Road Trip Day 4: 7.5-Hour Journey to Buffett’s Omaha 🚗💨
📍 Route: Indiana → Illinois (cornfields 🌽) → Mississippi River crossing 🌉 → Iowa (more corn!) → Missouri River → Omaha, NE 🏡 Home Base: UNO Area Hotel near University of Nebraska: "7 mins to Buffett’s $31k house (now $1.4M! 🏠💸)" Neighborhood vibe: *"Tree-lined streets + midwest cozy—this is where billionaires and college kids coexist!" 🎓✨ 🌇 Old Market Exploration July 4th quietness: Many shops closed ("But the ghost-town charm was oddly poetic!") Silver linings: Vintage brick alleys = perfect golden-hour photos 📸 Local hustle: "Omaha’s fighting its rust belt blues with craft breweries & mural art!" 🍺🎨 VS Cleveland: "Less decay, more chill optimism—like a Midwest Portland!" 🍜 Hidden Gem: New Gold Mountain Cheap, huge, delicious Chinese food 🥢 ("Kung Pao chicken bigger than your face!") Local hack: "Order the salt & pepper squid—crispy perfection!" 🦑 🌽 Road Trip Truths Iowa scenery: *"So. Much. Corn. But golden-hour fields? Worth it." 🌅 Omaha’s aura: "Where Warren’s frugality meets millennial avocado toast—and it works." 🥑🏦 #OmahaBound #BuffettVibes #MidwestRoadTrip #HiddenChinatown