Long distance travel is the thing that we plan for, wait
for, and talk about but sometimes a close-to-home mini-trip can help keep that
travel bug at bay. So when an invitation came to spend a weekend with family
exploring some of Dallas we jumped at the chance!
Our first stop was the Dallas Record Show in the Richardson
Civic Center. While this show wouldn’t
have been on my radar (I gave up on vinyl a long time ago) one of our party is
an avid audiophile with an enviable record collection. While not a huge convention, the large room
was neatly set up with rows of tables each holding bins of records. The serious shoppers sorted through their
favorite artists and negotiated deals; I just wandered down memory lane looking
at covers of albums that I once owned.
Next stop, lunch. To
make things easier we all piled into one car and headed to Pie Tap Pizza. Unfortunately, we weren’t specific enough
with Google Maps and, not realizing there were several branches, ended up at
the wrong one. Back to the map … and a
short drive across town. Once there we
split several pizzas which were tasty; the dipping sauce was flavorless and not
worth the extra couple of dollars, but overall lunch was good.
When going into lunch we noticed the Hass Moto museum across
the street and after lunch we crossed to road to check it out. Opened in the spring of 2018, Haas Moto
Museum is the creation of Bobby Haas.
With over 130 motorcycles displayed in a beautiful setting, Haas has
collected and created a display that tells the story of the motorcycle. The museum offers free admission to both
military and first responders. (We
didn’t notice this when we paid admission for our two veterans – when I
mentioned that in a review, praising them for the offer while lamenting that we
hadn’t noticed, the museum responded with an offer to refund the cost of the
two veteran tickets which they did graciously and promptly! Wow!)
The Moto Museum is part of Dallas Design district and an
array of antique type stores was next on the plan. While there were the usual ‘antique malls’
with dozens of individually stocked booths, there were also a number of shops
featuring the now very popular ‘mid-century modern’ look. And my favorite stop was not an antique
store but a yard and garden shop feature statues and outdoor rooms and a very
comfortable bench swing!
We finished off the day with dinner at Pappadeaux. This popular chain has several restaurants
around the Dallas-Fort Worth area. They
are usually busy on a weekend evening and they don’t take reservations, but we
found four empty chairs around the bar and the half hour wait passed painlessly. Pappadeaux features New Orleans style cooking –
spicy and tasty. They also use a lot of
shrimp which I’m allergic to so I played it safe with a simple grilled fish
meal but everyone else enjoyed their alligator, jambalaya and Etouffee.
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