Across Texas

Sunday morning we drove south of Houston to the San Jacinto Monument. This is the site of the battle that won Texas independence from Mexico.  

The monument was closed because it was Christmas eve, but we were able to walk some of the grounds, and view the USS Texas battleship nearby.

 

We continued on to San Antonio, where we visited the Alamo.  

We also walked along the Riverwalk, and had lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe (No. 22).  

We then drove west, stopping for the night in a little town in west Texas.