T H E   A L A M O

San Antonio, Texas

First a convento, then a fortress, then a museum. The Long Barrack certainly has a storied past.

A statue, a millstone, a baptismal font, and an pair of old doors. Supposedly these items (except the doors) were removed from San Antonio de Valero Mission (aka The Alamo) years ago and have since been returned. Either that or they're holographic images and the museum is having a little fun with us.

The Spaniards certainly liked their cannons. Here's like the 6th display I've seen on my tour today.

The Clara Driscoll Theater. Driscoll was one of the co-founders of the present day complex, who had the foresight and will (and money, of course) to push for preservation. Produced by The History Channel, the theater offers a free 17-minute film about, of course, the Alamo.

Time to go inside the museum to checkout more exhibits. Oh geeze, I can't take pictures. Oh well, I guess I'll have to just describe what I see. I go inside and spend about 10 minutes wandering around. In a nutshell, I see a lot of old stuff related to the Alamo's history. How's that for a quick summary.