San Antonio, Texas
Yep, another really late night. After a long reasonably boring day of driving (though there were a few interesting parts along the way), we hit the town tonight… well, sort of 🙂 We actually went for a walk along the riverfront among all the bars and restaurants, and had a look at the Alamo.
Too tired to write more now, I’ll catch up tomorrow.
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Yes, it’s the return of the weird spam headers! I’ve had a pretty non sort of week since I last posted here (which is why it’s been a week since I last posted here…). I spent most of last week paying for the fact that I’d had a day off work by trying frantically to…
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I really should make a list of what I want to mention in my diary before I write the entry, because I pressed the button and then remembered a couple of notable catches. One is A History of the United States: Volume Two: The Growth of the USA by RB Nye and JE Morpurgo, a…