Category Archives: places

San Luis Potosi

San Luis Potosi`in Mexico is off the beaten path; not the usual tourist stop over. Most of the visitors are managers and executives from GM, Toyota inspecting their component parts manufacturing. Ventured out of the Westin hotel “compound” and into upscale residential just a jog away.

A 2 mile neighborhood loop to see how the other half lives.

CMH

Downtown to Ohio State University. At the apex of Confluence Park cross the street and join the bike trail northbound. The din of traffic abates slightly once you cross the river at 3rd Street. This is the Olentangy Trail. Wide asphalt and generally level. [ Gmaps Pedometer ] 3 miles.

SEA layover

Passed up the Holiday Inn buffet (w/omelet chef) because it seemed a bit pricey for a breakfast at 9.95 in lieu of a known entity: Denny’s uniform, consistent, bland, standard, generic, manufactured meal 5.99 – add orange juice 2.40 (ouch!) – for a tax and tip Grand Slam Total of 10.17 (!) Wha’ happened: Trick – The smiling hostess politely offers you coffee or juice as you are taking a seat, handing you the plastic menu and you cheerfully accept. Discovery Surprise – coffee/juice is NO longer included in the price of any of the menu fare. There are options and large was the default — for this sucker… Solution – “Naw, just a glass of water”. Better still, the Holiday 💡

Next mealtime. A hole-in-the-wall spot. Called the “Happy Hut Teriyaki” restaurant, it’s located on-site at the Jet Motel. Sound like adventure fun?

Google Earth Placemark