The Alamo

San Antonio

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July 19th 2008
San Antonio: 30/06-06/07 We were now getting closer to Mexico but wanted to stay in the US for the fourth of July so we dropped the car off in Austin and took a bus South to San Antonio. We had booked a week in a campsite on the edge of town so when we arrived, we caught the local bus to the campsite where we pitched out tent in a nice spot under some pecan trees and spent the rest of the evening ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more