by RoadRunner | Feb 16, 2019 | art, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing
The 10km Friday Friendship walk will take you through HemisFair Park. Just before you get to the Tower of the Americas you’ll be instructed to walk to the left of the Mayan Statue and head towards the big blue sculpture titled “Unamita.” What are...
by RoadRunner | Feb 14, 2019 | art, history, Japanese Tea Garden Walk, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing
Sunday’sTexas Trail Roundup 21k walk will take you through the campus of Trinity University, located between Brackenridge Park and the historic Monte Vista neighborhood. Presbyterians founded Trinity in 1869 in Tehuacana, Texas (about 40 miles NE of Waco) from...
by RoadRunner | Feb 12, 2019 | art, history, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing
On every walk you get a view of San Antonio’s Enchilada Red Central Library, opened in May, 1995. It’s a prominent part of the San Antonio skyline. Here’s a short video explaining how it got built: You’ll walk past our two previous libraries on...
by RoadRunner | Jan 25, 2019 | art, history, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing
The San Antonio is not a majestic river; its bridges are accordingly modest. You won’t find a Chesapeake Bay Bridge here, or a Clifton Suspension Bridge. The model for the River Walk was Venice, but we we have nothing like the 400 bridges that span the narrow...
by RoadRunner | Jan 21, 2019 | art, Japanese Tea Garden Walk, nature, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing
After the Texas Trail Roundup Sunday walk someone asked us about San Antonio’s “Frog Bridge.” Actually, it’s a TOAD bridge (although everyone calls it the frog bridge. Goes to show what we know.) The city commissioned ceramicist Diana Kersey to...
by RoadRunner | Jan 7, 2019 | art, history, Japanese Tea Garden Walk, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing
During the 20k+ walk on Sunday, the Texas Trail Roundup takes you by Alamo Stadium at 110 Tuleta, across the street from Trinity University. If you have a spare moment, check out the murals at the west entrance. The federal Work Progress Administration (WPA)...
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