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Travel Diary on January 29, 2017

We left my friend's house and went to see Texas A&M University.
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Building and parking lot

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And then, we headed for Dallas.
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On our way to Dallas

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Approaching the city

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Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture

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Reunion Tower

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To go to the tower, we tried to traverse the Union Station

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Platforms of Amtrak and DART

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St Louis bound

But, there was no way to go to the tower.
We chose a round trip there.
Dallas Streetcar in Union station, Dallas, Texas, US /Jan 29, 2017
Union station of Dallas streetcar is also located near the station

Though it was on Sunday, few tourists were queueing in front of an elevator.
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Dallas seen from Reunion Tower

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Junction near Union station

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DART Train is running

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Road and Rail crossing over Trinity River

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Freight Train?

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DART TRain again

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If we see carefully, Dallas street car is running

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We descended to the ground

We looked around Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture and Location of John F. Kennedy Assassination.


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The Kennedy Dealey Plaza Memorial

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X on the picture shows the approximate position of President Kennedy in the limousine at the moment he and Governor Connally were shot

DART Light Rail near West End station, Dallas, Texas, US /Jan 29, 2017
DART

My friend drove me to Dallas Fortworth International Airport.
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At the arrival gate, approx. 200 people protest against Trump's policy to ban entry of citizens from 7 Middle Eastern countries.

After saying goodbye to my friend, I boarded an airplane for Washington Dulles
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Departure floor of DFW Airport

After arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport, I asked a staff how to get to today's hotel.
He said there would be free shuttle to the hotel. But, I couldn't.
So, I told him to call taxi. Taxi driver drove me to the hotel by navigation of Google Map. In spite of that, he lost his way and re-routed. He managed to arrive at the objective hotel.
It cost me 21 USD and he requested me tips. I gave him 1 or 2 USD. He seems not to feel sorry for losing his way.