I had traveled to San Antonio so many times but never got a chance to explore the city. San Antonio is an important south-central​ city of Texas and had the vibrant impression of a colonial presence. The city was an important commercial venue for Texas and was strategically positioned between Dallas, Austin, and Houston, the three major cities of the state.

For two days we were locked in a conference room engrossed in work. When we were finally done on the third day, we decided to explore the city, breaking the usual monotonous mold. Time was around 6:00 in the evening. We didn’t have any set plan. Riverwalk​ was the most famous tourist spot in the area, so we decided to give the place a visit.

Riverwalk was a crisscross​ of walkways across the banks of the San Antonio River. On both side of the mile-long​ river (it was more…