Exploring Dallas

We went to a DDD restaurant last night called the Twisted Root. It is a hamburger place, and of course that posed some problems for Bubb and I, but we shared a veggie pattie burger with green chili, pepper jack cheese, and guacamole. We even tried some fried dill pickles, and they were really tasty.

This morning, we gathered in the lobby and headed out to see the sites around Dealey Plaza. We had a bowl of oatmeal at the Corner Bakery, and proceeded toward the 6th Floor Museum and the Grassy Knoll.



We stopped in a museum store and Bubb wanted her photo taken with this attractive friend. Who needs an American Girl when your doll could look like this?



There is an old, and decaying monument to some early settlers of Dallas atop the Grassy Knoll (famous for the controversy surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy). We did some people watching, particularly the unofficial "tour guides" who offer to assist the tourists for a modest fee. Of course they are really just panhandlers taking an opportunity.



One of the real landmarks of the downtown Dallas area is the Old Red Museum. It is a strikingly beautiful building reflective of a bygone era, and is complete with gargoyles on the roof!



The building on the right of this photo is the Hyatt hotel, where we are staying. The odd looking pinnacle on the right is the Reunion Tower, next to our lodgings and the landmark we use to find our way home.



Of course the 6th Floor Museum is located on the sixth floor of the former Texas School Book Depository and is the location from which Lee Harvey Oswald shot President Kennedy.



Although this corner is not the one containing the famous window from which eye witnesses said they saw a rifle protruding on that day, it does give our readers a view of the exterior of this historic building. The tour was pretty interesting and included an audio device that guided the visitor through the exhibit. It was, however, extremely crowded, at least for my tastes.



Following our visit to the museum, we lunched at the Spaghetti Warehouse. As we were waiting for our group to be seated, the ladies hammed it up in front of an old confessional booth that stands in the restaurant's reception area.



Just before we headed back to our lodgings for a break, we noticed this interesting character in an outdoor display in front of a store. I don't know the significance, but man, those are cool cowboy boots!

Buboppy