Back in the States; The Alamo

We nursed the car to San Antonio where we paid to get the fuel problem fixed.$1000 later it went like a dream. While we were there we stayed in a very interesting B&B ( used to be a youth hostel) called General Bullis House. It was a magnificent old mansion built by General Bullis who was a famous Civil War General instrumental in capturing Geronimo. Have a look at the link to the Bullis House homepage but don't be taken in by the glorious pool pic it was so green we didn't think it was safe to swim in. While the house was lovely and you could imagine the grandeur of the past, our room was in the attic and was about 100f with a noisy struggling air con in the window that had to be left on the whole time just to cope with the heat. The area the house was in had a faded glory sort of feel to it. There were some beautiful old houses there but most were run down and would probably cost a fortune to renovate.

We actually liked San Antonio. We went for a river cruise in the city centre. Civic could do with canals linked with the lake and meandering through Garema place and out to the museum before flowing back into the lake. It would be a great tourist attraction. Someone should talk to Jon
Stanhope about it. Of course we visited the Alamo, saw Davey Crockett memorabilia. He came from Tennessee and after visiting Tennessee you wonder why he would ever go out of that beautiful lush state to fight in Texas. The link tells you all about it.
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