Anton: Damn it's chilly!
Nastya: Top of the morning to ya!
I case you have not guessed yet, this is Heads and Tails
and we are reloading America.
Anton: Coming up next is Dallas!
The main prize of tonight's episode is an automobile!
Let me straighten my mustache.
Nastya: And of course, I get to have the main prize!
Anton: Why you? Let's flip a coin for it.
One of us will mount this noble steed
and the other one will have to jump on a freight train.
Heads!
Nastya: Tails.
Anton: Well, hello Dallas!
Let us see what it is! Get your hand off me.
Nastya: Woo-ha! Antoshka do I get this horsey?
Anton: Let me at least touch it.
Nastya: Get your palms off! That is my horsey.
Anton: I keep calling you a swindler for a reason.
Dallas is a heart of Texas. The real Wild Wild West.
You can see how the descendants of courageous
cowboys live in this city.
Race a mechanical stallion that is worth $2 million
and shoot a watermelon from a rifle!
You can tame a tornado,
hallucinate in church
and find a giant's eye in Dallas! Wow!
Behold my stallion for the next two days –
Challenger, Dodge Challenger.
Chrome horseshoes. What a crest!
A brand stamp of course.
Sparkling fur.
The saddle is so comfortable!
Dodge Challenger was born in the U.S.A.
and it has an entire stable under its hood
– 420 horses to be exact. It's so powerful!
DFW Airport is the second largest in the U.S.
It has five terminals!
Right now, I am here, but to get to the city
I need to get over there – Terminal A.
Here are the signs for the terminals.
Here's a cool part, buses between terminals are free.
Trains downtown depart from Terminal A.
Let me go find 'em!
Really cool! I have the whole train to myself!
It is not painted red, but it is more than enough.
Sports cars are nice and all,
but there is a significant down part,
there's barely any room there!
Your knees are rubbing against your ears.
Trains are quite the opposite!
You can move around however your heart desires.
Too bad, I did not do gymnastic.
Otherwise, I would be doing all kinds of splits right now!
Dallas is a concrete jungle.
The sea of 1-story buildings surrounds the skyscrapers.
Avenues here are the widest.
Buildings are the tallest
and boast the most glass in the state of Texas.
It becomes apparent right away that Dallas
is a city for the rich.
All the money in Texas go through Dallas.
This is a center of rocket and electronics manufacturing.
Oil here is being pumped by the billions.
Yet I have no idea who is doing all of that.
I have not met a soul in half an hour!
Where is everyone? It can't be.
The city looks normal, park lawns are nice.
Is this where they filmed zombie apocalypse movies?
Where are the people? It is a large city and a huge state!
Yet there are no people around.
Maybe it's a curfew of some sort?
I get the feeling that Dallas was not populated,
after it was built.
Look! Up there! There's a human! There he is! Let's run!
Here's another one!
This is a goldmine Sashka.
Hi.
People use these crossing tunnels to get from
one office building to another.
I want to shake hands with people and give out hugs.
I don't think this corridor is the only one here.
Here's another tunnel.
Next building has one too and the next one.
A web of corridors and passageways connects all the office buildings in Dallas.
They were made to lighten downtown traffic.
Now it resembles one long shopping mall with cafes, shops and recreation areas, but it is completely empty.
That was a long walk. We started over there,
passed through that office building,
then this one and reached the third building.
Parking lot entrance and another tunnel are also here.
No idea where we exited.
The only thing I know is that this is Dallas
and we are downtown.
A local gem is hidden in the labyrinth of high-rises –
Thanksgiving Square Chapel.
This is unbelievable.
This spiral is one of the largest stained-glass windows in the world.
It symbolizes eternal development of the human spirit.
If you stare at it for more than 30 seconds,
it begins to feel like it's spinning. Fantastic.
I cannot believe my own eyes!
It's huge.
It might be an optical illusion.
Zhanna and Andrey were not too fond of Dallas
the last time around.
I figured why not try to reload cowboy life,
since we are THE Reloaded?
See, feel and understand
what that life all about nowadays.
Texas is a symbol of the Wild Wild West.
A cowboy with a lasso on a mustang is the first thing
that comes to mind when someone mentions Texas.
I will live like a modern day cowgirl for these next two days.
Say goodbye to Nastya,
say hello to Baby Anastasia straight from Dallas.
Let us begin with picking a steed.
Modern cowboys ride steel horses.
They are much faster and pricier than back in the day.
Check out this elite stable! Incredible. Right.
Car dealer: This is the best luxury vehicle dealership
in the state, perhaps in the whole country even.
Here we have the most expensive race cars in the world.
The amount of money that was sufficient to buy a stable
with 10,000 horses will only be good enough for one car now.
I want the most expensive car on the lot.
Car dealer: This Ferrari costs $2.5 million.
Insanity. $2.5 million for a set of wheels!
That much money could buy you about ten
average residential buildings.
You could feed all your livestock.
Get about a million haircuts.
Local cowboys must be doing very well for themselves,
because very few people can afford a car like this.
Car dealer: That is true. There is lots of money in Dallas.
10 million dollars.
How much money is inside of this garage?
Car dealer: It's difficult to say,
but probably around a $100 million.
I will pick a car in this salon to ride around town
like a modern day cowboy.
In a few moments, I'll show you what it's like!
Dallas is a really odd town.
There are barely any people around,
yet downtown features three free modes of public
transportation – a bus, a trolley and a tram.
Here is a tip on how to see the whole city without having
to walk around in the cold.
You need to find a pole with a sign like this one
and wait for a free tram.
I waited for five minutes.
Ten minutes.
Fifteen.
Much warmer with a bag on.
I've been waiting for 20 damn minutes now.
Much, much warmer.
This is a free tram.
I hope that I will come across people here.
No miracles occurred as you can see.
Still no one around.
Not even on a warm tram, which is an important detail.
There's something wrong with this town, I'm telling ya!
Can't quite put my finger on it. Where are they?
Were they removed?
A really cool old school tram.
It feels as though they have not changed anything inside
in 50-60 years.
Ancient stuff, handholds, knobs, paint on the seats,
parquet.
Driver matches his transport well.
Wonder how long this grandpa has been driving it.
This route only goes around downtown area,
which is the most interesting to see.
Therefore, it is a perfect find for a tourist, a sweet deal!
Always on time, costs nothing, warm and pretty.
That is four for in one!
Donations are welcome.
If you are ever in Dallas be sure to ride it.
So, a million dollar Lamborghini Aventador.
700 horse powers. Zero to a 100 in 2.5 seconds!
Top speed is 350 kilometers per hour.
Well guys, we're about to hit the traffic.
I feel like I'm inside a videogame.
Like a Need for Speed or GTA.
We cut off four cars at once millimeters away
from hitting them.
100 kilometers per hour! 120! 150! 170!
Modern day cowboys do not compete on racetracks.
These hotshots shamelessly dominate the streets
and highways.
In a car like this one you feel superior on the road.
First, your car is superior.
Other vehicles let you pass them almost instinctively.
The feeling is incomparable.
I envy my own self right now.
Keep in mind that your car will be photographed by a speed trap.
Then a three-digit ticket will be sent to your address.
Everything is bigger in Texas.
I will get my racing on in Dallas too.
Besides, it will be completely free of charge.
All a tourist has to do is download the app,
scan a barcode, and mount your two-wheeled mustang.
I came to Deep Ellum District that is famous
for its numerous street art objects.
I'll tell you all about it.
Deep Ellum area is arts quarters.
Galleries, theaters and hip restaurants took place
of factories and plants that used to be here.
Well folks, I hope you are ready to continue to take notes.
Here's a new word for your vocab – gentrification.
It's the process of renovating and improving a district
that wasn't suitable for living.
You can see a perfect example of gentrification right now.
Turned out nicely.
This place is supposed to be a magnet for
local arts community,
but I have not seen anyone besides this lone artist.
Plenty of street art installations here help the districts
live up to its name.
These funny looking dudes called Walking Men
can be found everywhere around here.
They serve no functional purpose whatsoever.
They're just pretty.
Come on. What's the matter?
Is this it?
Had I read instructions more carefully
I would have known that only the first hour of cycling is free.
After that the pedals automatically block themselves.
You have to pay to unlock them.
I don't seem to be the only one who had that problem.
No more free stuff.
I'll continue on my own two.
Thanks.
In a half of a day here, I realized that Dallas
has everything for the people, but there is none.
There's a tram that no one rides.
Only about two cars drive down these wide avenues
every hour.
There is an entire arts district where there's
only one artist.
This is a ghost town.
A cowboy without a colt was as good
as dead in the Wild Wild West.
Only a bullet can help when Indians are trying to
shoot you with an arrow or you're being chased by
a pack of hungry coyotes.
Carrying a firearm in Texas is the same as
carrying a smartphone, because of the most lenient gun
laws in the entire United States.
You do not need license or registration.
Purchasing automatic weapons is permitted.
Extended magazines are also legal.
It is even legal to bring a firearm to school.
While we were away, it also became legal
to carry arms openly on the street.
How is that even possible?
You can carry a rifle as easily as you would carry
a purse in a city where 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and no one will say a word!
People in Texas buy and sell firearms on message boards like you would an old vacuum cleaner.
A handgun will cost you $300, $500 or $700,
while a more serious weapon will total over a couple of thousands.
Gun reform laws discussion have split America into two opposing camps.
One side believes everyone should have a right to self-defense, and then there would not be a Parkland High
School tragedy when a young man shot and killed 17 people with a rifle.
Gun salesman: A principal tried fighting a gunman with a stapler in a school where that tragedy happened.
Staplers do not work well against guns. He should have had a firearm and used it.
Others believe that only police should have access to weapons, to help prevent mass shootings like the one
that one that happened in Las Vegas. A man with a firearm license opened fire on the crowd of people, cold-bloodedly killing 57 of them.
You may not have a weapon, but still have to be able to shoot. Someday it may come in handy
It is unimaginable for a cowboy to spend a weekend without shooting. Therefore, I am here.
A few basic rules first. Stand behind the line and face that way. Are you right handed?
Then bend your right foot and bring it back a bit. Keep the other leg straight.
his will help you with your balance when you shoot larger weapons.
A first gun is a Colt 1911.
A gun for beginners – Colt M1911 semi-automatic.
A police weapon sold freely.
Take it off safety.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Set the safety latch back on.
This piece is for more experienced shooters – Glock 17.
A self-loading handgun without a safety latch as such.
Just aim and shoot.
Finally last but not least, a toy for a real man – SIG Sauer. It can shoot 850 rounds per minute.
Only military personnel and cops are allowed to carry it.
Gun instructor: We have the same weapons over there where we shoot watermelons.
Either you hit your shot or you're a loser!
Gun instructor: This is semi-automatic. You only get one shot.
That's what I'm talking about.
I had to get my feet wet a little bit and then I wiped out that melon from the face of the Earth.
Watermelons are much more fun to shoot than a paper target, because you are feeling the rush of adrenalin.
All the biking made me hungry, so I decided to have lunch.
For a tourist on a tight budget locals advice visiting a Mexican eatery called Blue Goose Cantina.
Mexican cuisine is very popular in Dallas.
It became so submerged into American dishes that they even came up with an original name for it – TexMex.
Texas used to be a part of Mexico, but even after it became U.S. territory people did not stop eating burritos,
tacos and quesadillas.
They simply added more cheese, beef and beans that Americans love so much.
That is how Texan and Mexican cuisine complemented each other and the resulted in TexMex.
Here's a sweet deal! You can order two dishes for $12 or get three for $14!
Another bonus for a poor tourist are free appetizers that are being served before the main course.
We call them munchies, but the idea is the same.
Here's a huge pile of chips, a paste that is called salsa, not to be confused with a dance.
It is a traditional Mexican Sause made from tomatoes and Chile peppers. You can did a chip and eat it free!
Here comes my $14 lunch!
Tortilla soup is a thick traditional Mexican soup served with corn flapjacks called tortillas.
It also has chicken, avocado and hot jalapeno peppers. It reminds me of a stew back home.
The difference is that they put avocados in instead of sausage bits and the cheese of course.
A very tasty soup. Really fills you up.
Taco is the most popular Mexican dish.
Let's see what's in there. The only thing from Texas inside is cheddar cheese.
Enchilada is the most intriguing dish for me. Visually it reminds me of a spread out cabbage roll.
Let us check what's inside.
It's chicken with cheese.
think I get it now. Mexicans did not have their own shawarma, but wanted one badly.
So they came up with it and decided to call it differently, enchilada for example.
If you can finish this meal in one sitting, you will probably move up one clothing size in a day.
Cowboys were born and raised at the ranch. City high-rise apartments are too small for them.
Modern-day cowboys build huge mansions in the suburbs for themselves.
They are worth tens of millions. Countryside in Texas is not your grandmother's vegetable patch.
Acres of land surround mansions here. There are gardens, lakes and stables. These houses!
Horses are just grazing behind the fence. A farm. I've only seen this in movies.
I rented one of these houses for the weekend. Yep, this one's mine.
Holy crap. Seriously? Is this mansion just for me?
It can't be, I cannot believe it.
It is so beautiful I think I might cry.
Accommodations in Dallas became pricier while we were away for seven years.
Renting the cheapest hotel room now costs $50, which is half of my budget.
I needed a better solution, so I got on a train and headed to the suburbs outside Dallas.
I came to Irving, TX. This town is widely famous for having one of the best hostels in the area.
A night in the Wild Wild West hostel is $20 cheaper than the worst hotel in Dallas.
Breakfast included!
Let me tell you why I sometimes prefer staying in hostels instead of a hotel.
You will never get cozy home-like feeling while staying in an expensive hotel.
There are so many details that you can examine for days!
Cowboy hats since we're in Texas. Looks great. They are absolutely real.
Old map of America. You can spend an hour just looking at the decorations.
Best friends!
You guys wanna run? Follow me!
Is this a house or Hermitage?
Feels like I'm in a museum and I'm not allowed to touch anything.
Everything here is so enormous, opulent and wealthy.
I got stuck at the entrance. Wonder what's in store for me next.
Insane. Where do I go?
Where do I begin?
1,500 square meters of mind-blowing luxury. Redwood furniture, marble tables and gilded frames on paintings.
The owner tried to reproduce famous 19th Century paintings with each room's furniture and décor.
This one for example, resembles "The New Chef" painted by Victor Marais-Milton.
Where do I go now? It's so large I get lost.
Dunno where to go.
Are you serious? This is the size of a bathhouse.
My entire apartment is smaller than this bathtub.
For them it is where they shower and brush their teeth.
That's a safe right?
You have to have a full safe about this big to be able to afford a house like this one.
That was just the ground floor.
Check out this chandelier made with Swarovski crystals! Was it delivered here from the theater?
The price tag is also impressive - $70,000, just like my Dodge Challenger.
An evening gown would be appropriate for this place. Too good to be true.
So much space here! It's an endless labyrinth.
Several bedrooms and bathrooms, pool table, home office and even a private movie theater!
Artyom, you're gonna have to somehow break the news to our producers.
Their host decided to stay in Dallas and live inside this rich merchant's palace.
This king's fortress can become yours for $15,000 per day.
One of the mirrors has a secret.
Wanna see what is inside?
I get a feeling we are about to reach Narnia.
We entered a tunnel inside a closet.
This house is full of surprises!
I like that sort of stuff.
Should I open it?
Holy… railroad! Seriously?
That is simply unbelievable.
I can't understand how this can be real.
I would have passed out if I were 15 years old.
Unbelievable. Fantastic.
Train station, there are kids, travelers with luggage.
Millionaires of Dallas have expensive toys.
This railroad prices at $50,000!
Same as a studio apartment.
There are sounds even. That is insane.
Too cute, unbelievable.
This looks just like the real forest.
Damn it's freezing.
Since I'm having a cowboy style weekend I might as well have a dinner like one.
Cowboys were not fussy in regards to their meals and usually ate a big juicy piece of meat for dinner.
It looks like the modern day chef reloaded a real cowboy steak,
because they serve it with a lot of attention to neat details.
Smells fantastic.
I can feel this is just off the grill. It tastes exactly how a fresh tender meat should.
Honestly speaking, Dallas is not famous for its nightlife.
It is better to spend an evening by the fireplace and sip hot tea.
I had this bizarre dream man.
There were people in my dream.
Weird dream to have in Dallas.
Do you think it will come true?
Nope. Too bad.
At least we will see what breakfast is like in an American hostel.
No cola, no hamburgers. Peanut butter sandwich is as essential in the morning as an oatmeal in America.
My American breakfast has everything at once.
When your breakfast is free, it cannot taste bad.
We usually tried to avoid museums at Heads and Tails, because most of the time they are dull.
The world is changing at a fast pace. Museums are changing as well.
At Reloaded, we proved that museums could be more fun than amusement parks on multiple occasions.
Next up is Perot Museum of Nature and Science! Let us see what they got here.
Look at these cool Pokémon… is what Nastya would have said.
It is not like she knows that this is a water molecule.
Science museum in Dallas features space travel.
You can observe Mercury at an arm's reach.
I feel like I am at a command post on a spaceship and all the folks here are Klingons who maintain it.
Where did I tell you to go? Proceed to the engine room.
Throw in some more coal.
Hello Nastya? You are gonna drop dead! I'm standing next to giant telescope in a science museum.
Yep. Checking out the universe, stars and the Milky Way. No, I will not bring you a magnet. I don't have any money!
Sanya do you remember when I said you look like Diplodocus?
That is not true, because they went extinct while you seem to be holding up.
This museum is really cool, because most of the displays here are interactive.
For example, while you are learning about dinosaurs you can have a game battle with your newfound friend.
Mortal Combat dinosaur style. Hit him! Hit him!
I won the first round,
but he got me in the latter two – 2:1.
This museum allows you to feel many different natural phenomenon.
You can even step inside an earthquake's epicenter.
Let us start out slowly. Small earthquake feels like a moving train.
I can feel trembling, but I can stand without a problem.
Now, that is scary folks. Let us try the max magnitude.
Walking becomes completely impossible. All I can do is attempt to balance myself.
Keep in mind that things could also be falling on me.
After an earthquake, you can reach out and touch a tornado.
Super graphical.
Colder air comes down in a shape of a spiral, while warmer air is rising in a similar fashion.
Warmer. Subsequently it is colder up there.
Here you can film your own super slow motion video.
This camera captures 1,000 frames per second.
Therefore, it allows you to see the tiniest details.
Sasha don't be jealous, but your camera is nothing like that.
Where's an idiot with a backpack? Here I am!
I made a movie short that has a letdown ending. Just watch.
The plot thickens! Watch!
Here comes the most interesting part!
Here it comes! Oops! The end.
What a plot twist! The culmination! Just as in real life.
So awesome when science does not need to be crammed.
Instead, it can be touched, turned and whirled.
In here, the rocks, turbines and even Periodic Table of Elements do not come off as difficult or boring.
Had I had access to a museum like that during my school days?
Perhaps, I would not win a Nobel Prize, but I can totally see myself as a professor.
An average workweek of a cowboy is quite a load.
Therefore, they were trying rest and unwind on weekends.
Present-day cowboys unwind by watching sunsets on a yacht.
Here is my beauty!
Asia is my rented cruiser yacht. It is taking me to bask in the splendor of sunset rays.
When birds migrate from Mexico to Canada they settle on this lake for a short period.
That is when it looks the most magical.
Here, let us put a captain's hat on you.
I am my own ship's captain.
The cowboys have done a great job with reloading.
Considering they used to only herd cattle, now they are doing very well for themselves.
You might say that an evening boat ride is nothing exclusive.
Yet we continue to travel for moments like these. They possess exceptional magic.
People keep telling me I need to check out this famous local candy shop. Let's see what is so unusual about it.
What did just happen?
What kind of sweet tooth is this?
This reminds me of a movie scene where you first enter the cover-up shop and then get inside the club.
All that is missing are a few pole dancers. I might order some champagne. Since I'm in secret room, right?
his is a secret underground club for the rich only.
During the prohibition every one in three stores in Dallas had an underground nightclub.
These speakeasies became just another option to relieve boredom for the rich after elimination of the ban.
So, that is what an exclusive club looks like?
In case you will want an adventure that you cannot afford, should you find yourself in Dallas.
Go on a treasure hunt!
To find the coveted $100 in Dallas head to the corner of Junius Street and Fair Park Link Street.
A gift from Reloaded is waiting for you in the bushes next to a multi-level parking lot.
You will get both the adventure AND the money!
Dallas is a one of a kind city. Look a human! Up there!
You rule this city for two days after touching down here.
Whether you have pocket change. You can move around however your heart desires. All of this is free!
Or if you have unlimited credit.
Will I live in this mansion by myself? My whole apartment is as big as this bathtub.
You will start missing Dallas as soon as you realize it is time to leave.
How will they be without me?
Antoha!
Is that you or not?
Me! Who else? How was your weekend? Do tell!
Awesome, but I have not seen one cowboy, bit disappointing.
It was entirely different for me. I reloaded present-day cowboys.
Found out that they ride powerful stallions, fire expensive weapons and live in the fairy-tale
like rich ranches. These ranches look like castles.
Hold up. Are you sure we were in the same Dallas?
Antosha, we were in the same Dallas, but were in different social strata.
Social strata tends to change! Just wait until the next episode!
The jury is still out on that!
Friends there will not be a sensation. We are on our way to reload the next city.
What was that?
I thought I would appeal to the younger viewers. They're gonna be like Nastya is our girl!
The ending was lovely. Why did you have to ruin it with a "Yo!" shout?
I'm reaching out to a new demographic, they have to get used to our episodes.
Forget what I said. Let's go already! It's freezing out.
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