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affrecaPartially because I forgot my camera, and partially because, well, it's Lincoln. Yes, not the most glamorous of my travels, but fun. Partially because I enjoy exploring random college libraries with my boyfriend. I am that sad.
The hostel turned out to be the basement of a church, the campus interdenominational one, kind of like the ECM to those of you who know Lawrence. I slept quite well on my thin cot. I realized how much I know depend on sunlight to help me wake up. Might be why I've turned into a morning person. Also discovered that Gary, SD, has a hostel. Why? Deadwood makes sense, but Gary is dumbfounding me.
Mostly, we explored the thrift shops. Hit the Haymarket, and found it eerily similiar to the Old Market. I've been to very few places that are that similiar, and not like anywhere else I've been. We also went to the Natural History Museum on campus. It was the place I remembered, with a great elephant/mammoth displace in the front lobby. And apparently camels come from Nebraska. It was apparently a children's day, and I realized how lucky I was to have escaped child amusement while an undergrad. For the rest, Lincoln is a reassuringly gridded city with wide streets (though one way, which were diasters waiting to happen). We had Indian for lunch (Punjabi) and gyros for dinner, which is a nice treat (so I can eat such here, but I was traveling so I could justify the expense).
We took the back road the way back. It was foggy when we started out, but it burned off while we were having dinner at Trail's End Cafe in Adams. That was the fastest service I've ever had, yet the food was just cooked. I mostly stared at the landscape, trying to get a sense of how it changed. And I got to navigate. I have found that if I don't stare at the map, I can read it without get carsick. And I love reading maps, figuring out how to get to the next spot. As much as I prefer not to be the one driving. I shall be sad when gas gets to expensive for this sort of trip (or flying). But maybe trains will get popular again.
The hostel turned out to be the basement of a church, the campus interdenominational one, kind of like the ECM to those of you who know Lawrence. I slept quite well on my thin cot. I realized how much I know depend on sunlight to help me wake up. Might be why I've turned into a morning person. Also discovered that Gary, SD, has a hostel. Why? Deadwood makes sense, but Gary is dumbfounding me.
Mostly, we explored the thrift shops. Hit the Haymarket, and found it eerily similiar to the Old Market. I've been to very few places that are that similiar, and not like anywhere else I've been. We also went to the Natural History Museum on campus. It was the place I remembered, with a great elephant/mammoth displace in the front lobby. And apparently camels come from Nebraska. It was apparently a children's day, and I realized how lucky I was to have escaped child amusement while an undergrad. For the rest, Lincoln is a reassuringly gridded city with wide streets (though one way, which were diasters waiting to happen). We had Indian for lunch (Punjabi) and gyros for dinner, which is a nice treat (so I can eat such here, but I was traveling so I could justify the expense).
We took the back road the way back. It was foggy when we started out, but it burned off while we were having dinner at Trail's End Cafe in Adams. That was the fastest service I've ever had, yet the food was just cooked. I mostly stared at the landscape, trying to get a sense of how it changed. And I got to navigate. I have found that if I don't stare at the map, I can read it without get carsick. And I love reading maps, figuring out how to get to the next spot. As much as I prefer not to be the one driving. I shall be sad when gas gets to expensive for this sort of trip (or flying). But maybe trains will get popular again.
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