Wandering in Dallas

Wow, two days in the same place!  But we are having a wonderful visit with our "old" friend Helga and our new friend Dave!
They have been good enough to show us around Dallas and Fort Worth.  There are a number of smaller cities, and in total, the metropolitan area is several times the size of Toronto. Can you imagine me finding my way "anywhere" in a city that size on my own??
We headed off to downtown Dallas and the site of JFK's assassination this morning.  Lots of people taking pictures on the exact spot he was shot.  Interesting to see the place the shots came from and hear the story again. It was something Karl and I grew up with, so as macabre as it sounds, it was like visiting a piece of history.  Karl did also go to the museum (I opted out ).  Beyond that, there were other bits of Dallas' history, like one of the original log cabins from when the area settled, but JFK was really the biggest draw. (we were told they see 1000 tourists per day)
We went for lunch at a German restaurant, Koby's, which allowed us to bring Max in!! Food was great, very ethnic German - complete with double smoked pork chops, red cabbage, potato salad, and sauerkraut - a nice treat.
This evening some major rain, hail, and thunderstorms passed thru the DFW area complete with tornados, missing us by about 30 miles.
Well, tomorrow we'll bid Helga and Dave good-bye with heartfelt thanks, and head off to San Antonio and .. whatever adventures await us there.
Joanne