Dallas

Still 1,119 miles away from my destination, about 2 days of road trip or more than 2 hours of plane ride, but have to stay for a while in Dallas, Texas.  In the 3rd leg of my trip on my way to my home away from home. 

2 hours and 55 minutes after I left Los Angeles via American Airlines, I reached Dallas, Texas. Dallas is the 3rd largest city in Texas and the 9th largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area is the largest metropolitan area in the South and 4th largest metropolitan area in the United States. Dallas is a young city with effigies of modern architecture rising like glass trees out of the downtown area.

In history, the city will always be remembered for  the incident that happened in November 22, 1963 when President J F Kennedy was assassinated in downtown Dallas. Today, it is known as a mecca for dining, shopping, arts, entertainment and large scale developments. 

My 1st stop during my Dallas stay, of course, where else but Starbucks. Enjoyed a Java Chip Frappe to energized me since it is almost midnight when I arrived. Took advantage of the wifi and got in touch with my family and friends. Aso, I sent an e-mail to my would-be partner in the medical department to tell him I have arrived safely in the United States.

Java chip did a good job in keeping me awake. I roam around and kept myself busy. Walked and walked, smelled some fresh breeze, enjoyed the sights, ate some M and M and bought some souvenirs. I was so tempted to buy a Starbucks City mug. However, there is no more room in my luggage and come to think of it, I have to take care of the mug for months just to give it to my sister-in-law who collects Starbucks city mugs. Thinking that I'll be staying in a cruise ship made me think of big waves and the possibility of  the mug getting broken. So, after weighing the pros and cons, I did not.

More than 5 hours in Dallas seemed very long since I was very eager to reach Miami. Well, I have been travelling for almost 24 hours and I am so looking forward to press my back on a very comfy bed. Sleeping during flights is still different from sleeping soundly in a bed. When boarding time arrived, i was curious why people were gathering around a certain group of people with their camera phones snapping pictures. And then, I discovered that the reason was our flight to Miami includes Bonalzo Mike Dogg Jr. better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, an American rapper, record producer, actor and entertainer.