[Bender2]

Re: Visited the Alamo many moons ago...

The Alamo is one of the few places on this earth where when I visit, I find myself speechless and reverent.

As a 2nd grader in the early 1950s I lived in San Antonio while my old Pappy built huge hangers for B-36s and such. When we went there for the first time, both my Father and Mother were both greatly surprised that their son who never stopped talking did!

[oh8eleven]

The Alamo is one of the few places on this earth where when I visit, I find myself speechless and reverent.
I visited the Alamo for the first time last year and my reaction was just the opposite. I was "underwhelmed."
And nothing personal, but if this place is one of the few that leave you "speechless and reverent", you must not travel very much.

[Proud_texan]

"I find myself speechless and reverent"

Ditto. I'm sure there are other situations of which I am unaware where there were many that were faced with death and given multiple opportunites to bail out but didn't.

And special kudos to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas who have kept it from being turned into Alamo World. Just try and do something stupid like wear a hat inside, they'll set you right.