Dallas TX, here I am!

Yesterday morning I left for Dallas, since I had to be in Paris, TX for work early Monday morning. I hadn't really ever been a tourist in Dallas, even though I'd been there once or twice in the past. My friend Greg from GT and his fiancee Rachel live in Dallas, so Greg picked me up from the airport and had a great day planned for us!

After picking up Rachel at home, we went to a Jewish Deli where I got a yummy salami sandwich...mmm...We ran into a ton of people that either Greg, Rachel, or both of them knew, and for once, I was the one that didn't know anyone ;-)

After dropping off the car, we walked from their apartment to downtown. it was probably about a mile walk, through cute neighborhoods and restaurants. after turning a corner, we saw the Dallas Uptown (read: downtown) skyline - the picture is of me and Greg. We went to the Nasher Sculpture center and saw the famous "Walking to the Sky" by Jonathan Borofsky, but skipped out on the much more expensive Matisse exhibit. here is the Borofsky in perspective. The other picture is of us being goofy in the museum.

After the museum, we walked down the block to catch the trolley. The trolley is one of about five streetcars from the early 1900's that they've refurbished and use for a tourist loop around town. The drivers are volunteer, and the one we had was quite nice and informative! The picture is of Rachel and I on the Trolley. We got off near a little coffee shop called "Petit Fours", and shared some cake and delicious hot chocolate! We sure did eat a lot! After the petit fours, we walked back to the apartment, and Greg explained to me how to use a Nintendo Wii. I created myself on it, and was surprised at how much it looked like me! I then played greg in Baseball (I won), Tennis (I lost miserably) and bowling (I don't remember who won, I think it was me). That is a cool system. Try it if you've never had a chance. After debating over where to go to dinner (only because no one had any ideas), we picked a place called Celebration, that has good home-style meals. The food was really good and filling, and a fancier place than I'd expected. When we got home, I think I fell asleep about 3 minutes after we walked in the door. I was wiped. This morning we went to breakfast before I had to leave for Paris. We ate at a little upscale cafe that looked so cute you almost didn't want to touch anything! Thanks Greg and Rachel for showing me a good time in Dallas!!