After three days of training at Keller Williams in Austin, another Team Leader, Susie Pickering from Salt Lake City)  and I decided to rent a car and drive down to San Antonio on our day off between courses!  I'd always wanted to see the Alamo and meet Kristin and Sheila Moran so this was the perfect opportunity.

So Susie and I headed south on the I-35.............First Stop - The Alamo!

 We parked the car and walked a couple of blocks..........turning the corner ....and THERE IT WAS....the Alamo!  I could close my eyes and envision myself back in time.......I could here the voices cry out and the gun shots...........

 Battle of the Alamo (February 23 - March 6, 1836) was the most famous battle of the Texas Revolution.

Up Close ...The Story Goes........that After an insurgent army of Texian settlers and adventurers from the United States drove all Mexican troops out of Mexican Texas, Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led an invasion to regain control of the area. Mexican forces arrived in San Antonio de Bexar on February 23 and initiated a siege of the Texian forces garrisoned at the Alamo Mission.

In the early morning hours of March 6 the Mexican army launched an assault on the Alamo. The outnumbered Texians repulsed two attacks, but were unable to fend off a third. As Mexican soldiers scaled the walls, most of the Texian soldiers retreated into the long barracks or the chapel. 

Several small groups who were unable to reach these points attempted to escape and were killed outside the walls by the waiting Mexican cavalry. The Mexican soldiers fought room-to-room and soon had control over the Alamo. Most eyewitness accounts reported between 182 and 257 Texian dead, while most Alamo historians agree that 400-600 Mexicans were killed or wounded.

News of the Alamo's fall prompted many Texas colonists to join Houston's army. On the afternoon of April 21 the Texian army attacked Santa Anna's forces in the Battle of San Jacinto. During the battle many Texians shouted "Remember the Alamo!" Santa Anna was captured and forced to order his troops out of Texas, ending Mexican control of the area, which subsequently became the Republic of Texas.

 The First Known Hospital in Texas was located in the Barracks of the Alamo..

Memorial plaque at the Alamo featuring a bronze relief of the men from Gonzales

The Arched Window..

The Church at Alamo......

The Memorial to the Lost Soldiers of the Alamo ....on the grounds in front..

These Majestic Oaks are everywhere.......this one in particular is on the grounds of the Alamo and was actually transported here...............when it was 40 years old!  Can you believe it........very symbolic.....solid roots - despite being transported.......hmmm..........

Other Stops on the Texas Treck...

Texas - Yippee Ya Yeah - Here I Come!

Meeting the Dallas Gang - EH ! You All were Great!

Worldless Wednesday - Dallas Sunset

A Daytime Dash through Dazzling Dallas - Part II - Melodie Botting and I - Tour de Force

D'Vine Wine in Grapevine - Dallas - Melody - Gina & I

Austin City Limits - Part III - Jason Crouch-Russell Lewis-Liz Moras

ActiveRain International Dinner in Austin, Texas! (Okay, so maybe that sounds a bit dramatic)by Jason Crouch. 

Speechless Sunday - RiverWalk - San Antonio - Venice of Texas!

Meeting Active Rain Members Kristin and Sheila Moran in Greune (San Antonio) -Texas! 

Liz Moras spotted in Cowboy Country!by Sheila Moran

Texas Trecking......The Alamo - A Trip back into Texas History 

Speechless Sunday - Texamerica

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Liz Moras, Managing Broker and Team Leader for Keller Williams Valley Realty, Serving Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Langley and the Fraser Valley.

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