What A Day !!

First stop today was to the Dept of Treasury Engraving and Printing Currency Facility...there are only two in the US, one in Washington and one in Fort Worth.  These are the facilities that make the paper money that the Federal Reserve Banks (12 of those) order...to the tune of 1.5 Billion bills being made per day to fill this years order.  75% of the bills made are replacement bills...so out with the old, in with the new !  We learned all kinds of little tidbits about money...here's one more: The largest bill made now is a $100.00, because of the ability to transfer funds through technology their is no need for larger denominations of cash.  Anyway, don't challenge any of us four to a trivia contest about money, we could probably win that one!

No pictures allowed inside the facility, you would not believe the security around this place ! 

Next stop was to the Cowboy Stadium, in Arlington which is halfway between Dallas and Ft Worth.  We were trying to make up for the fabulous (and expensive) dinner we had last night and decided to do a picnic lunch today.  Well, we found a tree at the stadium and tailgated ! It was very cool.  Here is the statue of Tom Landry, legendary coach for the Cowboys and someone Joe and I just knew would have a statue !  

Our day was concluded with a trip into downtown Dallas to see the JFK Assassination sight.  We didn't do the tour because we all pretty much felt like we knew all we needed to know about that historic event.  We did get to go down the on-ramp by the grassy knoll (remember that?) and see the marker that is now placed where he was assassinated.  They also have a gift shop there now which is all about JFK...we had to hit that of course ! 

So, we have a few more places to see in Dallas and some nice weather to explore in !  Dallas is pretty awesome and we are really enjoying it ! xxoo TML