Mom in the lobby of my building – iLume in Oak Lawn, Dallas. The chairs are oversized.
Mom was in town this weekend, so we explored.
Dallas is hard to compare to other cities – it’s huge, but not walkable or historic like New York, Chicago, and San Francisco.
Dallas is also not as touristy as Miami, and scale of everything prevents it from being quaint like Minnesota.
Perhaps Dallas is just special.
We spent the weekend touring various neighborhoods, including Uptown, Oak Lawn, Highland Park, and downtown.
Food trucks by Klyde Warren Park in downtown Dallas, Texas. The Hunt Oil Building is in the background.
Klyde Warren Park in Dallas, with the Museum Tower luxury highrise building in the background.
Exploring the Dallas Museum of Art in downtown. I love this painting.
This is from the Modern Opulence exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art. The exhibit features mostly Austrian and German works.
Brunch at British Beverage Company in Dallas, Texas. They have a mimosa bar that allows you to choose your own garnishes and juices.
Gloria’s Restaurant in Oak Lawn, Dallas. Some of my first Salvadorian food.
Going out in Dallas is a very different experience than in Minnesota.
A dense gayborhood means that bar-hopping is the norm. It is not unusual for people to go to 4 or 5 places in a single night.
This means that the bars don’t have dramatically different vibes or crowds here. You can run into the same guy at a dozen different bars, kind of like Chicago during Gay Pride.
One surprising thing is that there are a lot of go-go bars here, (which I find strange.)
There are also several NYC-style club kids ala Paris is Burning.
The warning sign at S4 Nightclub in Dallas, Texas. It basically says don’t get roofied.
Came across some furries at the Station 4 / S4 Nightclub in Oak Lawn, Dallas
Came across some furries at the Station 4 / S4 Nightclub in Oak Lawn, Dallas
The weekend was a fun break from my normal routine.
It is very easy to just work my way through the weekends without leaving my complex.
Having visitors in town forces me to step away from my laptop screen and actually enjoy my new city.
A slushy drink at the Cedar Springs TapHouse. (During their $5 burger basket special.)
Fox’s Empire TV Show was hosting Auditions in Dallas, Texas. Downtown in Klyde Warren Park.
Sometimes iLume Park Happy Hour gets a little strange. Although this isn’t the oddest thing we’ve seen in Oak Lawn.
One of my neighbors with a waiter from Tallywackers, the gay Hooters in Oak Lawn, Dallas.
Now back to work, working out, and sleep.
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