I like to play this little game where I switch the order of syllabols or words in a name to make it more interesting. This fun renaming game provides me with endless jokes in my own head. AP thinks that it's old, but it's not I tell you, it's not! I had the opportunity over Christmas break to visit the Gaylord Texan Hotel which I promptly renamed the Lord of the Gays before ever seeing it. How was I to know that the little syllable juxtaposition game would be so right this time?
The Gaylord Texan is in the middle of Grapevine, TX (read: nowhere). The closest landmark other than this monstrosity is the DFW Airport. And, the best way for me to describe it is that it is like a Vegas hotel without the gambling.
The place bills itself as "all of Texas under one roof". Hence, the fake San Antonio river walk pictured above. Inside the giant building there are several smaller buildings (with roofs on them for no apparent reason) like a sports bar, and a non-exact replica of the Alamo with shopping inside. Great, nothing pays tribute to the most bloody battle in Texas history like shops that sell cowboy boots and t-shirts with rhinestone Texas flags on them.
The best part of the Gaylord was when I found this chair made of deer antlers (continuing my taxidermy thread here). Amo -- do you think that your grandfather could make one of these?
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YIP, Grandpa Jim could totally do one of those chairs - he may even have one in his little cabin in Dubois.... Have I ever shown you the candlesticks he made for Jenn and Justin? Pure genius.
The San Antonio Riverwalk is a fake river, so this is doubly weird as a fake of a fake. See why I couldn't offer an adequate explanation of what Gaylord was???
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