I had a very short amount of time for the ride today but I still had fun.
First stop was for coffee at Oasis. BUT! They were closed until 8AM. Since I was rolling through around 7:30, I wasn't going to stick around. Instead I headed north on Main.
It was a good ride, traffic low with no heart stopping drivers wanting to adorn their cars with me on the front hood. Nearing San Antonio College, I decided to pull another chit from the bucket list and make the VIA offices a stop. So I cut through Cypress street and took some photos of an older high rise building. It's called the Aurora Apartments and is apparently a HUD backed housing project. The building although older, looks lovely. I understand there is some controversy about favoritism in this older housing complex in regards with a local representative. I really don't know more than that.
Reaching the VIA center, I found the Fred Road Train driver running through his checklist before heading out on a practice run. First passengers on the 17th he says.
All I could say was Nice Ride sir.
I headed out and zipped by Temple Beth-El on Ashby and headed back to Main aiming for St. Mary's St. On the way I passed cyclists on their group ride. Nice community! We traded nods and hellos and I hooked a left going north on St. Mary's with the goal of Milagritos for coffee.
Damn! I forgot cash and credit limit was 5 bucks. I said my good byes to the waitress and headed to Brackengridge Park.
Damn! I forgot cash and credit limit was 5 bucks. I said my good byes to the waitress and headed to Brackengridge Park.
There is always something brewing downtown and today was no exception. I came upon Multiple Santa Claus. It was likely a charity event but have no details.
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| This elf claimed to be a helper and not jolly St. Nick himself |
