We decided to head north to Dallas & Fort Worth for the weekend to see something new. T had spent a little time in Dallas, but it was A's first time stopping for longer than a quick meal. We have heard some stories from friends that Dallas was very different than Austin in many ways, so we did our best to prepare ourselves and set out. The first stop was the Nasher Sculpture Center. A knows a few people that worked on the design of the building so it was nice to see their hard work in person. The Nasher's were generous people who started collecting sculpture with the profits from their shopping mall in north Dallas around the 50's. The collection is bold and diversified and set perfectly in the building and the gardens.
Next we headed to the grassy knoll. There is something to be said to see the place where JFK was assassinated. There are two x marks on the road where the bullets fired and you can look up to the window on the 6th floor to where Lee Harvey Oswald was. The angle does seem precarious and the conspiracy theories do seem valid. The memorial by Philip Johnson and the square are amazing a true tribute.
