For this year's Labor Day weekend, Papa, Mama and I decided to go to San Antonio and finish our sightseeing of the Texas landmarks before our move to Florida.
DAY 1: SEA WORLD
We spent a total of two days in San Antonio and our first day was spent at Sea World with the Sebastian family.
Tita Sheng gave us special $8 off coupons to Sea World, yey!
Thankfully, the weather cooperated with us and it was not so hot that day!
I love Sea World because of the shows! Unlike other theme parks where we just walk and walk and walk, here, we were able to sit comfortably in the theaters, be able to rest our legs, and enjoy the shows.
Our first show of the day is Viva! at the Beluga Stadium.
Why is it called Beluga stadium? Because of the Beluga whales!
Audience impact!
After the show, we then went to see the Pirates 4-D show. I am actually fearless when it comes to riding rollercoasters but, I absolutely did not enjoy this attraction! I didn't like the water splashing on my face or the wind blowing through my legs. Yuck! Mama and Papa had lots of fun, though!
And then, we went to see the Sea Lion show entitled, The Cannery Row Caper.
Here's the set of the show. Awesome! :)
I loved Clyde and Seymour! They were so funny!
Next, we went to see the star of the Park: Shamu!
Shamu's show was entitled Believe. It was so sweet and so inspiring!
And then we caught the end of Waggin' Tales at Nautilus Theater, where they featured tricks by different animals like dogs, cats, pigeons, pigs, parrots, and many more!
After lunch, we headed off to watch the Rockin' Ski Party. This is a fast-paced ski (as in jet ski, water skiing) show which was so fun and entertaining.
Here we are at the outdoor bleachers watching the ski show. This is me with Papa and the Sebastians. That's lola, ate Aina, Tita Lioly, and Tito Apol behind us.
I love ate Aina!
Then, I tried some "thrill rides" like The Shamu Express, which I rode with Mama, and this other mini-drop zone ride (I forgot the name) which I rode alone.
Now this is exciting!
And then we went to see the world-famous Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales, the "regal ambassadors" of Budweiser.
Here's Papa and me! It definitely smells like horses in there.
A giant (but gentle) horse is behind Mama and me.
The Bud beer wagon that's actually really heavy (4 tons!) but is easily pulled by the horses when they work together.
Mama and me at the barn.
My favorite thing that we did that day was getting close to the dolphins. They are soooo cute!
I love dolphins!
Here's the little dolphy smiling at me!
Right beside the Dolphin Cove is the Shark Reef.
No thanks, I don't want to pet that guy.
By this time, Ate Aina and her family had to leave already. I will miss them very much!
Until we all meet again!
I didn't want to let go of my Ate Aina! *sad*
But she did give me a great gift: these cool shades! I love showing them off. Thank you!
Before we left Sea World, we caught two more shows: Shamu's Splashing Beach Party, where Shamu showed off his moves to current popular dance music, and another Sea Lions Show where they spoofed all the shows on Sea World. Imagine a walrus doing Shamu's moves?? Very funny!
And that ended our day at Sea World. It was one of the most fun outings I've ever had. I enjoyed watching the animals perform, and interacting with them, too! Did I mention, I got splashed a few times? Well, you have to expect that at Sea World! :)
DAY 2: DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO
After going to church in the morning, we went straight to the Riverwalk to meet my Mama's friends, the Arieta family, whom we would be spending our second day in San Antonio with.
While waiting for Tito Alain and his family, Mama and I just had so strike a pose.
For $7 each (I'm free), we got to ride a river barge for a 30-minute drive down the river. It was so fun! Our driver was so funny, too. He cracked a lot of jokes and he made our ride so enjoyable.
Here we are on our boat! We love sightseeing!
This building is shaped like a boat (moving towards the river). Do you see it?
La Mansion del Rio. The most expensive hotel along the river.
The Aztec on the River Theater.
Jennifer Lopez shot a scene from the movie Selena on this bridge.
And the talent show on the Miss Congeniality movie was shot here. Remember Sandra Bullock diving for the guy with the gun?
Mama and Me with our hosts: the Arieta family.
That ends our boat tour. After having lunch, we went straight to The Alamo.
Long line. As expected.
The Alamo was originally built by the Spanish Empire in the 18th century for the education of local Native Americans after their conversion to Christianity. The former mission, which became a fortess, is best known for the Battle of Alamo in 1836 during the Texas Revolution wherein all its Texan defenders fell to the Mexican Army.
Today, its a museum and no pictures were allowed to be taken inside the church.
Remember the Alamo.
We can, however, take pictures within the grounds.
Now we can say we've really been to Texas.
We said goodbye to Tito Alain, Tita Vi, Ate Sam, and Kuya Andrew then. Thank you for being such great hosts! I hope we get to see each other again, soon! We will miss you! :)
Our last stop for the day, the Tower of the Americas.
A view of the top. All 750 feet tall of it!!
A view of the bottom, with the 7-foot combo. :)
Trying hard to fit everyone and everything in one picture.
Outside the tower is a beautiful garden of fountains. Here we are on top of one!
Here's me and my Mama on the observation deck (called Flags over Texas). Soooo windy!!!
Our views! So breathtaking!
View 1 of the Alamo Dome. (Hi Spurs!)
View 2 of the Riverwalk area.
View 3 of something. (Sorry, forgot!)
We had to get out of the viewdeck because it began to rain very very hard! So then, we went downstairs and watched Skies Over Texas, a 4-d movie that's included in the entrance fee.
I really really really don't like 4-d movies!! But I do love wearing the glasses.
And finally, time to go back to Houston to do some more packing! I really enjoyed San Antonio, and Texas, but I am looking forward to Florida, too. I wonder what adventures await us there. Many, I'm sure!
Until then, yeehaw!