Looking about for something interesting to do on this holiday weekend, we (Bill and I, Sara and Andrew, Emma and Lucy) all took off for Omaha for an adventure. We still feel surprised to be living in Kansas, and now we are vacationing in Nebraska? Whatever . . . We were even more surprised that Omaha was a cool and interesting place to visit. We went to the zoo first because it was the only thing we knew about, and it was fabulous, besides the weather was perfect and it was delightful just to walk around. The exhibits were unique and the animals exotic. Notice the river swarming with Koi--incredible sight.
Later, there was shopping in Old Town, dinner together at the Spaghetti Works, swimming in the pool.
Today (Sunday) we separated and did our own things. A highlight for me was to visit the Prairie Lane Christian Reformed Church where I had worked on a SWIM team (Summer Workshop in Missions) 45 years ago. At that time there were about 30 people in the church, so we canvassed the area and ran some VBS programs to help grow the church. At that time there was no church building, but since then, they built one church in the 70's and a new one just last year, and they now have about 50 families as members and about 130 people attending weekly.
We also toured the Joslyn Art Museum, which was surprisingly well done with a collection which was not wide but deep with quality artists represented.
Finally, we searched for the spot where Lewis and Clark stood on the bluffs in Council Bluffs, Iowa overlooking the Missouri River. We finally found it and were rewarded with a beautiful view of the entire area, despite the misty haze.
All in all, it was a fun and interesting weekend.
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