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09/12/05 - Dallas, TX (Photos - All KY, TN, & AR photos) Driving to Dallas, with a quick tour/lunch stop in Little Rock |
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We left Memphis today setting out for Dallas on our way back to Mexico. We decided to save our Memphis side trips (Tupelo, Tunica, Holly Springs, Oxford) for another time since we'll be doing so much driving over the next few days. Our only excitement of the day was our 3 hour stop-off in Little Rock. First stop, of course, was the Clinton Presidential Library. Set out over the Arkansas River, this beautiful building charges you $7 per person to get in, so we admired from the outside (C'mon Bill, libraries are for The People!). We walked down the riverfront street, stopping in at the Old State House, which is now a museum that (for free!) you can walk through. It's a very nicely put together little museum, and for people with absolutely no expectations (like us), we thought it was quite entertaining. Just being able to walk around this historic mansion by yourself with no security or tour guides around was fun, the fact that the exhibits were of such high quality was just a bonus.
We lunched on deep-fried pickle spears (a southern specialty) and a very tasty turkey sandwich with apples and strawberry preserves on cinnamon raisin bread to power up before getting back on the road. The 'scenic route' out of Little Rock took us through quite a plethora of urban blight, which appears to be what most of Little Rock consists of, besides the lovely riverfront business district. Now we're about to try to sleep on the uncomfortable mattress of our $44 (Hotwire - again) Holiday Inn room in the Garland/Mesquite section of the huge Dallas metropolitan area. |
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