No underpants in the Water Garden

My first weekend in Fort Worth I decided to do a little exploring down town. I found a great sports bar called Fox and Hound where I was the only person watching USC/Cal and not TCU. I also stumbled upon (not literally) a great little Irish bar called Durty Murphy's. It reminded me a lot of Paddy's from It's Always Sunny especially since the two owners were guys about the same age. Also downtown I ducked into a Barnes and Noble since the rain let loose as I was walking by. Inside there is a two-story replica of Frederic Remington's Bronco Buster statue. The next week I visited downtown Fort Worth again with my co-workers and was shown the Fort Worth Water Gardens. Like a hidden oasis the Water Gardens lie between hotels and the UFO-like convention center. There are three main water features in the gardens including a meditiation pool, an aerating pool and the active pool.

Locals will tell you that the active pool was closed in 2004 after three children and one adult drowned due to a pump malfunction; it has since been reopened. The active pool is definitely the most impressive of the three but the meditation pool is also neat. The water spills over and slowly trickles down the towering walls creating a calming sound that contrasts the roaring water of the active pool.

Posted on the wall is a sign that most likely means no wading but it's more fun to think it means no underpants in the Water Garden.

The aerating pool is like a mini Bellagio water display and although far less impressive it looks really cool at night from the highest point of the park, the Mountain.