3 Short Days in San Antonio
Hi friends, happy Spring and happy Sunday! The start of spring means the full spectrum of weather possibilities are unlocked in Chicago, and it also means another national sales meeting - this time at a new company!
I’ve made the biggest transition of them all… from breakfast cereal to ice cream, which means the samples are a lot better and the people are constantly riding a sugar high. So I’m writing this entry going through the occasional ice cream withdrawal and recovering from another interesting travel adventure.
Where to this time? San Antonio! Otherwise known as the Alamo City, River City, Countdown City (because of the 210 area code), and apparently, the creative city of gastronomy. (I definitely looked those up for the purpose of this blog).
I’ll believe Alamo city and River city since I saw the Alamo and the Riverwalk with my own eyes, but a UNESCO recognized city for unique culinary experiences? I’m drawing the line there. I’ll give San Antonio 5 stars for uniqueness, but the food was far from my favorite. Compared to Austin’s mouth watering barbecue, the few Tex Mex spots we checked out on the Riverwalk really did not hold up super well. The Church’s Chicken I doordashed as a result was delicious, but still pretty far from the creative city of gastronomy level. Especially when you factor in my realization that Church’s chicken is a chain in Illinois too:(
Besides food, the city did have a nice ambiance and for the few nights I got out of our hotel, we enjoyed beautiful weather on a stunning riverwalk. If I had more time, I’d definitely recommend checking out the riverboat tours- those go up until 10pm each night and light up so they seem like a great evening option! Just be careful, a few of us noticed the lack of railings on the riverwalk- it’s a little too easy to end up falling INTO the river for my liking.
The Alamo was also a quick 10min walk from our hotel, so our team got to check out the stunning fortress one night. It was already closed so we didn’t have a chance to visit the accompanying museum, but it was beautiful and they had a mission area with more info for those doing a quick pit stop in the middle of their NSM’s - so perfect for us.
Finally, we had a great time at the Mad Dog bar on our last night, so I would definitely recommend that spot (probably the only food spot I can recommend from this trip, sadly). They do karaoke, which is always a great way to unwind and really get to know your co-workers after sitting in three days of meetings!
Since we were only there for 3 days and 95% of that time was spent talking ice cream plans, I didn’t get much of a chance to enjoy more of San Antonio. I’ll have to save that for the next work trip…. I’m okay to wait another 24 years if that’s what it takes.
Shoutout to my coworkers Gina and Barb for surviving some long travel days with me this week and also being the reason I’m writing this entry. I debated not posting one given the short, unmemorable nature of the trip, but what could fit better into truly being “lost in transit”?
I’ll see you all soon for another entry (some exciting stuff in the works) and until then, here’s to nicer weather and lots of sweet surprises for you all!!
Sincerely,
Sharon