Christmas Around the World in Omaha

Todaywewillbe traveling to Omaha, NE, where we will be spending the next three nights. Lunch is included today. Tonight, we will have a Polish dinner & presentation (included in tour).

After eating your breakfast (included in tour), we will visit a Lithuanian Bakery - sample tortes and learn about Lithuania. We will then have a guided tour of Father Flanagan’s Boys Town, the house is decorated for Christmas. Learn about the Irish Christmas traditions here. Lunch on your own in the Boys Town Café. After lunch, we will have a behind the scenes tour of the Omaha Community Playhouse. We will have afternoon kolaches at the Omaha Czech & Slovak Museum, while listening to accordion music. You will learn about the Czech history and will have time to shop. Tonight, we will enjoy a homemade Greek holiday meal at the Greek Orthodox Church (included in tour), followed by a Greek cultural dance performance. We will end the night with a performance of A Christmas Carol at the Omaha Community Playhouse.

Breakfast is included. After breakfast, we will enjoy Ukrainian pastries and coffee as we learn about Ukrainian holiday cultural traditions at the Ukrainian church. We will visit the former 1930’s union train station, with its 40 foot Christmas tree. We will learn about the history of Omaha and explore retired passenger trains. Lunch on your own in Old Market District. Explore the Hollywood Candy store. We will tour the General Crook House, every room is decorated. We will enjoy a Omaha steak dinner at Casio’s Steakhouse (included in tour). To end our night, the Omaha Symphony Orchestra joins with Broadway singers and dancers for a holiday performance.

Breakfast is included this morning. We must head home today after experiencing different cultural Christmas traditions around the world!