Sightseeing in San Antonio

Gina, Violeta and Amanda.

Outside of the Alamo. Gorgeous flowers were everywhere in San Antonio!

















The Alamo

Letter from the Alamo. They really thought that they were going to make it out of there alive. The story goes that these people held themselves up in the Alamo to stave off the Mexican army. During that time in the 1800s, the Mexicans owned much of Texas. While this multinational group of soldiers were killed in the end, a messenger got to allied forces elsewhere in Texas for a call to action. "Remember the Alamo" is what those allied soliders thought of as they crushed the Mexican army and made the Mexican general sign a treaty to hand over all of Texas. For 10 years, Texas was it's own Republic, until they joined the Confederacy at the beginnings of the Civil War.

The entrance to Mi Tiera, a restaurant we ate at for brunch on the way to the Mercado. Sort of unique, right?

Me waiting for my cake in a LONG line of people at Mi Tiera. I LOVE those flowers. Everytime I saw them, I thought of Rivera's (famous Mexican painter) paintings.















We had some guys come up and sing Guantamera for us (for a small fee of $6). It was so beautiful. We had some really good brunch there for a very good price. I'd definitely recommend going to that restaurant. The pastries were fabulous. I'm still savoring my big slice of tres leches cake.







Mi Tiera pastry shop. I LOVED the decorations. After leaving the restaurant we went to the Mercado which was right behind the restaurant. Amanda and I kept seeing these paper streamers in the restaurants in there and we loved it! I also saw some other cute things, like these little color ceramic cats and lots of Rivera-inspired prints. I ended up buying some souvenirs for my roommates and a beautiful colorful blanket. I REALLY enjoyed my last day there. It was so relaxing.