The Dairy Store

Unlike the days when ice cream was cranked by hand in small wooden freezers, today’s ice cream is made in large batches by big stainless steel machines. So based on this information and the simple fact that I am in love with ice cream, I decided to go to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dairy Store on the east campus. I remember my first time going to the dairy store in ninth grade and taking a thorough tour of the facility and seeing the specific processes on a college visit. As I walked through the entrance of the store, I was greeted by a unique smell, which turned out to be the smell of freshly made cheese. Turning to my left, there was a hallway which had windows and little steps for you to peep in on the process of making the cheese. There were people in what looked like lab coats that were picking through the curds of cheese and putting something into that particular batch. Enormous steel machines such as a pasteurizing machine and a batch freezer, which I assumed was used for freezing the ice cream mixtures were strategically placed in the proceesing room. As I left the hallway, Madison and I decided that we would try the ice cream that was sold in the store, which brought back memories of my favorite ice cream parlor in my hometown of Norfolk. I remember that store being the only one that sold cotton candy flavored ice cream, and when I saw that they had that particular flavor I did not hesitate to choose it. We chose a spot by the window and sat down to eat our ice cream, which by the way was some of the best ice cream I have ever had. The texture was just right, it was smooth and creamy, light and fluffy, and all that in between. Anyone who is an ice cream addict would go love this place. It would send them into a state of shock because of all the mouthwatering choices that are ever changing.

Sunken Garden

Sunken Garden is one of the most beautiful places in Lincoln that you could go see. As you walk in there is a welcome center that tells you about the place on a television. The ground was individual bricks and some were dedicated to people or had the names of people who had made donations to the school. There vivid colors of the flowers were gorgeous. There were yellow, reds, pinks, and yellows in the lower part of the garden. There were also two strategically placed koi fish ponds that contained koi fish of all sizes. Some of them were black, some were white, some were orange, and some were all three colors. The tops of the ponds were covered with lily pads, that were easily accessible for the fish to hide under. I went with a couple of girls from class and the best part was one of them was trying to touch one of the koi fish and every time she would stick her hand in the water and get close to it, the fish would swim away. My favorite parts of the garden had to be the waterfall, which was kind of small but, relaxing and beautiful at the same time. I also liked the "healing garden,"it was very calm and serene. In the middle of a sea of white flower was a huge statue. I did not think that the garden would be that interesting, but it was actually kind of nice.