Dallas Trip

[denverpatsfan]

October 14th 4:15PM.

Denver to Dallas is affordable for me.

Haven't done a road game in a while.

April is not too soon to start planning.

[Seymour93]

There's no way I'm missing this one.

When do tickets go on sale?

[EyesOfTheWorld]

Working on a BIG crew for this game. Ticket info is supposed to be available in May.

[Terry Glenn is a cowgirl]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

[EyesOfTheWorld]

Does anyone know anything about the Dallas area? All I know is that it is HUGE. We've got a crew of 20-30 guys going to this game & we're trying to figure out where to stay. Where is the best nightlife/bars. Group consists of all males ages 30-50. Looking for the area that will give us the best nightlife with the least travel (ala Buckhead in Atlanta, or Gas Lamp in Sandiego, or Inner Harbour in Baltimore or the Westport section of Kansas City). We normally stay at the Embassy Suites due to their large rooms and OPEN BAR from 5-7, but there are EIGHT of them listed for the Dallas Area. Where do we want to be?

[Seymour93]

Originally Posted by EyesOfTheWorld

Does anyone know anything about the Dallas area? All I know is that it is HUGE. We've got a crew of 20-30 guys going to this game & we're trying to figure out where to stay. Where is the best nightlife/bars. Group consists of all males ages 30-50. Looking for the area that will give us the best nightlife with the least travel (ala Buckhead in Atlanta, or Gas Lamp in Sandiego, or Inner Harbour in Baltimore or the Westport section of Kansas City). We normally stay at the Embassy Suites due to their large rooms and OPEN BAR from 5-7, but there are EIGHT of them listed for the Dallas Area. Where do we want to be?

I'll be staying with my uncle who lives in Allen, a northern suburb that on a workday takes a good hour to get to Irving. Before my uncle moved out of his apartment in Addison and into a house we would stay at the Embassy Suites right next to Love Field (old airport that now only serves in-Texas, Southwest Airlines flights). Irving, as a city, is a bit of a dump compared to other areas. Downtown Dallas, Arlington, DFW International Airport, and Love Field all surround Irving. There's a huge Embassy Suites right next to DFW Airport and a huge mall and Bass Pro-Shop store is literally right next door to the massive hotel. The West End of the downtown area is famous for its night life. There are plenty of hotels in that area too (most are fancier than what you get in every other part of the metroplex though). Downtown Dallas is about 15/20 minutes away from Irving so I would probably recommend that part of town if nightlife is the second most important aspect of the trip. Keep in mind, public transportation in Texas is a joke as you might imagine. Don't expect to see many taxis.

There's usually a lot of away fans in Texas Stadium. I think it's because it's a famous stadium and the Cowboys are still a big attraction. Remember when they hosted the Steelers a couple of years ago? It seemed on the TV that half of the stadium were Steelers fans. When I went to Houston for the Pats-Texans game about a 4th of the attendees were Pats fans I'd guess. I'm expecting a similar number for the Cowboys game. I'm going to try to get tickets close to the Pats sideline like how I did in Houston. Of course being near the Pats sideline you're sitting next to more fellow Pats fans.

Hope that helps.

[EyesOfTheWorld]

We've decided on the Embassy Suites Market Center. Supposed to be 3 miles to Texas Stadium, 4 miles to Downtown & the West End, and roughly 10 miles from Lower Greenville Ave. Can't beat the OPEN BAR & Free Breakfasts. Plus the rooms are nice and spacious with separate sleeping and sitting areas. We're going down Thursday-Monday. Now all I got to do is figure out where to golf on Saturday. Any suggestions?

[texpat]

Originally Posted by EyesOfTheWorld

We've decided on the Embassy Suites Market Center. Supposed to be 3 miles to Texas Stadium, 4 miles to Downtown & the West End, and roughly 10 miles from Lower Greenville Ave. Can't beat the OPEN BAR & Free Breakfasts. Plus the rooms are nice and spacious with separate sleeping and sitting areas. We're going down Thursday-Monday. Now all I got to do is figure out where to golf on Saturday. Any suggestions?

You can start here:

http://www.cowboysgolfclub.com/newpa...=285&page=5844

Just north of DFW Airport.

or a course called Bear Creek which is near the airport.

[Nikki]

My best friend and her DH live in a burb NE of Dallas.

I loooooooove Dallas!! I am hoping to move down there within the next 2-3 years.

Definately make sure to get some REAL Texas BBQ while you are down there, and Cantina Laredo is an awesome Mexican restaraunt.

My friends DH is a Dallas Cowboys season ticket holder, so if there is anything specific you would like me to ask him about, just post it here and I will check with him.

[Jacky Roberts]

Originally Posted by EyesOfTheWorld

Does anyone know anything about the Dallas area? All I know is that it is HUGE. We've got a crew of 20-30 guys going to this game & we're trying to figure out where to stay. Where is the best nightlife/bars. Group consists of all males ages 30-50. Looking for the area that will give us the best nightlife with the least travel (ala Buckhead in Atlanta, or Gas Lamp in Sandiego, or Inner Harbour in Baltimore or the Westport section of Kansas City). We normally stay at the Embassy Suites due to their large rooms and OPEN BAR from 5-7, but there are EIGHT of them listed for the Dallas Area. Where do we want to be?

I used to live in Arlington, TX. Dallas is pretty cool, but Irving is kind of a nothing place. Dallas Alley is the area in town with a lot of bars, but the city is very concrete and glass.