It is astonishing how many Bavarian beers they sell in Texas. And this one is from my hometown!! It is probably because west of Austin in the Hill Country, there are many cities which German settlers founded like Fredericksburg, Grüne...
Ok, I did not take the Bavarian beer, I had a Texan one instead. It is again amazing how many small breweries exist in Texas! To my beer I had a sausage platter, it was actually really good and close to German food (at least nothing Tex-Mex and no burgers ;-))
After watching the game we headed to Frisco, the actual purpose of my visit. We went to a MLS game of FC Dallas (1st in Western Conference) against Kansas City. First of all, the stadium fits roughly 20000 people which is really small, I probably already played in bigger stadiums than this. And soccer in the US is kind of a family thing, noone hates each other, no ultras, no huge fan groups, so no fan culture.
Cap and sunglasses are essential in the heat of Texas, I am also actually very proud of my cap ;-) The game was really bad, Kansas was leading by a penalty and an own goal until they got a red card in the 65th minute. From then on, Dallas was pressing, but not very convincing, however they scored one goal in the 87th minute and from then on Kansas literally fell apart. In the 89th minute they scored the equalizer (both goals by header after a cross) and they had multiple chances to win. So the end was really crazy. My plans after my master is to get a green card and play in the MLS, open a food trailer which sells currywurst (a huge gap in the market in the US)...just a joke ;-)
After the game, we went to Grapevine with some friends of Thomas and toured some bars.
The next morning I could experience Thomas' house and the art of his mother...really beautiful
And a pool cannot miss of course
After breakfast...it was already in the 100s, we went to see the Dallas Cowboys (football) stadium, a huge arena with 5 floors. It is just a 10 minute ride from Thomas home
Afterwards we went to try some local wine in a city called Grapvine ;-) The local Texan wine is really delicious, and there are lots of different kinds of it.
Afterwards we went to Denton, another city in the DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth) area, with its courthouse in the middle of downtown. It was pretty cool, but also extremely hot, so we could not stay outside for a long time.
Thats it from my trip to Dallas/Arlington, it was a blast! Thanks to Thomas Elmasri for everything, you are awesome!!
What else do I do during the week? Apart from being on campus, I go slacklining a lot in our park, relax in our pool, work out and go out in the weekends...I was also shooting last weekend with rifles from the second world war...see next article ;-)
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