{"id":22322,"date":"2018-04-16T21:02:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T01:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=22322"},"modified":"2018-04-16T21:02:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T01:02:41","slug":"bike-trip-x-2018-tour-of-san-antonio-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=22322","title":{"rendered":"Bike Trip X 2018. Tour of San Antonio, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Less than 24 hours after landing in San Antonio,\"\"<\/a> “someone” was already talking about leaving a day early…..Surprised?!<\/p>\n

We stayed directly behind The Alamo, San Antonio’s most famous landmark, and a block away from the enchanting<\/em>\u00a0River Walk. \u00a0In between putting the bikes together and several hours working out technical difficulties, we managed to sightsee; but we must be loosing our touch, since we took less than\u00a0a hundred pictures (ok, maybe 200).<\/p>\n

The Alamo \"\"<\/a>is wonderfully preserved and the history recreated in many ways, to make your historical experience as real as possible. \u00a0Unfortunately, busloads of school children prevented telling pictures of the surroundings structures. \"\"<\/a>\u00a0But the picture perfect, Chamber of Commerce weather, further enhanced by the shade of massive trees \"\"<\/a>was ideal for our step back in history.<\/p>\n

We took several walks along the iconic River Walk,\"\"<\/a> probably San Antonio’s second largest attraction. \u00a0A stroll past cafes and restaurants is comfortably cooled by the river, waterfalls\"\"<\/a>and a wide variety of flora. \u00a0Other sights included St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (completed in 1871),\"\"<\/a> La Villita Village \"\"<\/a>The Alamo Cenotaph\"\"<\/a>and a few refreshments along the way.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

We were fortunate to be able to reconnect with good friends from the past. \u00a0We joined Seb and Missy \"\"<\/a>at the Pearl’s Brewery area of the city; everyone was out enjoying the Farmer’s Market and the gorgeous<\/strong> day.\"\"<\/a> \u00a0The abandoned brewery had been repurposed to creative condos, along with one of the most amazing hotel transitions we have ever seen; \"\"<\/a>The Hotel Emma paid close attention to preserving as much of the original structure\"\"<\/a> while creating a very upscale hotel.<\/p>\n

After a delicious brunch,\"\"<\/a> we explored a different part of the River Walk,\"\"<\/a> almost void of people, despite the incredible weather and being surrounded by condos.\"\"<\/a> \u00a0After a short rest, we were out again for amazing margaritas,\"\"<\/a> delicious shrimp tacos\"\"<\/a> and a wonderful reconnect with another long lost<\/em> friend, Toni.\"\"<\/a> \u00a0Though too short a visit, it was great to catch up. \u00a0But after all this eating and drinking, we really need to start biking. \u00a0So tomorrow morning (on our scheduled departure day), we begin our tenth biking adventure.<\/p>\n\n\t\t