Omaha
Travel Blogs from Omaha, United States
Winter Quarters Handcart Monument
The handcart monument outside the Winter Quarters Visitors Center is perhaps the most accurate depiction of what an actual handcart might have looked ...
Day 37, I think???
In Omaha to visit my niece. I will see them tomorrow. It's been a long day and lots of miles. Anyone planning on doing this kind of trip, 300 miles a day is enough!! Out of here on Saturday, heading for Mt Rushmore, then to Vegas ...
The Itinerary and Bon Voyage
... Speaking of next month, here is the (overly) ambitious European itinerary, which I stole from Jon's travel blog. September 9, - I fly from Omaha, NE at 1:30 p.m., arrive in Chicago at 3:30 p.m., depart again at 5 p.m., and on September 10 at 8:30 a.m. ...
4 weeks to my departure!
Yesterday I came home to find two big Peace Corps packets waiting for me. I finally received my "Staging" materials, and the information about my pre-service time in D.C. and flights. My Peace Corps assignment is feeling more real as each day passes, ...
New Year 2006
... a colorful New Year so far- the best of my life. I've never felt so amazed by America. WOW... we really do smile a lot! Omaha folk are really friendly. I miss the formality of Ukraine a little, but I feel comforted by the USA. I can let loose and be ...
Univ. of Nebraska - Omaha
Well after leaving Des Moines, the next big city along the way was Omaha, Nebraska directly across state lines. Just like every other big city, construction made the drive in fairly confusing and frustrating, but we finally made it to what we thought was ...
Nebraska....the good life
... mattress half filled with air... either way, I recommend the hotel for their bed alone. Off to start our 14 hour drive today! 4 states to conquer in one day. Another foggy, drizzly morning... we have not been able to escape the rain cloud yet! Perhaps we ...
Cheyenne to Omaha!
... 12:15 - 12:45 Lunch at the Pizza Hut in Gothenburg. I opted for the salad and mushroom personal pizza lunch combo. 1:10 Omaha 200 miles. 1:40 Pass under the Great Platte River Road Archway Monument. This is a cool arch covering both sides of I-80 ...
Park Hopping in Gerorgia
We left good old sunny Florida for some Georgia State Park hopping on our way to our son's in North ...
Entry Location: Omaha, Midwest USA
Here we are, Making our way across the USA with a nice stop to visit family in Omaha. It is definitely hot here. Much hotter than the Mountains of California and then Colorado. We've had some nice family time as well as some much needed ...
Less than 24 hours!
I feel as if I am standing in line for a roller coaster ride. The line keeps getting shorter and shorter, and I start to realize what I am about to do. My body starts reacting in ways I can't control. I feel light-headed, giggly, excited, strong, and ...
The long haul to LA part 1
... 2100 mile trip from Milwaukee to LA as quickly and as safely as I can. The only amusement I can report on the leg to Omaha, Nebraska today was the road dual I had with some dickless wonder in the most ridiculous and ugly car ever made – even uglier ...
Nebraska; Possibilities... Endless?
... a matter of the lesser of two evils HA. So since my best mate here is still on her endless quest to visit as many states as possible, & really just because we thought it'd be a hilarious story to tell.. we took a bus.. to Nebraska.. for nothing ...
Lunch in Omaha Nebraska
This is on the way to Des Moines, IA and I had to make a little detour to have lunch in Omaha - Nebraska, because the rest of this state, I'll leave in my rear view mirror. :) Bon Apetite! ...
One More Night on the Road
Somewhat sadly, we left the mountains behind on Saturday morning. Without the magnificent scenery to keep our attention, we finished another audio book. We stayed the night in Omaha, leaving less than 500 miles to go on Sunday. Love to all, Rick and ...
The chilly north of America
... article of clothing we brought but now we're slowly peeling off the layers. I'd forgotten just how cold winter can be. Omaha is a lovely city. It's a sprawling place with lovely houses, with big yards, and a very pretty historic town centre which has ...
Goodbye furry creatures
Happy birthday Nick! 25 years young. Unfortunately on his birthday we had to drive 10 hours. We left at 11am to Warrensburg, MO to deliver our bunnies, Maggie and Sam to Kristin. She is a nice girl who responded to my craiglist ad to ...
Omaha to Chicago
We left Omaha on time only to arrive half an hour early in Chicago, everything seems to be going ...
anticipation
As I sit to write this first entry I am filled with excitement about our upcoming trip. Some of us leave in 16 days and the rest of the group leaves in 18 days. I am so excited about all the things we will get to see on our trip. I have ...
Unexpected Souvenir and The Great Plains
... , it was time for bed. This morning I woke up at 630AM. After a quick bowl of cereal and buying some coffee in Omaha I stopped to take some pictures of the sun rise outside the city. Too bad they turned out a little more fuzzy than I would've ...
Corn, Wheat, Cow Poo, and a stop in Nebraska
... brewery. A very good one at that, we had a late lunch/dinner and walked around. I think we were quite surprised how interesting Omaha was, not what we expected. Of course, we only saw a small portion of it, but it wouldn't mind exploring more of it ...
Still in Omaha, Nebraska.
OK. Just because we have broadband access, I thought I'd try to do something clever. This may not work! I'm going to try to weave in photos from Washington here. Watch this ...
Wednesday, August 10
Wednesday, August 10 The drive to Omaha was uneventful, Highway 6 and 34 to Holdrege, then north to I-80 and east to Omaha. We went by to see Pat's mother and then went to Leo and Katie Ryan's where we parked the trailer in their driveway and moved ...
Packing Gear for the Trip
... and pulling off enough cable to make weight of a 70 lbs checked bag. Anthony has an "elite status" (can't remember the name) on United Airlines from all of his trips to China so he is allowed 3 70 lbs bags. The rest of us are just allowed 2 50 ...
Back home in Omaha
On vacation back home to Omaha I took my niece to a hockey game. One picture is from the Arena looking back towards downtown Omaha. The name of the team is the Omaha Lancers. When the opposing team is introduced they shine lights on them in the shape of ...
Day 2
... air out. I may try that as a low cost fix but I will see what the experts recommend. Plan to visit grandma after lunch though Pat is concerned about taking germs to her. Weather in Omaha is cloudy and looks like rain. Hope our picnic is not rained ...
Fiber Connector Termination Training
Today we learned how to terminate fiber. Before today's session I wasn't sure what terminate meant. Basically terminate refers to putting the ends on the fiber optic cable so that you can use the cable to communicate data. Anthony was able to get one ...
Plane Tickets Have Been Purchased
No going back now! The plane tickets have been purchased. We will be leaving in the afternoon on Friday, February 27th. We fly United Airlines to Paris, France via Chicago. With a 7 hour layover in Paris it might be worth trying to get ...
At the End...
... into it right now - but what I'll say is that the organization I'll be working for is vying for a grant from USAID (The United States Agency for International Development) and once they receive it I'll have a job. When that happens, I'll let you all ...

