I love Texas!

Tuesday, July 5, 2005 5:17 PM

So, I spent the weekend vising friends in Dallas, TX. I've never been there before, so it was very exciting for me.
I had a fabulous time, part because of the company, and part because I just LOVED Dallas. I wasn't sure how I'd like it. I'm not really the cowboy boots, country music and steak type. But I just fell in love with it.
The city is so spread out and pretty. I didn't get that feeling of being oppressed by all the huge buildings staring down at me that I get in Philly and New York and other large, crammed cities. I enjoy architecture, so all the shiny buildings were fascinating for me. I saw where JFK was shot, too, but that was a little creepy.
I loved the diversity of the people. Living in SC, everything is pretty much black and white, but Dallas is home to people in all the colours of the rainbow and it makes the city more rich. I loved hearing people talking in other languages (and trying to eavesdrop on languages that I know). It made me miss other places I've lived (before I got stuck on the east coast.)
I was impressed with how clean downtown was (compared to Philadelphia, anyway), with how vibrant everything seemed. I loved all the little bits of art here and there, the little parks. It's a pretty city.
On Saturday we rode the train from Plano (where my friends actually live) to the zoo and I noticed that every trainstop was decorated differently. I loved it. Also, I wasn't worried about contracted something nasty from touching the train seats like I was in Philly. It was very clean and shiny.
The sky was SO big, the sun is like a spotlight shining on you all day. I loved it, personally, but my friend kept complaining how hot it was. She doesn't have the humidity we have here in SC. And I came home a bit browner than I left, so I'm happy. And the air was so warm and dry and fresh smelling; like clothes left out to dry in the sun.
I also thought the people in general were very friendly. Gotta love that.
Oh, and can I talk about the food? My friends, knowing my love of ethnic foods, took me to this incredible thai restaurant in Plano (it's called Mangos, if you're ever in the area.) I can't even dig up words to adequately describe how delicious my curry was. The best I'd ever had. And the portions were SO HUGE. I ate leftover curry for 2 more meals. I also ate at this fantastic greek restaurant in Downtown Dallas called Antone's. Antone himself kept bringing us more of his great food, encouraging us to "Eat! Eat! Try the spinach! Do you like the hummus?" The food was homecooked and wonderful (and how I wish I had his hummus recipe), but Antone was definitely the best part. He was a riot! There were so many neat restaurants. I didn't have time to try the Lebonese one, or the Ethiopian or the Jamaican one (my friends say that one's really good. But it was closed when we tried to stop by. I've never had Jamaican before). You could plan an entire vacation around food.
Well, I could go on and on about how much fun I had and how much I loved Dallas. It was only 3 days, but they were all great. I hope all you Browncoats that are lucky enough to live in the Dallas/Plano area appreciate how lovely it is.

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