by Susan | Feb 11, 2023 | history, nature, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing
One of the American Volkssport Association’s Special Programs is “Take a Walk in a City Park.” During the Texas Trail Roundup, you will do that. And do it again, and again, putting you on track to fill up the 20 walks required to earn the cool patch....
by Susan | Feb 27, 2019 | history, Japanese Tea Garden Walk, music, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing
Yesterday we wrote about the Japanese Tea Gardens, which were constructed in an abandoned quarry that bisected Brackenridge Park. Actually, the Gardens only took up half the quarry. The other half — the northern part — is now the Sunken Garden Theater.When...
by Susan | 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 Susan | 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 Susan | 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 Susan | 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...
