Friday 24th November 2017...Road Trip..Day 7!!!!!

I had a good sleep and was out of the house by 9 am and navigated to down town area.....I am a little bit frugal in some things and one of them is paying for parking...I researched and to park for down town was expensive between 15 and 25 dollars ...so will Google help I found free parking all day at a market and from there I could pick up the River walk..it put an extra 1.5 miles each way but totally worth it!!!!

So you my lucky readers get another one of those free but wonderful Pearson escorted tour..so lace up the boots bring some water and let's go!!!!!

San Antonio River Walk

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A couple strolls along the River Walk

The San Antonio River Walk (also known as Paseo del Río or simply as the River Walk) is a city park and network of walkways along the banks of the San Antonio River, one story beneath the streets of San Antonio, Texas, USA. Lined by bars, shops, restaurants, nature, public artwork, and the five historic missions, the River Walk is an important part of the city's urban fabric and a tourist attraction in its own right.

The River Walk is a successful special-case pedestrian street, one level down from the automobile street. The River Walk winds and loops under bridges as two parallel sidewalks lined with restaurants and shops, connecting the major tourist draws from the Shops at Rivercenter, to the Arneson River Theatre, to Marriage Island, to La Villita, to HemisFair Park, to the Tower Life Building, to the San Antonio Museum of Art, to the Pearl and the city's five Spanish colonial missions, which have been named a World Heritage Site, including the Alamo. During the annual springtime Fiesta San Antonio, the River Parade features flowery floats that float down the river.

It was very quiet this time in the morning and the sun was shining a perfect day for walking...

The locks....

My timing was off tonight is the River walk sail parade   ...missed it by one day!!!

The Alamo I took a tour here and was very interested in the history but you could not take photos inside the buildings....

I do not know what this building was originally but so impressive!!!

More parade preparations....

Love lock

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Love padlocks by night on Butchers' Bridge in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Love without locks campaign, Passerelle Debilly, Paris

A love lock or love padlock is a padlock which sweethearts lock to a bridge, fence, gate, monument or similar public fixture to symbolize their love.^[1] Typically the sweethearts' names or initials are inscribed on the padlock, and its key is thrown away to symbolize unbreakable love.

Since the 2000s, love locks have proliferated at an increasing number of locations worldwide. They are now mostly treated by municipal authorities as litter or vandalism, and there is some cost to their removal. However, there are authorities who embrace them, and who use them as fundraising projects or tourism attractions.

Of course if you do not wish to participate in the free Pearson tour you can pay and go this way!!!!

Waiting for the water level to rise...

So how did you enjoy that??

I then took the 2.5 hour drive to Laredo unfortunately on the fast and busy Interstate!!!

I am staying for two nights at the same lovely home I stayed last Saturday night and Francisca had a turkey dinner all prepared for me from yesterday, how nice of her........afterwards it was a long hot soak in the BATH TUB!!!!!

Tomorrow I shall walk across the border and get my permit and visa.......

Yashi Kochi!!!!