It’s free to enter but they don’t allow photography inside the shrine as it’s actually a church. Finally, I’m not going to post any of the photos as frankly they’re pretty rubbish and don’t do the caves justice.Īfter that, any trip wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the Alamo, which is the feature photo of this article. We didn’t do any of the zip-lining as most of the other activities were aimed at kids. The tours are about $25 each, and isn’t bad value. It’s all a very easy stroll through the caves, so no hiking equipment needed, and actually I was quite impressed. That part of Texas is mainly limestone and due to a number of geological processes there are some fantastic caves which they have a number of guided walking tours through. The next day after waking up with a hangover, we decided to head down a deep, dark hole so we drove to the Natural Bridge caverns about 45 minutes away from the city. There was also a male stripper who was fairly poor, and they’re unfortunately not even allowed to get naked. It also wasn’t really very gay – I’d estimate no more than 10% max, with the rest being straight couples.
My American friends seemed to enjoy it, but I wasn’t a huge fan of the place. There are a number of rooms there, with different types of music. It’s located in a converted Synagogue which being Jewish myself felt kind of strange! There’s also what’s billed as a gay club in San Antonio, called the Bonham Exchange, which is located downtown. I went there about 20.00 on a Saturday and it was still pretty quiet by that point, however a few people had started to get there. It tends to attract more of the #masc4masc crowd, and given there are a number of large military bases around the city, there’s certainly some eye candy if that’s your thing.Ī few minutes down the road, there’s another bar called Essence. There’s also Knockout which is billed as a sports bar, having that day’s big game on one of the large screen TVs. This place is apparently more popular with the ladies, however was a pretty mixed crowd when I stopped by on Sunday evening. Next door is Sparky’s Pub which is both a pub and a wine bar next door.
There’s Pegasus, which is a pretty large place that has a number of different bars in the same place, all playing different types of music from dance, to country and there’s even karaoke there as well. Quite a few are located on what is locally known as “The Strip” which has a few places next to each other. There’s a number to choose from, although things don’t start to get busy until gone 22.00. That evening we went out to a few of the gay bars in San Antonio.