March 11, Dallas TX, Day 11, Tuesday, Comfort Inn and Suites, Waco TX

Updated pictures with full size. Having trouble getting them in order trying another way.

We started the day in the fog, really, outside and the clocks were set for last weeks time so an hour late. We headed to the Dallas Art Museum and found a parking space close by it is right downtown by historic square. We enjoy the 17 to 20th century art both European and American and headed right to it. Today there must have been ten buses with school age kids from kindergarten to high school.

Monet - - Chihuly

Quilt Flowers Pouring from Vase

We decided to eat there among the 5 restaurants. We chose the Seventeen Seventeen Restaurant on the second floor. We were close to underdressed for the seating. Shirleen’s salad was a Port Poached Granny Smith Apple Beignet with Maytag Blue Cheese, Smoked Bacon and Arugala; I the Bourbon Glazed Berkshire Pork Loin (5 oz) and Savory Bread Pudding (with walnut pieces) with Pear Slaw (Julienne sliced pears, red and orange bell peppers with chives) and Maple Demi. Both were top shelf presentations and taste. Salads from $6 to 13 and Entrees 16 to 25, for a noon lunch. But worth every dollar of the kids inheritance.

Across the street was the Nasher Sculpture Center. They had Gauguin wooden sculptures and Matisse metal ones also. There was an outside water garden with big pieces, thought I saw the Mankato Piece there. A peaceful afternoon look at art that was not at all times understood.

Down the block we went to view The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealy Plaza, the sight of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. This brought back the memories of November 22, 1963, Shirleen working as a bank teller in Minneapolis, I at the Idaho Falls Nuclear Reactor Test site walking between two buildings and the loud speaker came on informing us of the death of the President.

We headed out of town during late afternoon rush hour, a lot easier than coming out of Minneapolis. We arrived in Waco for the evening and noticed back 5 miles was a home style steak restaurant, Heitmiller Steakhouse. They used a different style of ordering, you were each given a long one page menu that you would circle the item, Shirleen a beef tenderloin circle 6 oz and circle medium rare, circle baked potato and potato soup. I circled a schooner of Bud, 16 oz rib eye, medium rare, with baked potato and fried okra. Yes each item circled with how to prepare it. Shirleen had to circle water for 0 cents. Food was prepared quickly and to desired doneness and flavorful. With the meal comes the original circled ticket to take to the counter and pay from it. Nite - jerr