A Journal of my trip to Dallas, Texas!

Thur, 12-28

My good friend Rachel was sweet enough to drive me to the Blue Line, where I caught the train to O'Hare. My flight to St. Louis was delayed, and due to my need for a connection, they put me on a later, direct flight. Arrived in Dallas at 12:20ish. Jack met me at the baggage claim. We claimed, and drove back to his house.
He lives in the city, on Northwest Highway. His house is relatively large, and includes DSL!

After we got up around 9, we left at 10 and had breakfast at Mom's Cafe. Had pancakes, bacon, eggs, and the southern specialty, biscuits and gravy. Meal was decent.
We then went to Jill's house, where we met, and we took her 14-year-old son, Ben. We went to the airport to pick up my rental car. As this was Jack's first foray into the Dallas car-rental industry, it was quite a challenge to find. But we did, and I picked up my green Dodge Neon. We then went back to the house to drop off Jack's car. We went for barbecue at Peggy Sue's Barbecue. As a barbecue conniseur, and with Texas having a reputation as a bbq specialty state, i was eager to see what they had to offer. However, the sauce at Peggy Sue's was unspectacular. I did not dislike it, but there wasn't much exciting about it either.
We then dropped Ben off at home, and cruised downtown. We checked out the Dallas Museum of Art. There were 2 featured exhibitions, both of which we saw.

• 1- TV Trays: Dishes thru the century. A very exciting exhibit depicting a virtual history of the kitchen of the last century.
• 2- Mexican Art: Exhibit featured work from Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and other Mexican artists.
• 3- We finally saw the regular collection. All very different and exciting.
After driving around downtown a bit, and listening to Jack explain, we went back home. There I napped, showered, and changed for the evening. We went to Cafe Izmir, a Mediterranean Tapas restaurant. They had delicious food. Jack actually knew the owners from way back. They told me about their club, and even gave me free passes. So I drove over to Casbah. Small place, but good latin muic.