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. Nearly half an hour later the crowd settles into the Arneson River Theater to watch the pageant of the three kings' arrival at the manger.