Vacation Day Four - Wednesday June 6, 2007

We ate lunch at the Trail Dust Steakhouse, which was only a block or so away from our hotel. It was o.k., but not really worth the price, especially since we were eating lunch. The boys really enjoyed the slide, though!


Joe had the steak kids meal. David had the macaroni and cheese kids meal, and Matt and I split a half slab of ribs plate. They have ties hung up on the walls. Supposedly, if you wear a tie into the place they cut it off and attach it, along with your name, to the wall. It was pretty quiet while we were there nut they have a place for karaoke and a band along with a dance floor. I tried to get Matt to show us some moves on the dance floor but he refused!


After lunch we took a long ride out to the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, northwest of Fort Worth. The trip was a lot farther than I expected. The Dallas, Arlington, and Fort Worth area is really spread out.


We were all fascinated by our visit to the Bureau. We learned a lot about how bills (a.k.a. notes) are made these days. The Western Currency Facility, as it is called conducts free 45 minute tours which are very interesting and educational. Besides learning how notes are made, we learned how they go to great lengths to help citizens redeem notes that were shredded or mutilated. They start the tour with an interesting tour and have an interactive museum. It was well worth the long drive!


After a brief stop at the hotel, we drove over to the ballpark for the Ranger-Tigers game.


One of the Rangers announcers was interviewing fans.


Matt and Joe


David


Joe


Matt


We hung around the Rangers dugout as long as we could before the game, just in case we had a chance to get an autograph.


Rangers dugout.


This was the view from our seats. David bought some cotton candy. It was also $1.00 hot dog night, so we ate supper at the park.


Joe bought lemonade. There was a group of fans in the left field bleachers that were singing "Sweet Home Alabama" late in the game (complete with the "Roll Tide Roll" you typically hear inserted at Bama games. That was so cool to us Bama guys. The Rangers stink and they lost 10-0, so I guess the fans had to find ways to entertain themselves. David really likes Gary Sheffield and he got to see him hit two home runs and get five RBI's.