Back to US Trip - Omaha

I promised to follow up on our US trip. But apparently I didn't. I had been taken up by the relocating to our new place and also activities that centred much around the kids that these US posts were parked aside. Nevertheless, since I had nothing much to write about, let just revisit this trip again.

We went over to Omaha after a few days stay in NYC. To attend the Berkshire Hathaway's Shareholders Meeting and also to get a chance to meet Warren Buffet in person. All international shareholders will get a chance to meet him up close and personal.

If you look at the map of US, Omaha is in the state of Nebraska (next to Iowa) and it is almost right smack in the middle of US. But being in the centre of US doesn't mean it is an advance city or a busy place. In fact, it is quite a boring place as compared to LA, NYC etc. However, the place is so huge that their main street, Dodge Street (and only a STREET) is like our TPE. You need a car to get from one place to another. Even their supermarket is huge. One of the pictures in the slide showed the extensive varieties of beans you can get there. I am so amazed that I had to take a picture.

We went there two days before the shareholders' meeting, rented a car and tasted the famous Nebraska beef. Generally the people are much much friendlier than in NYC. Only thing is, this place is so boring that shops close early and there weren't much tourist attractions. Even the locals admit that it is a boring place. Most of us believe this is the reason why Warren Buffet can concentrate on his work (= passion) because there aren't much distractions or entertainment around.

I've included pictures of what we did and visited during our 4 days' stay, excluding the shareholders' meeting. Mainly, we visited their local theme park, with the roller coaster rides and go-karting facilities, drive around the area and take a look at their prime residential area. Other than that, it is eat and eat, especially for WF.