Leaving Texas: Marfa
After our eventful night in Marathon, we made tremendous progress towards LA by driving one hour to Marfa.
In Marfa we stayed at another historic hotel, El Paisano, where James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson stayed during the 1955 filming of Giant. More recently, No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood were both filmed in Marfa.
Marfa is of course known for its thriving artist community, so we toured The Chinati Foundation and took some arty photos with the art (mouse over to interact).
That evening we had dinner at the Edelweiss Brewery in Alpine. Their beers were okay, but the schnitzel was the best I've had outside of Germany. After dark, we stopped along the highway en route back to the hotel to try and witness the Marfa lights, but after ten minutes of straining our eyes off into the void we got bored and bailed.
Lastly, about 20-30 minutes West of Marfa on Hwy 90, we caught one final art installation, Prada Marfa.
In Marfa we stayed at another historic hotel, El Paisano, where James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson stayed during the 1955 filming of Giant. More recently, No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood were both filmed in Marfa.
Marfa is of course known for its thriving artist community, so we toured The Chinati Foundation and took some arty photos with the art (mouse over to interact).
That evening we had dinner at the Edelweiss Brewery in Alpine. Their beers were okay, but the schnitzel was the best I've had outside of Germany. After dark, we stopped along the highway en route back to the hotel to try and witness the Marfa lights, but after ten minutes of straining our eyes off into the void we got bored and bailed.
Lastly, about 20-30 minutes West of Marfa on Hwy 90, we caught one final art installation, Prada Marfa.
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