comments on eastern Nebraska

Messed up getting the pictures where I wanted them on the page. Anyhow, we spent the weekend in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska. The two lower ones are in Lincoln, the state capital and home of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Headlines all weekend were about Nebraska U joining the Big Ten. Lincoln has done a nice job rehabbing downtown, creating an area called the Haymarket. Walked through the area and had dinner at a patio restaurant. Sunday went back to Omaha and walked their Missouri River waterfront. They were having a "Taste of Omaha" fair, and ate Buffalo chicken sandwiches. Hurray for the Anchor Bar!!! Took a ride on the riverboat you see - the river and many of its tributaries were running very high - floods were north and east of where we were. After the ride, walked through downtown area, where these beautiful bronze sculptures were spread out over a multi-block area. They depict a wagon train starting out from the area, scaring up a buffalo herd and a large flock of Canada geese. The size and detail of the statues were just amazing. On westward to western Nebraska, then Colorado.