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Post by Greg C. on Feb 25, 2007 11:47:32 GMT -5
Thanks to all that have helped me so far. I still would like some more of your favorite places but here is what we have gotten so far:
Attractions -Alamo -Imax Theatre -Buckhorn Saloon -Riverwalk -Mission San Jose -Alamo Village at Bracketville -Sea World
Restaurants (Opinions welcome if you have been to any of these) -Alamo Cafe -La Fogata -Tomatillos -The County Line -The Guenther House -La Posada del rey -Casbeers -Blue Star Brewery
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Post by neferetus on Feb 25, 2007 23:03:40 GMT -5
All of the restaurants you list sound great, Greg. I ate at the County Line just last October and both Davy Webb and myself can attest that it is indeed a place for ribs. Don't be forgetting Casa Rio on the Riverwalk, perhaps the oldest Mexican restaurant in San Antonio.
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Post by neferetus on Feb 25, 2007 23:07:31 GMT -5
Also, don't forget to look up Martin Vasquez, manager of the IMAX theater. Not only was he a reenactor in THE ALAMO (2004), Martin also does living history every year on Alamo Plaza. He will gladly bend your ear on both topics, with little coaxing.(If you don't find him at the IMAX, check out Kings X, a military modeler shop located in the Menger Hotel. Martin works there, too.)
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Post by neferetus on Feb 25, 2007 23:12:56 GMT -5
Here's Martin Vasquez (on the right) with John Farkis and Davy Webb, just outside the IMAX presentation of ALAMO: The PRICE OF FREEDOM. Study that face and commit it to memory.
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Post by Rick on Feb 26, 2007 15:37:52 GMT -5
Here's Martin Vasquez (on the right) with John Farkis and Davy Webb, just outside the IMAX presentation of ALAMO: The PRICE OF FREEDOM. Study that face and commit it to memory. Why does Davy look PO'd in that picture?
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Post by Rick on Feb 26, 2007 15:42:31 GMT -5
Thanks to all that have helped me so far. I still would like some more of your favorite places but here is what we have gotten so far: Attractions -Alamo -Imax Theatre -Buckhorn Saloon -Riverwalk -Mission San Jose -Alamo Village at Bracketville -Sea World Restaurants (Opinions welcome if you have been to any of these) -Alamo Cafe -La Fogata -Tomatillos -The County Line -The Guenther House -La Posada del rey -Casbeers -Blue Star Brewery I've not tried any of these restaurants, but I'm sure they're extra-fine. I can recommend Schilo's Deli (intersection of Commerce and Losoya; closed on Sundays) and Paesanos (Riverwalk). I hope to make it to Bexar this weekend for HHD 2007. Will have to try some of the above-mentioned restaurants.
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Post by Greg C. on Feb 26, 2007 17:19:37 GMT -5
just called alamo village and spoke to a very nice older lady. i mentioned ned's name and she says that it sounds familiar. i'll be getting a brochure from them in a few weeks.
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Post by Greg C. on Feb 27, 2007 6:59:33 GMT -5
how far is san jacinto?
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Post by Bromhead24 on Feb 27, 2007 10:13:46 GMT -5
About 75 miles NNE from San Antonio. You will love alamo village Greg, spend as much time as your parents will allow and take in everything, go into every building, room, nook and cranny and take it all in. Take some of your favorite screen shots of JW's movie print them and try to line up the shot with your camera. A kind of then and now kind of thing. Have a good trip Mike
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Post by Wade on Mar 1, 2007 15:27:33 GMT -5
I'm sure you'll have an amazing time Greg. I'll be meeting up with everyone from the forums during this weekend. I'm flying into San Antonio tommorow on the 2nd. I'll be sure to post photos for you all to see.
All the best, Wade
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Post by Greg C. on Mar 4, 2007 9:35:41 GMT -5
Continental Airlines just Called and said that they are switching the flight time on us. Instead of getting to S.A at 1 pm, we'll get there at 6 pm. so its a lost day. by the time we get there, get our luggage, get the rental car, and get to the hotel, all we'll have time to do is eat dinner and i guess see the alamo at night.
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Post by neferetus on Mar 5, 2007 13:48:38 GMT -5
Why does Davy look PO'd in that picture? Probably too much 'who hit John'. Actually, Davy was having a little problem with his foot and was not so much POed, as grimacing.
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Post by neferetus on Mar 5, 2007 13:55:33 GMT -5
Continental Airlines just Called and said that they are switching the flight time on us. Instead of getting to S.A at 1 pm, we'll get there at 6 pm. so its a lost day. by the time we get there, get our luggage, get the rental car, and get to the hotel, all we'll have time to do is eat dinner and i guess see the alamo at night. Happened to me too, back in 2001. Southwest Airlines cancelled my connecting flight and I had to wait in the airport for 6 hours. They did give me a $10.00 dinner coupon however and upgraded my seat to first class. Still, instead olf arriving in San Antonio at One in the afternoon, I got there at Ten PM. By the time I got checked into the hotel, it was time to sack out. You are right, one day lost. Still, you'll be well rested by morning and champing at the bit to get inside the Alamo. Sometimes when a person arrives at their destination a little tired, they still have the tendency to try and see as much as they can, before sunset, with the end result being that they are more tired than ever, come morning and so sleep in late.
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Post by neferetus on Mar 5, 2007 13:57:43 GMT -5
Hey Greg, here's a suggestion. Ask Wade to post a few of his travel pictures here.Might give you some ideas for your own trip.
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Post by Greg C. on Mar 5, 2007 18:24:39 GMT -5
heres the plan so far:
day 1 see alamo at night dinner
day 2 see alamo riverwalk imax local san antonio etc
day 3 bracketville (virtually entire day)
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Post by Bromhead24 on Mar 6, 2007 13:08:04 GMT -5
You will enjoy brackettville, ask rich to show you every room, nook and cranny of alamo village. I wasn't able to see in much of the rooms in the fort when i was there because of safety reasons and although i knew Rich (i doubt he remembers me) i couldn't go into the "Hospital, the upper floor above the main gate nor the Headquarters" so please take millions pf photos and post them....
Mike
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Post by neferetus on Mar 12, 2007 12:59:42 GMT -5
What is it now, Greg "19 Days To Glory?" ;D
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Post by neferetus on Mar 13, 2007 12:59:57 GMT -5
DON'T FORGET TO WALK THE ALAMO PERIMETER, GREG! This photo was taken from the reconstructed Low Barrack foundation, looking toward the church. A different pattern of flagstone was used to set off where the palisade had once stood. If you trace the lines from the Low Barrack to the church, you may be startled to see just how long that "little pile of sticks" in fact was. This next photo was taken from the SE corner of the Low Barrack foundation, looking north, toward the Long Barrack. Again, a different pattern of flagstone sets off where the low wall that closed off the Campo Santo ' from the rest of the plaza once stood. Again, this is a considerable amount of ground space. One might well even be inclined to call this little courtyard a 'fortin' unto itself. The SW corner of the Low Barrack foundation ends just about where the main gate once stood. Notice how far the gate was from the church. The Low Barrack foundations are represented by this flowerbed. Countless people who walk along this sidewalk on a daily basis little realize that they are passing through the Alamo's main gate. This photo was taken just outside the reconstructed SW corner of the plaza. If you were standing here in 1836, you'd be looking into the mouth of the 18 pounder. The reconstructed SW corner of the Alamo fort, from where Travis 'answered them with cannon shot'. ('What is Colonel Bowie doing in that parking structure?') Two views of Texians defending the fort's SW corner. More photos to follow...
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Post by neferetus on Mar 13, 2007 13:02:02 GMT -5
Reconstructed walls of arcade, near SW corner. Excavation of original Alamo foundation, near SW corner. A little further on down the reconstructed west wall (in the foreground.) Far right, center, you can see the reconstructed Low Barrack foundation. (I was actually standing outside the west wall, when I took this photo.) Most people who walk along the sidewalk fronting shops on the west side of Alamo Plaza little realize that they are walking by where the west wall once stood. The interior of the west wall is indicated by the darker shade of flagstone along the sidewalk. Over on Alamo Street, the darker shade of flagstone indicates where the arcade once ran. The NW corner of the Alamo compound, looking toward the Long Barrack, left. (This is the spot Laurence Harvey's Travis defended in "The Alamo" 1960.) The Alamo church can barely be seen hidden amongst those trees beyond the Long Barrack. Marker indicating the NW corner of the Alamo Mission Property, on the sidewalk, near the Gibbs Building. Looking south across Alamo Plaza, with the Long Barrack to your left. The stand of trees in the distance marks the area where the Low Barrack once stood. The modern-day buildings on your right run just about along the lines of the original west wall of the 1836 Alamo compound. Use your imagination to shave these buildings down to one story, for better effect. Within the lobby of the old San Antonio Post Office building on the north end of the Plaza. The doorway where the last photo was taken is see in the far center. In the foreground, on, or about this spot, Colonel William Barrett Travis is said to have been killed. No memorials to the fallen stand here, though. Only Postal utility tables with neatly stacked, pre-printed government forms.
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Post by neferetus on Mar 13, 2007 13:07:01 GMT -5
Looking south, from the Post Office/Court House steps, toward the Long Barrack. Again the dark stones on the street are not a crosswalk, but rather indicate foundations of original Alamo walls. The north wall of the Cavalry Courtyard (cattle pen) can be seen on the left. Here, Romero's troops made entrance into the Alamo compound
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