Days 7 & 8-Amarillo to Oklahoma City

More out of obligation than real interest, we made a quick stop at The Big Texan on the way out of Amarillo. We were warned beforehand that the place is more hype than it is a real attraction and we discovered this for ourselves. The BIG 72oz. steak was on display on ice, but other than that "attraction", the place had a very strange and creepy vibe.

Dinner the first night at The KOA campground in Choctaw, OK. We rolled in with enough daylight to set up the RV and we grill some chicken on our volcano cooker.

On the next day...since our campground was located about 15 miles outside the city, we tried to get an Uber ride into the city, but no driver was available. We settled for a taxi ride into downtown OKC and the kids were able to experience their first yellow taxi. Once in the City, we discovered that I could have just driven the RV downtown as there was very little traffic and even less people. Our first stop was Brockton,a unique attraction that allows people to take a water taxi to many restaurants and shops located along the canals.

While we waited for the taxi driver, we played on our phones and with the camp cat.

In downtown OKC, there was a canal system constructed where streets used to be.

We walked a couple miles through the city up to The OKC Federal Building Bombing Memorial. The reflecting pool more-or-less resides in the footprint of the original building. On the south side there are metal and lucite chair sculptures that represent those that died.

While walking around the City, we came across these painted bison in a very windy courtyard between a collection of downtown buildings.

Another short walk and we were able to visit a Chihuly glass sculpture at OKCMOA.

We then got some more exercise and walked up to "The Garage" restaurant in the northern part of town and met up with a couple of Kristen's FB friends for dinner. As we wound down, we discovered our new favorite video game. 4p vs Pac Man is great.

We used our first Uber ride (a really good experience) to get back to the camp site, but before we headed back, we had the driver take us to POPS Soda Ranch-a relatively new and cool Route 66 outpost. This place was definitely off the beaten path, but worth the visit. My favorite part was the giant array of soda on display, but the huge cantilever over the filling station and the a 60' tall neon Coke bottle were impressive as well.

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