Dallas, Texas

Monday, April 17

We drove to the nearby DART station and left the car in the car park. The train came and we headed into downtown Dallas to visit the George W Bush Library. When a President leaves office they set up a Library to document their time in office and their achievements. As his father's Library is in Austin then it made sense for G W's to be in Dallas.

The Library was really well done, and there is even a replica of the Oval Office from his time in the White House. Since his time in office he has taken up painting and supporting injured soldiers and their families, so he set about painting portraits of some of the wounded soldiers he has met. They were very well painted and it was quite moving when you heard the story behind the painting.

After some technical problems with the DART trains getting into downtown Dallas to make our next appointment, we finally made it. We arrived at the 6th Floor Museum from where Lee Harvey Oswald is meant to have shot President Kennedy. Just as we arrived the heavens opened, there was lightning and a double crack of thunder - suddenly the lights went out and the power went off! We waited for about an hour but when they told us the power company didn't know what caused the problem or how long it would take to fix, we decided to leave!

Linda called Uber and before long we were heading back to the car in Plano, as the rain continued to pour down. After a stop to get some wine we finally reached home and kicked back and relaxed. We enjoyed leftovers for dinner, then sat outside and watched a glorious Texan sunset to end another memorable day!