It's true...you can make what you want of any job! This window washer showed his sense of humor and seemed very proud of his job. Nice of him to "strike a pose." Every time I remember the time we visited the Alamo...
I'll remember the window washer too.
A very interesting and historical place to visit...the Alamo. A little eerie to think that we were walking on the same ground that nearly 200 hundred people
gave their lives for freedom and being a major role in the shaping of this country... The United States of America.
The Crockett Hotel is on the other side of the Alamo walls. Unfortunately, Davy Crockett slept within the walls of the Alamo. He arrived there February 9th, 1836 as a volunteer Auxiliary Corps of Texas to defend the wooden palisade at the Alamo from the Mexicans.
For 12 days the brave 150 people held off the military leader Santa Anna of Mexico and his 1500 soldiers. 32 reinforcements were able to sneak in the Alamo by night to help; but by then Santa Anna's troops were 2500 strong. Before daybreak on March 6th, the 13th day of the siege, the doors of the Long Barrack and the old church were blasted open. Within 90-minutes the battle was over and everyone inside the Alamo were dead or taken prisoneer and executed. There is an account written where some women and children and a slave were found hiding in the old church after the battle by Santa Anna. It is said that they were given their freedom and some money and to spread the word that anyone who opposed him would meet the same fate as the defenders of the Alamo. As one last act of conquest, Santa Anna ordered his soldiers to gather all the dead bodies of the Alamo defenders and burn them.
Beautiful in the Corpus Christi area. Check out the oil refineries in the distance under the bridge. This must be the major employment up and down the coastline. We stopped to get a motel room further north of here and many of the motels were full. We thought it due to spring break; but it was because of the workers in the area that are employed at the oil plants.
Went aboard the USS Lexington that served in World War II. We couldn't believe the size of this ship, it has 11 decks!
The USS Lexington was an aircraft carrier. I can't imagine landing one of those planes on this short runway. Lots of brave people have served our country and... still are.
No....these are not shelves...it's where the men on the ship slept! Oh...I'm so happy to be able to crawl into my king-size bed tonight at the motel.
Good Night to Texas...tomorrow Louisiana.
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