Next we drove to the Alamo, which is in downtown San Antonio, next to the Riverwalk. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find anywhere to park the RV, so I dropped off Susan and the kids to look around while I circled around. They said it wasn’t very impressive – there was a fairly long line to get in and there wasn’t much there. No descriptions of the battle and little about the men who fought there.
Susan said the National Parks service definitely do a lot better at maintaining and explaining the importance of historical sites. I was disappointed because I had read of the Masonic ties of the men who fought at the Alamo, and really wanted to see the site and learn more about it.
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few years ago, I had explained to the kids why the Six Flags parks were
named that, but I think it took going to the Alamo for them to really
understand it. In the above picture are the six flags that have flown
over Texas – those of Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the
Confederacy, and the United States.
Next we drove to the Alamo, which is in downtown San Antonio, next to the Riverwalk. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find anywhere to park the RV, so I dropped off Susan and the kids to look around while I circled around. They said it wasn’t very impressive – there was a fairly long line to get in and there wasn’t much there. No descriptions of the battle and little about the men who fought there. 
A
few years ago, I had explained to the kids why the Six Flags parks were
named that, but I think it took going to the Alamo for them to really
understand it. In the above picture are the six flags that have flown
over Texas – those of Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the
Confederacy, and the United States.
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