|| Dallas / Ft. Worth @ 2008 Winter and Holiday

I took a trip to Dallas between Christmas and New Year. Wei and her family were very generous and welcomed me to their new and big house. The trips were rough, mostly my own fault. I was overly confident of me pulling off in rush hours in airports, but thank goodness I was on track for every leg of the flights.

Several people warned me that Dallas is a city that doesn't have anything. I will re-confirm then. There is a deep cultural difference for people who live in the east part of the country. This is a city that is built on nothing and therefore it has almost nothing other than everything you can find from your own neighborhood in your own city. There is hardly any plantations along the highway, in the middle of highway, or around the living communities. So the place looks huge because there's hardly any barriers preventing you from looking far and beyond. The buildings use a lot of red, brown and mustard yellow for colors, and my interpretation is that these colors probably make the city look like being aged and heavy.

Wei's house is huge like a castle, lots of passages, hidden doors (to visitors), high rise ceilings and heavy wall papers. I enjoyed the conversations and the time with their little daughter Serena.

Final shot - Dallas sunset by light rail tracks


Red museum in sunset


In the front of Red Museum


JFK's memorial


Taking a break on the steps of the Red Museum


Dallas streets


Red Museum


The Ball is closed for renovations


Downtown Dallas


Six Floor museum in the background


Wei and Serena walking along the quiet streets in the Dallas suburbs


The big house


Dallas Galleria, the giant Christmas tree and skating ring


Skating ring


Giant Christmas tree