supposed to be a better living room and decide not to go. So we have another drink on the Riverwalk and walk back to the hotel along the beautifully illuminated Alamo, which is only 200 m away.