LOCATION: Oklahoma City, OK
WEATHER: beautiful, sunny. Highs in 70s
Oklahoma City (OKC) has several different districts. We started out downtown and walked to the Asisn District.
We learned that OKC has one of the largest Vietnamese populations in the US. We went to a noodle shop for a delicious lunch.
We were the only English-speaking people in the shop. Always a good sign
Then we rode a bus to a district called Bricktown. They have converted old warehouses into restaurants and bars. We had an OK beer in a pub. Then we walked to the memorial of the Alfred P Morrah Federal Building that was bombed 19 years ago. We just happened to be there on the anniversary of the bombing.
There were lots of people there visiting the plaques of the people that were killed.
These were placed on a memorial fence to remember the children killed in the building's daycare.
Then we drove to the stockyards district for dinner. OKC has one of the largest in the US. The book "1000 Places to Go Before You Die" recommended the Cattlemen's Restaurant there. Supposed to be some of the best steaks ever. The atmosphere was from the 60s. . While we were waiting for a table, we went to their "bar" which was kind of like a reception area.
The food was excellent. We shared a huge ribeye. It came with baked potato, salad and Parker House rolls. A custom there is for the waiter to watch you slice into the meat to make sure it is cooked the way you like it. Hardly needed a steak knife. Really decadent
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