We start this Wednesday with a genuine American hotel breakfast. This after all four of us have reasonably conquered jet lag and don’t wake up until around seven o’clock. After all the daily grind, we get in the car and head to Southfork Ranch. A term probably still familiar to anyone over fifty. Naturally, it refers to the hit TV series Dallas. We just manage to join the first tour of the day, where we learn a lot about the series, the cast, and of course, the ranch. After a tour of several rooms, we can then walk around on our own and see everything, from the swimming pool to J.R.’s grave. That’s why this time we have a double video of the day. First, here’s the Dallas theme song, and after this blog post, the second.
After about an hour and a half, we head to the nearest National Car Rental branch. In the hustle and bustle of picking up the car from the rental company at the airport, we’d forgotten to register an additional driver. We’ve now corrected that. Afterward, we drove to the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, which is dedicated to the JFK assassination, and according to the Warren Commission report, was also committed from this building. Unfortunately, upon arrival at the parking lot, we were told the museum was currently closed due to an emergency; he didn’t know what it was. He also didn’t know whether it was temporary or for the entire day. So, we decided to have lunch first and then try again. The lunch was delicious, and upon returning to Dealey Plaza, we first visited the scene of the assassination, the so-called Grassy Knoll, and took pictures. Then we returned to the museum, which unfortunately remained closed for the remainder of the day. So, we drove back to our apartment in Austin empty-handed. On the way, just before Austin, we had a delicious pizza and arrived at our apartment at eight o’clock.
Video of the day:
