SAN ANTONIO TEXAS - NOT WHAT WE EXPECTED [S7-E14]
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
- Heading west on our USA road trip we stop off in the Texan city of San Antonio. After spending a day in the city we find out that is really isn't what we expected.
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Chapters:
0:00 Heading into the city
1:56. Arrival in San Antonio
3:15. River Walk
8:52 The Alamo
10:25 Awesome street performer
11:48 Mexican Market
13:42 World's largest cowboy boots
15:00. Boondocking
17:33. A first for us !
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Repent to Jesus Christ
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
K
Its really interesting seeing people see the city I live in for the first time, but I'm glad everyone seems to have good things to say about it!
SAME
I was going to say the same! Albeit I live north of SA in the hill country, SA is definitely my home town!
Absolutely hated San Antonio, it wasn’t for me and i’m glad I moved.
@@trembling3674 no. The history and geography lead it to sprawl and urban rambling. That’s one thing I noticed while living elsewhere in the US. But it also allows for this, the 7th largest city in the US, to still feel like small town.
Repent to Jesus Christ
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
M
Fun fact: walking along the river walk is one of the safest places in the city, it is lined with cameras that are always running!
The city mostly just has them on city buildings like the Chamber of Commerce and the International Center. While there may be more, it's definitely not London and it's more so 'safe- ish' due to more foot, bike and the occasional boat patrol than other parts of the city.
that was that fun of a fact
It's weird and satisfying in a good way when I see video reactions to our city and state. Born and raised in San Antonio and I don't think people understand how unique this city is. As a local, we rarely visit any of these places unless family and friends come into town. I worked at that courthouse for almost 20 years and saw the transformation of downtown and the river-walk to what it is today. The river-walk is one of the crown-jewels of Texas and many cities and states around the U.S. have tried to duplicate it and FAILED. Sure, Texas has issues just like many states, but our way of living is unique to us and we LOVE it and treasure it. Your journey and commentary here made me smile and I wish you nice people nothing but safe-travels and joy.
So glad you enjoyed us enjoying !!
Repent to Jesus Christ
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
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San Antonio native here too! & yes we are so busy with daily life & for me for my Kids school schedule that we seldom go down town or other places unless family/friends visit from out of town! My kids love River center mall. Also San Angelo Tx attempted to recreate its own river walk along the Concho River & while it is pretty it doesn’t compare to San Antonio River walk 🙂
I love San Antonio Texas I live here too I came here for vacation and I moved in . I've been living here in San Antonio for five years
I lived in San Antonio for 25 years and you are so right.
Damn y’all just missed fiesta too! We finally had it back this year since the pandemic! The water floats, parades, music, food…..y’all would have loved it!
And yes very lucky to see such a curious armadillo, I usually see them running away from us not towards us.
Don’t forget all the drunk ppl and fights woooohoooo chicken on a stick
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@@jb2257 chicken on a stick I’m dead afff😭😂
Lived here for a brief moment in time. San Antonio is magic. My favorite city on earth of national and international cities I've been to. Historic Pearl, Hotel Emma, and the Botanical Gardens, absolutely love those places.
You guys are so amazing, thank you for visiting San Antonio and showing off all our cities awesomeness ❤️
Thanks for watching!
Fellow Brit travel vlogger here - I’m going to San Antonio for the first time in a few weeks so thanks for the tips 😀🤠
Hey Shaun - Glad you enjoyed the video - you're going to love San Antonio - lovely city- Safe travels and maybe see you on the road somewhere 😀😎👍
Please consider visiting the Missions. There are several and historical indeed. The river walk extends to the Pearl beyond the city center.
Yes! Visit the missions...if you can see only one...go to Mission San Jose.
Go tubing on the river in New Braunfels!
Ride the River Walk barge for a historical tour. It's so worth it. And watch a play or Mariachi bands at the Amphitheater. So great. Also Christmas time on the walk is a delight.
I'm glad you guys enjoyed San Antonio! I love living here and I always recommend people stopping by. Even for someone like me who was born and raised here, I still enjoy heading downtown and walking along the river walk. Best of luck on your travels!
Best time to visit the River Walk, beside spring, is the fall, around the holidays. There are lights in trees, crossing over the river, on the boats. It is sooo beautiful!!
Sounds great!
I loved watching you explore our city 🥰 There really is so much to do here!
Repent to Jesus Christ
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
K
So true
As you can see we are some of the most friendly people here in SA. I love taking my family to river walk. Glad you loved it!
God bless you guys. 🙏
What in the world? Y'all were just here 10 days ago! Thank you for visiting my city. I'm so glad y'all enjoyed yourselves. Y'all come back anytime 😊😊
Moved to San Antonio from Germany a half year ago. Love this place it has so much beauty and there's so much to do.
As a resident of South Texas, your review of San Antonio, TX was most kind! San Antonio also has at least three great top notch Art Museums, The McNay, The Witte, and The San Antonio Art Museum. You are lucky you only encountered an armadillo..., because Texas has four poisonous snakes... they are Diamond Back Rattlesnake, Copperhead, Coral Snake and the Cottonmouth or Water Moccasin. The other real danger in stopping at a roadside park is FIRE ANTS, which gives a very painful sting and blister! Happy Trails and Stay Safe!
Your chances of getting bitten by a dog are a thousand times greater than being bitten by a poisonous snake and that won't happen if you leave snakes alone. As far as being bitten by a corral snake, its fangs are so small that it would have to chew on your ear or the flesh between your thumb and pointer finger to inject venom. Snakes serve a vital purpose by eating rats.
@@genespell4340 I live here in Texas, and true you need to leave snakes alone. My Father's Sister (both native Texans) was bitten by a Copperhead as a young child and nearly died, Copperheads are very aggressive. I gave our friend's from the UK that information as a safety precaution. As for Coral snakes... a man in San Antonio was bitten by a Coral in his backyard, and the snake wouldn't let go. By the time his wife got him to Emergency he had tunnel vision! His wife being a nurse called ahead to make sure the hospital had anti-venom for Coral snakes which most certainly saved his life, they are the most deadly snake in North America!
The River walk and the people made us fall in love with San Antonio! We have been seriously looking into moving to San Antonio!
Make sure you can tolerate high levels of humidity. I love San Antonio, but San Antonio doesn't like me, the allergies are unbearable and refuse to take chemicals on a monthly basis to control. Great city for family with young ones, a lot to do and explore.
@@anasald5574 allergies was/is my only concern but we have pretty bad allergies in Washington already 🤷♂️
What ya waiting for 😊😊😊😊
@@pumknhead1 I wish it was that easy! We have been applying for jobs down there but not getting any calls for interviews. For now we are looking to stay in the Seattle area but I definitely see it in our future or retirement years. Would love to be able to live in both places. Skip the Seattle Winter and skip the San Antonio Summers would be perfect!
I love my city. People think San Antonio is just the Alamo but there is much history and architecture downtown. I’ll be sitting on that very Riverwalk tonight with the love of my life celebrating our anniversary. I’m glad you enjoyed this beautiful city 💕
I am from San Antonio, born and raised! Thank you for visiting and showing people how amazing our city is! So much more to see
Saw old pictures of San Antonio when it was just a dirt road city with cowboys and cattle streaming through the streets. My grandmother (1898-1982) even ran into Bonnie & Clyde coming out of the S. H. Kress store (1896-1981). She said they were very polite! Clyde held the door open for her and said..."you first maam." She told stories of feeding depression era homeless stew and soup out of a giant black belly-pot when they jumped the train near her place looking for food. A fantastic cook, she gave them free fresh home-cooking ...which my grandpa, the hunter/provider of scarce food, wasn't to thrilled about... but she did it anyway. She even had a man from the north who jumped off and refused eat once he saw her skin color, saying, "I don't take nothing from a n...er." A couple of months later he came back around, skin and bones, and apologized for his earlier, unfriendly behavior. He tore that food up (her words) with the rest of the train jumpers. My grandmother, a mid-wife, chef, and healer was full of such stories. Let me tell you about the time.... oops, you'll have to read the book.
You guys were so lucky to see an armadillo so close during the day! I grew up in the "hill country" of Texas and I don't think I ever saw one. They are usually so shy and hunt at night. They are the weirdest, cutest little creatures. You will also probably see a lot of deer. Can't wait to see where in TX you explore next.
Oh we were very lucky then !! We loved hill country .... but they have a drought here this year ... but still very lovely 🌷
There was an armadillo digging in my parents' backyard up here in Arkansas 🏞️
I'm sure someone has already mentioned it but the missions are nice to stop and see. San Antonio is beautifully old and rich with history. San Fernando Cathedral is also connected to the fight at the Alamo in which the bells were rung to warn of the approaching Mexican army. Thanks for visiting San Antonio and I hope y'all come visit us again!
Happy Trails ❤️
I love my hometown of San Antonio. As you can read from the comments from fellow San Antonians, we love our city and are proud of it. Come back after Thanksgiving and the river is lined with Christmas lights, very beautiful. Thanks for visiting!
The Christmas lights are my favorite thing about downtown😍
Always love to see my city being enjoyed by all, you all missed our annual two week fiesta with tons of events and happenings around the city with two of the largest parades in the country one day and one night time parade. Hill country has a lot of gems hope you hit a few! Safe travels..
Interesting sights on the north part of the river walk. Also the Missions are worth a look. Summers can be brutal.
I was just in San Antonio for the first time a few months ago. I so wanted to see an armadillo. Never saw one in person, not even in a zoo. I was not as lucky as you. If you are still there I highly recommend going to the Natural Bridge Caverns. That was the highlight of my trip. Just breathtaking!
I'm 66 years old and have lived in 34 different places, but praise God, I was blessed to live in San Antonio for almost a third of my life. I'm so glad this reactor couple enjoyed themselves, and I hope they experienced how friendly the people are.
It throws me for a loop, seeing someone enjoy the Riverwalk so much. I live about 45 minutes from the river, and it's wonderful seeing people from the other side of the world enjoying our city so much.
Thank you for visiting our lovely city and for the nice comments! Yes, I live here.
Glad you loved being in San Antonio! It's always nice to see someone enjoy my city 🥰
You seem like such a happy couple. I wish you the trip of a lifetime!
I'm so glad y'all had a good time visiting here in San Antonio, Texas! I love our home and so glad y'all like her too!!! Come on back when you get a chance!!!❤
I'm glad you two are enjoying the Friendship State! All the best to you! And wow, I've lived in Texas for 34 years and only once saw an armadillo in the wild. You two have luck on your side!
Friends had their elderly citybred father from out of state visit. He scurried into the house one morning shouting that there was an Amarillo (city) crossing the road! He, of course, meant armadillo (critter).
Greetings from Turkey. God bless u.
You too 🌷🙏
So glad you enjoyed your time here. I live in north San Antone now and used to live in Kerrville. Never have I heard someone call it the Venice of Texas, but it makes sense! There are so many things to do here but you captured what us locals have to deal with, it's ALWAYS crowded, and HOT. Great job and come back soon!
So glad you enjoyed your visit!
As a lifetime resident here, I would like to thank you for complimenting and enjoying our beautiful city. It is truly a wonder to experience. I love SA!
Native San Antonioian here. Not sure if it’s been mentioned in other comments but the Defenders of the Alamo held back Santa Anna’s troops for 13 days. So glad y’all are enjoying our city. BTW the trees are called crepe myrtles.
I have lived in San Antonio most of my life……it was inspiring to see it from your eyes! Safe travels!
looks like lots of excitement thanks for sharing keep up the adventure so excited for you
I love seeing how happy you are! God bless you both and safe travels!
Aww, I’m so glad you enjoyed our city!
Thanks for exploring San Antonio Texas glad you enjoyed it
So glad you enjoyed our beautiful San Antonio! We enjoy watching your videos!
Aww... San Antonio is my hometown and am honored to still reside here. So glad you enjoyed your time.
So glad you got to enjoy our great city, thanks for the video. I hope you enjoy the rest of our great state.
I've lived in San Antonio for about 9 years now and have been very happy here. I'm glad you were able to come here and see it for yourselves and that you had a good experience here. There's a lot more to see and do here but that would take days; you could always come back.
I'm so glad you had a lovely visit to our city! ❤
Absolutely love love love this video. Thank you for loving our San Antonio!!!! Come back and visit! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
It's great how you liked San Antonio so much. And I love your enthusiasm. Really good video.
Remember the Alamo. I am so glad you went to the riverwalk and what a great place to eat Mexican food. It has been forever since I have been there. The armadillo is such a strange creature and part of the west Tx experience.
Thank you for sharing our beautiful city! I am seeing it again for the first time through your eyes! ❤🎉
Glad to see you all enjoyed the city!
Great video ! Thank you all for visiting my city ! Have safe travels Ya'll !!! What a sweet couple you guys are. God bless.
I just found y’all here when this video was suggested to me because I live in San Antonio and I am obsessed with your channel now! It( you two) are bringing me such joy! I wish I knew y’all before because I would have tried to find you and just tell y’all how great you are. Anyway… I’m watching all your videos and telling my friends to watch as well! Loved your take on downtown. Come back and see the missions and museums and other things that are great!! ❤️
Yay! Thank you!
Wow....hope you are enjoying your awesome adventure here in San Antonio!! What a delight seeing you touring our city!! Glad you enjoyed the sites!! Take care yall!! God bless!!🙏😊
Y'all are adorable! Welcome to my city! So great to see you guys enjoy yourselves!
Your channel is great!
Thank you!! 😊
We’re so glad you enjoyed our beautiful city!! Thank you for making such a lovey video… come back any time!!!
I'm glad you enjoyed your trip to my hometown :) Enjoy the rest of your adventures!
I attended college in North Texas and Austin/San Antonio were always the Spring Break and vacation hotspots. Lovely watching your video and recalling the beauty of the River Walk, I'm not sure of your plans but make sure to get through the Southwest and Southern California before the end of May as June-August has torturous heat (I grew up in Phoenix, AZ). The desert and coastal nights are lovely and cool for sleeping, but the days are over the top hot if you don't have an AC running constantly. Happy journeys!!
Hi Jill - thanks for the tips, we are indeed going to visit CA - but we are coming much later in the year - we will be sharing our plans soon 🌷
@@TREADtheglobe Wonderful! I'm looking forward to rediscovering America with you--I get to see my country through new eyes as I watch y'all's reactions, it's a lot of fun. If I had my choice I'd definitely spend my summer up North in states near the Candian border or the Northeast. Personally, I'm heading up to Vermont in June just to escape the Deep South sauna. Happy Trails you two!
Y’all are an absolute delight! So glad you enjoyed San Antonio.
I’m so glad you guys enjoyed San Antonio! I’ve lived here my whole life and love it!
Uhhh here you are ambassadors!
I used to be able to patiently waiting for your videos before but now my attitude has changed completely, I CAN'T WAIT to have the videos coming in earlier 😋😋😭😄😄
Again, it was highly informative. I loved the USA'S VENICE!! That was really great besides Alomo historical site.
You guys are doing marvelous job as usual.
I must say that I miss you guys!
Love always 💕💕💕🇹🇷🇹🇷
Yay!!! Hope you enjoyed my great San Antonio ❤️❤️
I love San Antonio , my favorite city ❤️❤️ 🤗
The armadillo was so fun to see! Thanks for taking us on the river walk!
Born in raised in H-TOWN, but my second home is San Antonio, and I love that y'all really enjoyed it... This video just stumbled into my feed and I clicked on it and was throughly impressed...🤘😎👍
Awesome! Thank you!
I am enjoying your videos so much! It’s fun to hear your commentary on the US, and especially Texas. Hope we always treat you well. Happy Travels, You’re Awesome
Thanks so much!
I am from San Antonio and I approve this RUclips video! :-) I've traveled all over the world and, yes, San Antonio is truly beautiful and people here are very friendly and welcoming. So much to do here, folks. Lots of good eats! I recommend an early Spring visit, if you're coming in from Europe. The summers are incredibly hot. I had friends from Europe visit during the summer and the weather was a bit much for them (understandably so). 100 degree weather is not fun for even locals. Tread the Globe, I'm glad you enjoyed San Antonio!
Thank you Elle
It's been 100 already this year a few times which has been pretty early. I was melting last weekend.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Thanks so much for your amazing commentary about my beloved home- San Antonio, Texas!!I LOVE this place!! I came here at the age of 6, in 1966! I am 62 and I have no intention of living anywhere else! The “bark less” trees were probably crepe myrtles. I can’t be sure without seeing the top/leaves.If you visit in the early summer they bloom profusely and are spectacularly beautiful! I agree with you that downtown is wonderful but so is the rest of our “fair city”. We have five Catholic missions (including the Alamo) that have been named a world heritage site by the United Nations. We also have 2 amusement parks. Something for everyone! My personal favorite thing about SA is how friendly the people are.I ascribe to the idea that, “I wasn’t born in Texas but I got here as fast as I could!!”
Perris Wallace
I think they are manzanita trees, which have a waxy looking, red bark.
Very well done Thank you for coming to Texas.
I'm glad you enjoyed visiting San Antonio.❤
I love your joy at seeing these places with fresh eyes!
I will be going to San Antonio today and after days of researching in youtube for vlogs, this is the best video so far. Very realistic.
Have fun!
Thank you for your kind words!!!
I live in San Antonio and y’all did a great job Highlighting the city,really enjoyed the video!!
Great information thanks 👍
Glad you enjoyed our city
Awesome video I’m glad u like San Antonio
Ahhh Yes,....My hometown 💕.
If you think that's pretty..huh. Come back in December for the The Nighttime Winter River Parade. It's barge after barge floating down the river at night. All beautifully decorated with lights and gorgeous themes. Also the music is a one of kind fusion of cultures we call... Tejano Music 🎶.
Boy do I miss that town. There's ALWAYS something fun going. This is truly the Fiesta City because we will hold a festival for ANYTHING & EVERYTHING. Any reason to come together and enjoy great food, great beer & great folks💕
So San Antonio charmed you both? My beautiful city tends to do that! 🤩 The Texas history teacher in me feels compelled to correct one statement however…the Battle of the Alamo lasted thirteen days keeping Santa Anna and the Mexican Army busy while Stephen F. Austin and others were writing and signing the Texas Declaration of Independence elsewhere. The battle that lasted only 20 minutes was the Battle of San Jacinto in April 1836 which ended the Texas Revolution and forced the surrender and retreat of the Mexican Army. Thank you for saying such enchanting things about our incredible city and please come back again soon! 🥰
That’s for visiting I’m glad you had a good time
Thank you
I am born and raised in San Antonio Texas. I personally think we are very underrated because we do not have a big Media...like New York. I literally live less than 5 miles behind those BIG BOOTS 👢 Our neighborhood was once featured in Time Life magazine over 60 years ago because we are known for how wide our streets are. I'm glad 😊 you enjoyed your stay in San Antonio. There is truly so many things to do here...especially if you have children. I like to describe our city as a larger city with a small town of friendliness. Safe travels to you folks 🌹
Born and raised in San Antonio, but really enjoyed your tour of the city! Mi Tierra is well worth the wait and usually, the wait may look impossible, but they get through the line pretty quickly!
Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for the tip
Tbh I never thought I'd see my city being reviewed, I'm glad yall like it :) I love the video
I'm so glad you enjoyed our city. There's so much more you didn't get to see, so come back and visit. The River Walk is awesome at night, and most especially during Christmas with all the lights. It's nice to hear your prospective on our city. Glad you enjoyed it. Safe travels and God Bless
What a wonderful video of San Antonio. Guess what, I have been there myself!! What a beautiful city. We stayed for 10 days. Walked the river, rode on the river barge and ate a restaurant overlooking the river. What wonderful memories that was, in 2015!!
Fantastic Video Guys 👌. Loved the River walk. ( Even had an Irish pub😉). Wonderful to see the Armadillo. Thanks So Much.☘🤗🤗🚐.
Thanks Levina
Loving your USA travels!
Wonderful shots and footage of San Antonio! You're very fortunate to get to see the Armadillo in person. I didn't know it can run that fast and I liked how the armadillo looked both ways before crossing the road. :) Keep up the wonderful footage and enjoy your trip.
Thank you very much!
Brings back memories - visited San Antonio back in 2012 - did the river boat tour and the Alamo - lovely place - drove upto Amarillo via Abeliene and did a Dude Ranch experience x loving your US journey
you all speak of our city so beautifully🥺
Hello! Jose Antonio Navarro is my great X 4 Uncle. His father who was my X 5 grandfather was even more impressive in his development in San Antonio.
We live right on the riverwalk. I am glad you enjoyed your time here!!! Safe travels!
Thanks for sharing!
Glad you love our city and glad our city gave you love
It's fun seeing your amazement at the San Antonio river walk! :)
Glad you enjoyed my hometown!
So interesting... What a adventure...Thank You.
A lot of folks already said it, but thank you for visiting S.A. and the nice things you said.
Just going off the trunk, the trees are crepe myrtles. They put out bunches of flowers starting in late spring and all summer. They come in colors spanning white, red, pink, and purple.
Also, be careful with armadillos, they carry leprosy.
I’m glad you guys had fun in our little town of San Antonio! It’s not much but I love living here :) Texas welcomes y’all with open arms! Safe travels
Good show thank you.
Thanks for this vlog on St Antonio ,(found it !)