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Travel: Durham Museum
Durham Museum – it’s an old train station, one utilized by Union Pacific Railway, that’s been turned into a museum. It’s a must see if you’re in Omaha. The historical architecture is beautiful. Okay, let’s check out some photos. Durham Museum Nothing better than snagging a quick pic of the entry and having my amazing husband strike a pose. I love this guy! Side note here, one mistake we made while travelling around Omaha was not bringing my backpack. When we visited the Old Market…
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Travel: Bob’s Bridge
Bob’s bridge joins Nebraska and Iowa and spans across the Missouri River for a total of 0.9 kilometres. Visit at night when it’s cool and the lights reflect off the water. Okay, photo time! Bob’s Bridge Check out this welcome sign – there are a few on the bridge – and you better bet I got stickers! The bridge is beautiful at night, and it’s not as busy, either. The Nebraska side has a lot of seating, where as the Iowa side has a lot…
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Travel: Kenefick Park
Kenefick Park is home to the greatest locomotives to power the Union Pacific Railroad, and it’s right beside the Lauritzen Gardens and the Marjorie K Daugherty Conservatory. These trains are massive, let’s climb the stairs and check these beasts out. We almost didn’t visit the park, the stairs (there’s a lot of them) looked daunting after a long morning in the sun and I’ll admit, we were hungry. Knowing we probably wouldn’t be visiting Omaha again, we hustled up the stairs and were pleasantly surprised.…
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Travel: Mexico City Grand Prix Snapshot
Mexico City Grand Prix snapshot – home of the 20th round on the 2022 Formula One World Championship schedule. Yes, Max Verstappen is already the world champion, yet that doesn’t change how epic these first couple of days have been. The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez motorsport race track is fast (and I thought UTVing was fast!), yet what we love about the track is the atmosphere. Watching a race at home (usually while we eat breakfast on the weekends) is thrilling, yet live, with the speedy-hum…
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Travel: Marjorie K Daugherty Conservatory
Marjorie K Daugherty Conservatory is one of Omaha’s top attractions. It’s full of so many beautiful plants and a cozy cafe. Plus, it just flat out smells awesome. Okay, let’s check out some photos. One of my favourite things about visiting conservatories (we have an awesome one in Edmonton!) is seeing the grown up version of the plants we have at home. An elephant’s foot is a great example – we have 3 and they’re oh, so tiny. Marjorie K Daugherty Conservatory Photo time! This…
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Travel: Omaha Lunch Eats
Omaha lunch eats – some of the best eats from around the Nebraska city. From food halls, to street eats, I’ll share with you a few of our favourites. Okay, let’s get eating! First, we experienced a few different places and all were equally as good. One place you should check out is the Inner Rail Food Hall in the Aksarben neighbourhood – Aksarben is Nebraska spelled backwards. Wild, eh? The food hall reminded me of the one in Chicago, full of such diversity, and…
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Travel: Lauritzen Gardens
Lauritzen Gardens – one of Omaha’s awesome sights. This place is huge! More than 100 acres of lush beautiful flowers and plants. Grab the sunscreen, sunglasses, and a sunhat – then check out the grounds. What I love about visiting gardens in other climates is seeing the various flowers that flourish in different environments. We saw a lot of flowers and plants that we have at home, but others that we couldn’t possibly grow in zone 4a, yet I’d say we’re a 3b. Omaha, just…
