Blogs from Dallas, Texas, United States, North America - page 8

U srijedu 03.10. sletjeli smo u Dallas. Smješteni smo u hotelu u Fort Worthu, gradu koji je veoma blizu Dallasa. Odmah nakon što smo se smjestili otišli smo na neformalno druženje s članom ''gradskog vijeća'' (councilmember) g. Joel Burnskoji je prvi i jedini councilmember koji je otvoreno gej u Texasu. Nakon druženja otišli smo gledati debatu Obama vs. Romny. TO je prva debata predsjedničkih kandidata i vrhunac predsjedničke kampanje u U.S.-u. U četvrtak 04.10. otišli smo u Dallas na projekciju filma Raid of the Rainbow Lounge redatelja Roberta L. Camine koji je i osobno bio prisutan. Dokumentarac govori o policijskoj raciji u novom gej klubu u Fort Worthu Rainbow Lounge. Policija i službenici iz komisije za kontrolu alkohola u Texasu upali su u klub 28.06.2009. te su počeli odvoditi ljude pod otpužbom da su pijani. Policij ... read more

Hope these are a bit better. At Mariotte Hotel in Dallas.... read more

Morning R went shopping to TomThumb. Viswam had an exam from 8-10am. After he came back from his exam Rajesh came and dropped us at Galatyn station by 11 am. Bought a Day Pass (valid both for the train and the bus. $4 per head) and went around Downtown and Uptown Dallas. Back to the room by 4pm. M came at 9 for dinner. V had another exam from 8.30pm till 10.30pm.... read more

Got up packed and went to air port. Flew to Dallas over some interesting landscape. Lost two hours in time difference, so had a late breki at LV air port and were ready for dinner when we got to Laura's friend meghan (met through contiki in Europe) beautiful little house. Dallas is such a pretty city! We were so excited when we got there, her neighborhood is to die for! All the houses are sooo cute!That night Meghan took us to dinner (Texmex) with her friends (in her convertible Lexus). After dinner (and lots of Margharita and sangria swirls) we went to a little pub and I think we tried a few local beer/ciders, we then moved on to there local- the corner bar. I made best friends with rocky and Roselyn both from Dallas, and ... read more

Wow! We should have sensed something was up when our pilot politely told passengers as they boarded AA 1432 to “hurry up” as there was “a bit of a weather system west of Dallas they wanted to beat”. Our flight to Dallas Fort Worth Airport was all of 40 minutes and uneventful so we were not really expecting what unfolded over the next few hours. In layman’s terms all hell broke loose soon after our arrival. Out of the taxi window we could see some dark rain clouds so said to each other we would get to the hotel and put our waterproofs on and walk into the CBD. Within ten minutes of putting the TV on in our room we were interrupted by a public announcement telling us that a tornado warning was in place ... read more