Oklahoma City

I started my exploration of Oklahoma City with a visit to the Oklahoma City Museum of Art . I heard from my tax accountant, of all people, that they had a Chihuly exhibit. Apparently his wife was from Oklahoma City, hence the connection. They have one of the largest collections of Chihuly work. As always, it was a magical experience, even more so without the usually crowds in Seattle or another major metropolitan city. They also had several other worthwhile exhibits.

I then walked around the city looking for interesting architecture and abstracts. Oklahoma City is a very clean and safe city. Oddly, it seemed practically deserted. Even in the tourist areas, there were very few people. I will be interested to see what a weekday will look like.

In the afternoon I took a walk down the Bricktown Canal , reminiscent of the San Antonio Riverwalk . One of the main attractions is a large group of statues commemorating the opening of the Unassigned Land in Oklahoma Territory with the Land Run of 1889. It is one of the world’s largest bronze sculptures featuring 45 larger than life figures of land run participants, frozen in motion as they race to claim new homesteads.

For dinner I walked across the street to Bar Cicchetti . I had a nice drink (the bartender made me a purple gin fizz) and a couple of tasty small plates. Unusually, no bar partners to chat with.

Additional images can be found in the Gallery.