Thanksgiving in US marks the beginning of the holiday season…one whole week to enjoy (the weekend itself begins on Friday afternoon!) so obviously we didn’t waste any time in make the most of it and headed to Austin, Texas for our ‘mini’ vacation!After two days of simply lazing around, we decided it was time to go out n enjoy the sunshine!(since we had just ‘enjoyed’ a freeze warning in Atlanta)…and being just 2-hours drive away from Austin, we couldn’t not-go to San Antonio- supposed to be one of the most charming cities of Texas.
The first on the list was The Alamo, one of the most visited historical sites in the United States, made more fascinating by the 15-min lesson in the history of the place by one of the most enthusiastic guide I have ever come across (imagine competing passionately against the sounds of the Christmas carols outside!)
After that dose of history, we headed for the ‘River walk’ for a leisurely stroll along the pathways lining either side of the San Antonio River flowing through downtown, dotted with sidewalk café’s, street shops, cobbled pathways and arched footbridges. What we didn’t realize was we had happened to come to San Antonio on the day of the famous “Lighting of the River and the River Parade”….which meant we were spectator to the illumination of the innumerable twinkling lights, suspended in the trees all along the river followed by the awesome one-hour parade of decorated and illuminated floats and boats of costumed people, including Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus…talk about being at the right place at the right time!