Exploring San Antonio, Texas



I visited San Antonio in Texas last weekend with the sole purpose of seeing The Alamo, which was on my 'must see' list of historic sites.  

However I found myself with a few more hours in hand before I headed back up the highway to Austin so I decided to take in some of the views of San Antonio and this included taking the River Walk Boat Tour.

San Antonio has some beautiful old buildings lining the River Walk district and from the boat I got to see a lot of them in a short space of time during the 45 minute tour.  The boat tour guide / captain was extremely informative and I can highly recommend it for anyone visiting San Antonio.



The River Walk was the brainchild of Robert H Hugman who presented his ideas to the city in 1929.  Because of the Depression in the early 1930s the plans didn't get underway until later in the decade and the River Walk was finally opened in 1941 with a river festival and carnival.  Robert Hugman's statue stands on the banks of the river as a lasting testament to a man with a vision.  

CLICK HERE for more information on the San Antonio River Walk.



The City of San Antonio has a population of just over 1.4million people and is the seventh largest city in the USA and the second in Texas.  In 1691, a group of Spanish Catholic explorers and missionaries came upon the river and Payaya settlement on June 13, the feast day of St. Anthony of Padua. They named the place and river "San Antonio" in his honour.  CLICK HERE for more on the history of San Antonio.

I could've spent a lot longer exploring San Antonio but my time was short and so I jumped back into the car and headed back up to Austin.

All of the images were taken on an X-T1 with either the 10-24mm, 35mm or 90mm Fujinon lenses.



























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