Their snug pants and matching bolero jackets are decorated with silver studs and intricate white lace patterns. Many hotels on the River Walk should offer wonderful views of the luminaries . Robert E. Lee and William Jennings Bryan slept there, and Teddy Roosevelt recruited his Rough Riders at the hotel's bar. Mi Tierra politely refused. In San Antonio a wintertime visit usually means shorter waits.
Admission is free.
Several adults have roles as poncho-clad shepherds. A costumed Joseph walks next to Mary, who rides a donkey. En route we pass people eating at outdoor tables at fancy restaurants along the River Walk. Others watch from hotel balconies and the low bridges. A few make the sign of the cross, furthering a sense of our being in an outdoor cathedral.