We spent a weekend in Dallas so we could go see the New York Giants Football team play the Dallas Cowboys in that crazy-nice stadium in Arlington. Our first night in town we went to the Dallas Heritage Village for their "haunted" Friday. This is a living history museum consisting of historic buildings from the Dallas area that have all been relocated and renovated. These buildings have now all been reassembled to create a small and historic town, each with its own story and past. Three of these buildings hosted short stories told by volunteers - stories of how the building was haunted. It was a cool thing to see and do and was the only thing we did to celebrate Halloween this year.
We like the photo below because you can see the Dallas skyline at dusk in the background of the Dallas Heritage Village. It is the new vs. the old.
On Saturday, we headed to the West End of Dallas to see the 6th Floor Museum and Dealey Plaza. We had lunch at Sonny's BBQ (behind me in the photo). It was delicious!
Dealey Plaza crowded with curious tourists just like us. We saw many Giant fans during the day on Saturday. We enjoyed learning a lot more about that fateful day in November, 1963 and it was facsinating to visit these sites in person after seeing photos and videos throughout the years.
The Sixth Floor Museum allows you to go into the Book Depository, take a very detailed audio tour (you get your own headset and can go at your own speed) through the days and weeks leading up to and including the day of the assasination. We thought it was very well done and learned more about the Kennedy presidency and what was happening in Texas politically prior to his visit to Dallas in November, 1963. 2013 will mark the 50th anniversary of his death.
Some photos of the Dallas skyline.
The outside of the Book Depository.
The next few photos are of the JFK Memorial, a few blocks from where it all happened.
The Dealey Plaza with the Book Depository in the background. It was a nice park honoring a man who was a civic leader in Dallas. They said that the area is basically unchanged since November 23, 1963 in an effort to try to honor and respect what happened.
Yes, the grassy knoll with the book depository in the background (below).
This cabin is part of "Founder's Square" and is said to be the cabin of the man who founded Dallas.
Here we go! Entering Jerry's Billion Dollar Palace as Giants Fans!
From our seats. There were a few New York fans around us and we did have a good time listening to the fickle Cowboy fans....they booed just as quickly as they cheered and just never seemed to be too happy with their team. We all know how this one ended!
A Vegas show?......no, a football game.
We were struck by the numbers of wind turbines we drove past on the drive from Dallas to Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge. These images, that also include cotton fields and active oil rigs, are a common site. It was the cotton harvest during our visit.
We knew were were getting close to the Refuge when we started to see the Sandhill Cranes again. Muleshoe entertains tens of thousands of these birds during the winter months and we thoroughly enjoyed them during our visit to the refuge in the Texas panhandle.
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