Well, we've left Dallas, and I think I've seen most of what 'big D' has to offer, so on to fortworth, where the fog has lifted and the sun is shining at a lovely 75°F. Fortworth is completely different than Dallas but is part of the same Metroplex, it combines steel and glass skyscrapers with 3-storey historical buildings, converted salloons and banks now form a very beautiful entertainment and business district called sundance square (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid frequented Fort Worth regularly). Trees wrapped in fairy lights line each wide paved streets. Both pedestrian and automobile live in harmony, it's laid back, friendly and definitely cowboy Texas.
A short bus ride out of downtown sends you to the historic stockyards where Texas cattle drives started on their route to the north. It's a fascinating place rich with history and cowboy culture. Again we hit a bar (can anyone see a pattern emerging here), a proper saloon with all of the walls and ceilings covered in cowboy hats... Oh, and beer is $2 a bottle, so we sat back and watched a proper country battle of the bands... And I'm still not a big fan...
The final act of the day was to head to a restaurant called 'The Chop House'... My god, Texans sure know how to cook a steak, a beutiful rib (on the bone) steak cooked to perfection. I have never in all of my life (a lot of steak) tasted a better piece of meat. It was a pricey meal £30 a head inc. wine, but so worth it.
I am sad to leave fort worth and it's lovely food... But excited by the approaching SXSW festival and what Austin has to offer.
Laters,
Steve.
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