Oklahoma City, OK

It was a little cooler this morning - in the low 70s. Bobby Troup in his famous song "Get your Kicks on RT 66" sang that "Oklahoma City is mighty pretty" so we decided to see a little of what he was singing about. We were staying in Bricktown, a district that has been regenerated so we thought a water taxi would be a good way to view the area. It was a pleasant 40 minutes as we wove between former warehouses that now contain restaurants, college buildings and parkland.

At one end of the canal there is a fantastic set of black bronze statues representing the men and women who took part in the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 to lay claim to land for themselves. 

1. Later we took a trolley to the Oklahoma City National Memorial which honours the victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were affected by the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The Memorial consists of two monumental bronze Gates of Time framing the moment of destruction - 9:02 and make up the formal entrances to the memorial. Between them there is a reflecting pool and along one side of the pool there is a garden with 168 empty chairs representing those who lost their lives on that day. It is a beautiful and poignant memorial.