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| Nashville Predators Stadium on Broadway |
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| Really Liked the All Girls Band We Heard Here |
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| I Don't Know Their Name But They Were Good! |
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| These Guys Were Good Too |
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Nashville Visit
Airbnb in Nashville
After leaving Dallas we headed across Arkansas and spent the night in Memphis, Tenn. We didn/t explore the city just saw it from the bridge crossing the Mississippi River. We then headed on to Nashville where we spent two nights at an Airbnb. Our hosts were a young couple named Brian and Jordan Fuente. They are both musicians, singers/songwriters and entrepreneurs. We spent many hours chatting and getting to know each other. They are a delightful couple who will go far. They met on the Voice and you can check them out on YouTube. Her name is Jordan Pruitt. His name is Brian Fuente. They have a music studio in their basement. Also they are involved with several business ventures. So much talent and energy! They invited us to stay another day for free because we hit it off so well. But we couldn't take them up on their kind offer. We hope they visit us in Canada. We did enjoy our time in Nashville but it's not my favorite music. Glad we spent time there and the weather was great!
We then went on to Columbus, Ohio for the next night and woke up to rain! That's the first rain we have seen since Jan. 1! We didn't do any exploring, had dinner at Red Lobster and just headed out the next day for State College, Pennsylvania to see Maggie and family. It's Micah's 10th birthday on the 13th! The weather is good here- Spring has sprung! We, of course, think it's very cold.
Tomorrow we leave for Canada and Kitchener. We will stay with Jason and family and also see Liz and Dave Gerth who we met in Mexico. Very small world, indeed. Then on home on the 15th!
We then went on to Columbus, Ohio for the next night and woke up to rain! That's the first rain we have seen since Jan. 1! We didn't do any exploring, had dinner at Red Lobster and just headed out the next day for State College, Pennsylvania to see Maggie and family. It's Micah's 10th birthday on the 13th! The weather is good here- Spring has sprung! We, of course, think it's very cold.
Tomorrow we leave for Canada and Kitchener. We will stay with Jason and family and also see Liz and Dave Gerth who we met in Mexico. Very small world, indeed. Then on home on the 15th!
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Austin and Dallas Texas
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| Spot Where Zapruder Film was Shot |
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| Grassy Knoll |
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| Spot Where JFK was Shot |
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| Dealey Plaza |
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| JFK Memorial |
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| Wonderful Bats at Congress Bridge |
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| There They Go by the Millions |
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| Under the Congress Avenue Bridge |
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| Sign Outside Restaurant |
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| Delicious Restaurant in Austin |
Our Stops in Texas
We have been enjoying our trip back to Canada but it is tiring to be driving most days. Of course the roads are good and the GPS is a godsend but it is still stressful.
Our drive from Monterrey was smooth and crossing the border went very well. We didn't run into any traffic or glitches along the way.
We arrived in San Antonio nice and early and checked in to our hotel near the Riverwalk. We went back along the Villeta area hoping to go back to Rio Gelato for pizza only to find that it was closed. A sign out front said they had an offsite catering job and would be back but they weren't. On our way back we stopped in at the Briscoe Museum of Western Art. It turned out to be excellent. We both really enjoyed this museum as it gave us a sense of the Western Settlement through painting and artifacts.
We found a very nice restaurant along the Riverwalk and enjoyed the beautiful evening before heading back to our hotel.
We had a short drive the next day to Austin. Such a nice city to get around with lots of bikes and public transit. It is ahead of many cities it seems. We had a great lunch at the Easy Tiger and explored a bit before going to our hotel. At about 7 pm we headed to the Congress Street Bridge to wait for the bats to come out at dusk. It's an amazing sight. Check out the details here. It was one of the highlights of my trip so far. I love bats and have wanted to see this for years.
We drove along Congress after and viewed the state capitol building all lit up. It was very impressive.
It took about 3 hours to drive to Dallas the next day. We headed to Dealey Plaza and the museum dedicated to the assassination of JFK. What an experience. It is a haunting experience to be in the place where it happened so many years ago. The grassy knoll, an x on the road where JFK was shot, the book depository 6th floor window.
The Sixth Floor Museum is so well done. Certainly worth a visit. The memorial to JFk is a few blocks away and was completed in the early 70's by Philip Johnson. Unfortunately to me it seems very dated. I expected more.
All in all it was a very moving experience to be here in Dallas.
Our drive from Monterrey was smooth and crossing the border went very well. We didn't run into any traffic or glitches along the way.
We arrived in San Antonio nice and early and checked in to our hotel near the Riverwalk. We went back along the Villeta area hoping to go back to Rio Gelato for pizza only to find that it was closed. A sign out front said they had an offsite catering job and would be back but they weren't. On our way back we stopped in at the Briscoe Museum of Western Art. It turned out to be excellent. We both really enjoyed this museum as it gave us a sense of the Western Settlement through painting and artifacts.
We found a very nice restaurant along the Riverwalk and enjoyed the beautiful evening before heading back to our hotel.
We had a short drive the next day to Austin. Such a nice city to get around with lots of bikes and public transit. It is ahead of many cities it seems. We had a great lunch at the Easy Tiger and explored a bit before going to our hotel. At about 7 pm we headed to the Congress Street Bridge to wait for the bats to come out at dusk. It's an amazing sight. Check out the details here. It was one of the highlights of my trip so far. I love bats and have wanted to see this for years.
We drove along Congress after and viewed the state capitol building all lit up. It was very impressive.
It took about 3 hours to drive to Dallas the next day. We headed to Dealey Plaza and the museum dedicated to the assassination of JFK. What an experience. It is a haunting experience to be in the place where it happened so many years ago. The grassy knoll, an x on the road where JFK was shot, the book depository 6th floor window.
The Sixth Floor Museum is so well done. Certainly worth a visit. The memorial to JFk is a few blocks away and was completed in the early 70's by Philip Johnson. Unfortunately to me it seems very dated. I expected more.
All in all it was a very moving experience to be here in Dallas.
Return to San Antonio
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| Riverwalk |
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| What is this Bird? |
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| Beginning with Wine |
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| Another Good Day |
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| Bad Hombre |
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| San Antonio |
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| Riverwalk |
Drive to Monterrey
We are in Monterrey now. This will be our last evening in Mexico for this year. Tomorrow we will cross into Texas. We are hoping the recent storms will have passed. We have not seen bad weather since January 1! Our drive from San Luis Potosi went very well. We left after having our car serviced at the Hyundai Dealer. The service was excellent but they couldn't download the Mexican map onto our navigation system without perhaps wiping out our US and Canada maps. I was disappointed but I managed with Google Maps. We missed one turn near the end of our journey but we still arrived at about 4:30.
We Had dinner at Chili's and we were both happy with our meals-chicken wings and fajitas. Then we settled in to our hotel for the night so we willget an early start tomorrow.
We Had dinner at Chili's and we were both happy with our meals-chicken wings and fajitas. Then we settled in to our hotel for the night so we willget an early start tomorrow.
Monday, April 3, 2017
More photos
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| Huge Dog With Blue Hat at La Olita |
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| Sign Out Front of La Olita |
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| Blurry But Delicious Fish Tocos |
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| I Like This Huge Dog at La Olita in Zicatela |
Photos
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| San Luis Potosi morning |
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| Breakfast Time Before We Head Out |
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| View of the Courtyard at CasAntica in Oaxaca |
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| Watching the Entertainment From Our Restaurant in Oaxaca |
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| Zocalo in Oaxaca |
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| Lovely Time With Tracy and Bruce at Our Restaurant |
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| Am I Short or What! |
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| Tom, Tracy, and Bruce a Little Blurry |
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| Lovely Couple at Their Hotel in Oaxaca |
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Our Last Week
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| Farewell Dinner with Jamie and Denise and Jim and Cindy |
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| Playa Principal Puerto Escondido View From Pascale's |
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| Beautiful Sunset at Vivo |
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| View From Building F Looking to the East |
Our Drive Home So Far
We left Vivo about 7:35am. Our destination was Oaxaca City, the capital of Oaxaca State. We had made arrangements to meet our friends Tracy and Bruce for dinner and after a hair raising drive through the mountains it was wonderful to relax on a perfect evening in one of Oaxaca's restaurants overlooking the Zocalo. El Asador Vasco was wonderful. Great food and service. Our waitress Dolores has been serving their for 39 years! We didn't have much time to see the sights in Oaxaca but we saw and heard enough to want to return for several days. It was so much fun to meet up with Bruce and Tracy again. Our hotel was in a very good location and we enjoyed our short stay there. CasAntica, a former convent, is filled with interesting artifacts and furniture. We would stay there again. It had all the comforts of a modern hotel (including really good wifi) but the charm of an old monument building. Thanks to our friends Wayne and Heather for recommending it to us.
Our drive through the twisting mountain roads was harrowing and Tom was so tired after the drive. We can't wait for the new highway to be built but we aren't holding our breathe. It took well over 6 hours including Hwy 200 and the city of Pochutla The road surfaces were pretty good but the twists and turns and oncoming cars was not fun. Kudos to Tom for doing all the driving. On the other hand we saw spectacular vistas, varied forests, and quaint small villages along the way.
The next day we headed for Puebla. It was supposed to be a short drive from Oaxaca, but with construction and traffic it was not an easy drive. For some reason young people had taken over the toll booths and they let us go through. We offered them $20 pesos but they turned it down. What's up with that? Also we had GPS failure at the end of the trip and we had to really hunt for our hotel. We had chosen to stay at a hotel close to the highway so we would have an easy exit. The GPS led us to some pretty rough streets but it rebounded and got us to the right spot. Unfortunately we didn't get to see the historical areas of Puebla but did get to see the volcanoes in the distance. The town warrants a return visit. Our hotel was quite nice and relaxing even though it was on the outskirts. The staff were very friendly and helpful.
After breakfast we left for San Luis Potosi. We wanted to take the Arco Norte to bypass Mexico City and avoid the difficulties we had on our trip down. The roads were great and traffic was fine perhaps because it was Sunday. We didn't have and difficulties and returned to the same hotel we stayed in before. We had dinner at the same restaurant next door that we enjoyed so much three months ago! Tomorrow morning we will be taking the car to a local dealer to have an oil and filter change and then we will be on our way again to stay just outside Monterrey. That will be a late start and a late arrival at our hotel. The next day we will get an early start and cross the border into Laredo, Texas.
I promise to get the photos uploaded and posted very soon.
Our drive through the twisting mountain roads was harrowing and Tom was so tired after the drive. We can't wait for the new highway to be built but we aren't holding our breathe. It took well over 6 hours including Hwy 200 and the city of Pochutla The road surfaces were pretty good but the twists and turns and oncoming cars was not fun. Kudos to Tom for doing all the driving. On the other hand we saw spectacular vistas, varied forests, and quaint small villages along the way.
The next day we headed for Puebla. It was supposed to be a short drive from Oaxaca, but with construction and traffic it was not an easy drive. For some reason young people had taken over the toll booths and they let us go through. We offered them $20 pesos but they turned it down. What's up with that? Also we had GPS failure at the end of the trip and we had to really hunt for our hotel. We had chosen to stay at a hotel close to the highway so we would have an easy exit. The GPS led us to some pretty rough streets but it rebounded and got us to the right spot. Unfortunately we didn't get to see the historical areas of Puebla but did get to see the volcanoes in the distance. The town warrants a return visit. Our hotel was quite nice and relaxing even though it was on the outskirts. The staff were very friendly and helpful.
After breakfast we left for San Luis Potosi. We wanted to take the Arco Norte to bypass Mexico City and avoid the difficulties we had on our trip down. The roads were great and traffic was fine perhaps because it was Sunday. We didn't have and difficulties and returned to the same hotel we stayed in before. We had dinner at the same restaurant next door that we enjoyed so much three months ago! Tomorrow morning we will be taking the car to a local dealer to have an oil and filter change and then we will be on our way again to stay just outside Monterrey. That will be a late start and a late arrival at our hotel. The next day we will get an early start and cross the border into Laredo, Texas.
I promise to get the photos uploaded and posted very soon.
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