A distinct smell hits your nose as you walk down the aged cement path toward your destination. It is not the rose bushes next to the old brick buildings that catch the attention of your sinuses nor is it the coffee beans brewing at one of the many coffee shops littering the area that make your nostrils flare.
After wading through hordes of traffic on a busy freeway, you decide to quench your thirst. A red arrow-shaped sign catches your eye: Funnel Cakes, it reads. You enter the eatery, and a friendly woman wearing cat-eyed glasses asks whether you’d like to try a New York Egg cream or a pink cow.
Celebrities already have one of a kind cars, homes, jewelry, dresses, handbags and phones. All they need to go with their one of a kind accessory is a one of a kind kid. And how do you get a one of a kind kid? Pick out a one of a kind name.
Wearing a leopard print leotard, she calmly sits perched on her knees, resting between a pair of ferocious jungle cats, her head bowed, eyes peeking out from under her bouncy black bangs, staring at the camera seductively.
If reading is not your thing, then worry not. Downtown Riverside also offers a wide variety of eclectic shops to keep your day packed full of fun entertainment.