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Welcome to Dallas!
Club
Information
 Official
club name:
The Friendship Force of Dallas
Arrival:
Arrive
at DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport). Hosts meet the
Ambassadors at the airport in private cars.
Hosting:
The
maximum number of Ambassadors our club can host: 25
Membership:
Our members live in Dallas within a 30 mile radius and our club has been
growing rapidly. It now includes 111 members (1/08) from all walks of life
who enjoy traveling and meeting new people here and in other places.
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About
Dallas
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 The
region:
With a population of over one million (about 6.1 million for Dallas,
Fort Worth and surrounding towns), Dallas is the eighth largest city
in the US and the fastest growing city in the United States. It is a large financial, manufacturing and technology/
telecommunications center, has the largest wholesale
merchandise mart in the world, the third largest film production
center, and is home for hundreds of major corporate offices. |
Dallas hosts
millions of visitors every year, and has many exciting attractions,
including great restaurants and shopping facilities. It is mostly new,
vibrant and exciting, with a touch of the old West mingled with the
latest fashions and innovations.
The weather:
Ambassadors may visit Dallas any time, but we recommend March through
May or September through November for the best weather. It is hot in the
summer (June – August), often about 95 degrees F or 35 degrees C. We
have air conditioning and survive nicely.
Did you know that Dallas is
rated one of the country's top 5 travel destinations? Check out these websites for more information:
the article and summary ratings:
http://www.hotwire.com/destination/travel-value-index2.jsp
Get
more information on Dallas from these websites:
http://www.thedallaspage.com
http://www.fortworth.com
http://www.guidelive.com
http://www.dallascvb.com (Convention and Visitor's Bureau)
http://www.visitdallas-fortworth.com/visitors_guide
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g55711-Activities-Dallas_Texas.html
http://www.dallas.worldweb.com/
Texas Fun Facts
Did You Know...
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There are 254 counties in Texas
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Texas has 624 miles of coastline running along the Gulf of Mexico.
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The King Ranch, located in Kingsville, Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island
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TX was the 28th state to enter the union, joining the United States on Dec. 29, 1845
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More wool comes from the state of Texas than any other state in the U.S.
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Texas gets its name from the Hasinai Indian word tejas, meaning friends or allies
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The capitol building in Austin opened May 16, 1888. The dome stands seven feet higher than that of the nation's Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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Texas State Symbols:
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Flag: Known as the Lone Star Flag
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Motto: Friendship
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Nickname: The Lone Star State
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Bird: Mockingbird
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Flower: Bluebonnet
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Insect: Monarch butterfly
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Tree: Pecan
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Mammal: Texas Longhorn
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More State Symbols & Facts:
http://dev.tourtexas.com/
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Inbound
Exchange Activities
When
Ambassadors come, we offer a program from the following list of
activities. Sorry - there isn't time to do everything listed here, but
we ask the Exchange Director of the visiting club about the
members' interests so we can offer some activities they would enjoy.
During our inbound exchanges we introduce visitors to Dallas sights
such as the
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Downtown
area and Pioneer Plaza (cattle drive sculptures) |
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Reunion
Tower (revolving restaurant and observation deck) |
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Dallas Museum of Art |
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Trammel Crow
Museum of Asian Art |
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The Nasher
Sculpture Garden |
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The Dallas Arboretum
and Horticultural Gardens |
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Fountain
Place |
We may include architecturally
interesting places such as
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The Meyerson Symphony Center designed by
I.M. Pei |
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Guadalupe
Cathedral |
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Texas State
Fair Grounds (large selection of 1930s Art Deco buildings housing
permanent museums - Aquarium, Science Museum, Museum of Natural
History, African-American Museum, Women's Museum, and Discovery
Gardens) |
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SMU and the
Meadows Art Museum |
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Thanksgiving
Square |
And
historical sites such as
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The Sixth Floor (Kennedy)
Museum |
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The Wilson district of historic homes
and Swiss Ave |
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Dallas
Heritage Park |
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Dallas
Historical Museum in the Old Red Courthouse |
Many incoming groups like a taste of the old West at
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The
Mesquite Rodeo |
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Or the Texas State Fair
(October only). |
Nearby places of
interest include
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Fort Worth
- visiting sights such as the stockyards, Kimbell Art Museum, Sid Richardson or
Amon Carter western
art museums, the Cowgirl Hall of Fame, Japanese Garden and Sundance Square |
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The small towns of
McKinney, Denton or Waxahachie |
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Horse farm
tours |
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The Gaylord
Resort |
Individual hosts or day hosts may take their visitors
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Shop at an
outlet mall, flea market or the elegant Galleria shopping center. |
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The Dallas Aquarium (actually a jungle
featuring monkeys, birds, otters and gardens as well as beautiful fish) |
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Southfork (site of filming of the TV series "Dallas") |
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One of several
flight museums with vintage airplanes |
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Sporting,
music or theatrical events |
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The Dallas
Zoo or Fort Worth Zoo |
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Fossil Rim
Wildlife Park |
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Local parks,
lakes and hiking trails |
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Festivals |
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Salsa or
country-western dancing or late night jazz |
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Some of the
great Dallas restaurants |
For career-oriented groups,
we can arrange meetings with professionals in your field.
We host welcome and farewell
parties including a festive meal, music and program as well as arrange
in-home dinners for smaller groups with club members and Ambassadors.
After the
exchange is over many members continue to correspond or visit again;
many have visited their guests or hosts in their countries
as friends or hosted them privately on return trips. Texas
hospitality is something the Dallas club is proud to offer!
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