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Personal Narrative: The Alamo
The Alamo
On a hot and sunny day in Los Angeles, California, there were two friends who were talking about what they were going to do on vacation. Allison and Conner were the best of friends ever since they were young, and they always hung out together. They even took many martial art classes together just in case if they faced any danger. Conner had blond hair, blue eyes, and was wearing a gray football t-shirt and khaki shorts. Allison had brown, long hair, brown eyes and always wore blue jeans with a nice shirt. They always went on vacation with each other during the Spring so that they had to time to relax and have fun. Conner said, “We should go to Texas this spring break. It would be a great adventure.” Allison exclaimed, “That sounds
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The hotel has 15 floors, and the lobby was magnificent. There was a lounge to hang out in with two couches, a t.v., and a couple chairs. Conner went up to the check-in and got the key to the room and an information brochure to tell them about the hotel. Conner and Allison’s room was 225 on the fifth floor which they got lucky because Allison does not like heights. The room had two beds, a plasma t.v., two chairs each with desk, and one enormous …show more content…
The next morning, Conner and Allison woke up and got ready to go sightseeing. There was an all you can eat breakfast buffet in the dining hall, and Conner and Allison spent thirty minutes eating and talking. Conner had eggs, biscuits and gravy, bacon, and an orange juice for breakfast while Allison had eggs, yogurt, sausage, and chocolate milk.
Conner asked, “Are you ready to go the Alamo today?” “Definitely! I can’t wait until I see all the historic people who died during the war and learn more about the Alamo war,” Allison said, “This will be a great experience for us.”
They headed out toward the Alamo by walking because everything in San Antonio is close to each other. Conner and Allison saw many interesting looking buildings and places to go out to eat at. San Antonio smelled wonderful, with all of the flowers, trees, and there were food stands all over the streets. After about 20 minutes, they had finally made it to the Alamo, and there weren’t many people walking around the place at the time. It was almost like the place had just been deserted that

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