Rivers have been the lifeblood of Texas for hundreds and even thousands of years. Here are a few we passed on the way from San Antonio to Houston on the legendary Sunset Limited.
Texas rivers along the Sunset Limited
Category: road trip
Riding the rails between San Antonio and Houston
The Sunset Limited chugs past farmland and through small-town Texas as it rolls from San Antonio to Houston. The trip started on a gray, drizzly morning at Sunset Station in downtown San Antonio. The skies lightened up for a while, and then rain returned when we stopped in Houston.
Statues in Old San Juan
The are statues all around the streets and in the parks of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. – photos by Joe Alexander
Cathedral San Juan Bautista
Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Juan Bautista (Cathedral San Juan Bautista in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico) was originally constructed in 1521 and rebuilt in 1917. – photos by Joe Alexander
El Morro in San Juan: Part 2
Castillo San Felipe del Morro, also known as El Morro, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. – photos by Joe Alexander
El Morro in San Juan: Part 1
Castillo San Felipe del Morro, also known as El Morro, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. – photos by Joe Alexander
Castillo San Cristobal in San Juan
Castillo San Cristobal took more than a century to construct and was built to protect San Juan, Puerto Rico from land attack. According to the National Park Service, it is the biggest European fortification in the Americas. – photos by Joe Alexander
Street art in Old San Juan
There are plenty of murals and street art in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. – photos by Joe Alexander
Cats of Old San Juan
One thing I found in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico is lots of cats – some of them in places like rocky beaches that wouldn’t seem very hospitable. – photos by Joe Alexander
A day at the races at Gulfstream Park
Gulfstream Park, home of the Florida Derby, is one of my favorite places to spend an afternoon. The track is in Hallandale Beach, Florida – just north of Miami. – photos by Joe Alexander
