San Antonio
How long would you plan on visiting here? What are your top picks? We are considering commuting from Johnson City instead of relocating. What do you think? Thanks!
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People do complain about the Alamo. I agree with BB_TX. It is only a small portion of what the mission was actually like. One must remember, it was not built in the middle of the town. The town grew up around it. Most mission churches were small, but that doesn't take away from the significance. That's why it's important to do the mission trail and see and experience what the Alamo was really like.
Years ago, we went to Alamo Village, north of Brackettville, Texas, which is where the movie set for the Alamo was created and, I assume, still exists today. It is no longer open to the public. That full-scale reproduction was so very impressive in putting it all into perspective. Even the land around it. . . it is out in the middle of no-where and it is easy to imagine Santa Anna's troops marching toward the compound. There is even a town there built to support other scenes for the movie. It's too bad the family who owns it chose to close it. . . it was truly remarkable. The church itself lies in ruins just as it would have after the battle.
Dale
Years ago, we went to Alamo Village, north of Brackettville, Texas, which is where the movie set for the Alamo was created and, I assume, still exists today. It is no longer open to the public. That full-scale reproduction was so very impressive in putting it all into perspective. Even the land around it. . . it is out in the middle of no-where and it is easy to imagine Santa Anna's troops marching toward the compound. There is even a town there built to support other scenes for the movie. It's too bad the family who owns it chose to close it. . . it was truly remarkable. The church itself lies in ruins just as it would have after the battle.
Dale
