Monday, August 15, 2005
Our Omaha Road Trip
This past weekend we drove out to Omaha, NE to visit with my Dad and his girlfriend, Mary. We had a blast.
We left Saturday morning, and after driving through a pretty nasty storm made it to the Henry Doorly Zoo. The zoo is often cited as one of the best in the country and its quite deserving of its reputation. They have entire ecosystems set up that patrons can walk through including a rain forrest, desert, and aquirium.
When we got there the weather was still poor, so we visited the (indoor) rain forest and aquarium first. The aquiriam was probably the hands down favorite. There is a shark exhibit with a tunnel running through the shark plexiglass tank that needs to be seen to be believed. After a quick lunch we met my Dad (he came out to the zoo) and hit the desert dome (a completely enclosed desert biodome), gorilla valley, orangatang village, and bear village. We finished the zoo visit with Nora and Anna taking repeated rides on a ferris wheel while Pierce, Dad and I took a train ride around the zoo. It was over an hour wait to get on the train, with the actual ride taking about 12 minutes. Pierce was both a patient "waiter" as well as an enthusiastic rider. Very fun.
We pushed Anna on her nap so we could get a full day in and she actually fell asleep on my shoulders on the way out to the car. We found a great hotel near to my Dad's apartment (Double Tree, highly recommended) and, while Anna took a nap and Nora relaxed, Pierce an I hit the pool. We finished the day off with a steak dinner at Dad and Mary's place with lots of visiting.
We finished off the weekend with a trip to my Dad's pool the next morning to "show off" Pierce and Anna's swimming acumen a great brunch at the nearby Harrah's Casino. Then, of course, was the long drive back to KC. Pierce and Anna were both smart enough to fall asleep in the car (and, with Nora driving, I took a nap too) so the ride went by quickly for most of the family. We finished off the day with pizza and movie night (Cinderalla).
-Eric (Dad)
We left Saturday morning, and after driving through a pretty nasty storm made it to the Henry Doorly Zoo. The zoo is often cited as one of the best in the country and its quite deserving of its reputation. They have entire ecosystems set up that patrons can walk through including a rain forrest, desert, and aquirium.
When we got there the weather was still poor, so we visited the (indoor) rain forest and aquarium first. The aquiriam was probably the hands down favorite. There is a shark exhibit with a tunnel running through the shark plexiglass tank that needs to be seen to be believed. After a quick lunch we met my Dad (he came out to the zoo) and hit the desert dome (a completely enclosed desert biodome), gorilla valley, orangatang village, and bear village. We finished the zoo visit with Nora and Anna taking repeated rides on a ferris wheel while Pierce, Dad and I took a train ride around the zoo. It was over an hour wait to get on the train, with the actual ride taking about 12 minutes. Pierce was both a patient "waiter" as well as an enthusiastic rider. Very fun.
We pushed Anna on her nap so we could get a full day in and she actually fell asleep on my shoulders on the way out to the car. We found a great hotel near to my Dad's apartment (Double Tree, highly recommended) and, while Anna took a nap and Nora relaxed, Pierce an I hit the pool. We finished the day off with a steak dinner at Dad and Mary's place with lots of visiting.
We finished off the weekend with a trip to my Dad's pool the next morning to "show off" Pierce and Anna's swimming acumen a great brunch at the nearby Harrah's Casino. Then, of course, was the long drive back to KC. Pierce and Anna were both smart enough to fall asleep in the car (and, with Nora driving, I took a nap too) so the ride went by quickly for most of the family. We finished off the day with pizza and movie night (Cinderalla).
-Eric (Dad)
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