Longhorn Cattle Sculpture Park

When you're in downtown Dallas, this park is easy to find. The park is located at Pioneer Plaza by the Dallas Convention Center and at the intersection of SOuth Griffin and Young Street.
The park is pretty obvious when you start seeing bronze statues of longhorns leaded by statues of 3 cowboys riding on their horses. It is landscaped with a flowing stream and waterfalls that leads to a small stream of water with some bronze cattle statues that are crossing through it. The sculptures are considered to be the largest bronze sculpture of their type in the world.

The park is based on honoring the Dallas cowboys' past by celebrating the trails that brought settlers to Dallas.

Just a note to keep in mind: Don't touch or ride on the sculptures during extreme hot or cold weather temperatures. I tried touching one of them during my visit one fine hot day in summer!...OUCH!, really hot! LOL!...almost burned one of my fingers!

Dallas, Texas Trip

September 13-17, 2006

Dallas snapshots

Urban Market

(Sept. 13, '06)

Sept. 15, 2006 - Our Visit to Reunion Tower - Dallas, Texas
We were fortunate enough to make a quick visit to this place and is close to our hotel. Reunion Tower is often called "the sparkling round jewel of Dallas skyline." The tower stands 50 stories high. I still couldn't forget our ride going up to the tower top with just glass elevators surrounding the elevator. The sight has a breathtaking view, but I couldn't seem to enjoy the sight while going up because of the height :).

We didn't have our lunch so we decided to take it in the revolving restaurant. I love the view from there, plus the fact that the restaurant itself revolves. While the restaurant revolves, you can completely see the whole view of Dallas.

Inside the tower's revolving restaurant.

We had a cook out while visiting my friend in Burkburnett, and also meeting Lisa for the first time from Wichita Falls. They had a good food prepared for us, and it was a hearty meal.

After the heartful lunch, we went for an ice cream as our dessert! :)