Make hay while the sun shines..Take road trips when you get a holiday!!!It was Labor Day on the 7th of September and hence an extended weekend. Finally…a holiday..yaaay! Time for a road trip and the plan was to visit San Antonio (SA) and Sonora.
So we started at around 10:30 on Saturday morning. The weather was pleasant. It was overcast, but thankfully no rains. And finally, the 100+ days of hot Texas summer was soon gonna end. In fact Labor Day which is celebrated on the first Monday of September signified the official end of summer.
The safari – Natural Bridge Wildlife Safari, is adjacent to the natural Bridge Caverns. On one of my earlier trips to SA, I had actually been to the cavern and it was great fun. However, the safari turned out to be an ‘OK’ show. There were not many wild animals…there were zebras, wilder beasts, ostriches, emus and deers of different kinds. I only hoped that there were some wild beasts, like tigers and lions roaming around (wink wink). But the highlight of the safari was I got to feed the Zebras…and yes..you bet I loved it :) and I must say the Zebras were a hungry lot! I had to try hard from keeping them from entering the car..lol…
Once we were done with the safari, we continued on our way to SA. On reaching SA, we checked into our hotel. The hotel was awesome. Our room was on the eleventh floor and the view of downtown SA was fantastic. We also got a view of SA’s popular attraction – The River Walk!
After a little nap (aren’t vacations supposed to give u rest!!!), it was time to explore SA. Our hotel was so ideally located, that we could travel on foot to see the places around. So we started, with visiting ‘The Alamo’. The Alamo is one of the historical places to see in SA. Originally, intended to serve as a home to missionaries, the Alamo today is also recognized for its role in the Texan Revolution of the 1800s.
The next stop was at ‘Ripleys Haunted Adventure’. Ok..so I am not the ghost hunters kind..so I was a little nervous going to this place. But I tried to put up a brave face as I entered the haunted house. To be on the safer side, I was right in the center..one family in front of me and another right behind me…hehe…that was a BIG comfort. There were two kids in the group as well. I was thinking I probably would be the only person screaming..but thankfully there were kids for company..lol. I had great fun here and though it was a little scary and was pitch dark at times, I managed to get out in one piece..glad that I was still alive after having seen dead bodies..blood and lunatics running all around !
Just beside Ripley’s Haunted Adventure was the Guinness World Record Museum…and whose picture did I see – A Guinness world record holder from India – Mr. Thyagi , and guess for what …the longest ear hair… ;)Once we explored the places around the hotel, it was time to get back to the River Walk…the most beautiful and well…romanticccc place in SA ;)…This space would not suffice to describe the river walk, so I would rite another post on that.
Dinner that night was along the river-walk – burgers, potato crusted salmon, vegetable quesadilla (pronounced kesa-di-ya)..yum yum !After a good night’s sleep, we started on the drive to Sonora Caves, one of the most beautiful caves I have visited. Will keep you all posted on my adventures at Sonora in the following days…so keep reading :)
Good Read.
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ReplyDeleteNice briefing on the trip and quite informative. Ofcourse you cant expect the wild life safri to be as good as African safari( mind you its suppose to be the 8th wonder). But good to see you were able to pat the Zebras.
ReplyDeleteThe haunted adventure, i think you were better than me. I really got scared and was chased out of the ghost room in London. That was some experience.
Good article. Now i will have to read your fried fish blog.
Thanks for dropping by. It was entertaining to read ur experience ;)
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