Where Texas meets France: Castroville

Well, this doesn’t really look like a Texas town….that’s because in 1844 Henri Castro had a contract to bring over French farmers (of German decent) to colonize vacant Texas land. Over 2100 colonists came to the area, built European looking homes and businesses and spoke their native language for many years to come.

The Mission Trail in San Antonio

We loved the mission trail. Between 1632 and 1793, Spanish Franciscan friars traveled through Mexico into Texas to set up missions and military forts to protect, feed and house struggling native americans and spread Catholicism. Mission San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo) was the first mission. The other 4 missions are part of the National Park System and are beautiful to see.

The Riverwalk

We spent an afternoon doing the touristy thing at the Riverwalk. Hair in a pony tail….hot and humid. I think it will be this way for the rest of the trip!