Bottger Mansion of Old Town
Travel Blogs from Albuquerque
Celebrating and surprising Sabrina
... using tabasco sauce
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Back to the tent life
... mesas. No, it wasn't being in cooler weather. But……as we drove down the road, Jess said; "What's that? Is it a dog?" In fact, it was a juvenile black bear grazing on some flowers about 30 feet off the side of the road!!! Despite the name of 'black' bear, it was cinnamon/chocolate colored and stood there for about 5 seconds as we sat there gazing at it in awe. Then, realizing we were slowing down, it turned and quickly ran ...
Getting our Kicks (Speeding Tickets) on Route 66
... sunshine the town greeted us with fantastic adobe buildings and a real tourist town of artists and gallaries and lovely cafes with great food, we were delighted to be here, it is truely a lovely town. It also was home to two of the most wonderful churches, Loretto Church which housed a spiral staircase that was built in 1877 by an unknown carpenter who just appeared following a novena prayed by the nuns, this staircase is ...
Post day 2, April 25, Southwest Chief, Albuquerque
... feet. It was founded in 1706 and was one of the major cities on historic Route 66. I walked around town for about half an hour and stopped at a Starbucks, but did not succeed in connecting to the internet. I walked the length of the train, 9 85-foot passenger cars
For lunch we had beef and veggie burgers, a salad entree, soup, sandwich (reuben) and special (Pasta chipotle). In addition to various ice creams, desert choices included cheesecake, raspberry tart, and Tiramisu.
I had ...
Spoilt Rotten!
... trip.
On my last day Cathy and I walked around the Old Town in Albuquerque. It is also very similar to Sante Fe with many lovely little shops, cafe's and restaurants.
I had a fantastic time in Albuquerque, topped off by getting a lift to the airport in a Lotus. It is not the family car but was on loan for a charity event that Cathy had organised. Great experience and certainly an appropriate style to start my journey to Hollywood!
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking