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Albuquerque Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Albuquerque, United States
Day 10: Into the Southwest
... 't see that one coming. Today we completed the Santa Fe Trail, and, gluttons for punishment as we are, decided to continue on into Albuquerque and made it to Winkie's sister's house. We are now officially out of the prairie and in the desert. The drive ...
Family Reunion
Spent a week in Albuquerque to Celebrate my Father and Step Mother's 80th B-day. Also Saw our Friends Cliff and Tracy for an evening barbecue. Photos ...
Exploring Santa Fe
... and the Plaza and to Melissa for the suggestion of checking out some Pueblos. We rolled our way back to the car and drove back to Albuquerque. Dinner, a last load of laundry and getting ready to load up the car and move back into the tenting life ...
Day 11: Albuquerque Old Town
... , it's wonderful to have a fantastic (nearly) native hostess (and two of her dogs to play with!). We explored Old Town Albuquerque today, which is filled with funky shops, boutiques, and art galleries. Later we drove up towards the Tramway, at the ...
Mexikaner, Bulldoggen und Lehmhütten
... nächste Chance bietet sich morgen früh um 4 Uhr - mal schauen. So hatte ich dann also das Vergnügen, Albuquerque zu inspizieren. Touristenmagnet ist die Altstadt, wo man zwischen den für die Region typischen, historischen Lehmhäusern flanieren und ...
Balloon Fiesta
What an amazing time we have had here at the 40th annual Balloon Fiesta. The event officially kicked off on 10/01 with a record setting launch of 325 balloons in just under an hour. The activities continued throughout the week with the B.A.C. ...
Holbrook - Petrified Forest N P - Albuquerque NM
... and lots of traffic and trucks with plenty of exits to travel stops etc, and the scenery was still great. Tonight we are in Albuquerque at a motel called Sandia Peak Inn which I chose from Tripadvisor. Might not be a bad lurk actually, I told the lady ...
Balloons and more!!
We arrived here on 09/25 and will be here until 10/09. We, along with two other couples, are the advance team for the Beaver Ambassdor Club " Balloons Galore" rally. The club has reserved 51 sites here above the Balloon Fiesta launch field ...
The Brewers - New Mexico and the Iowa Farm
Everyone warned me about taking the Greyhound Bus from Denver to Albuquerque - seriously, how bad could it be - we've taken busses in way worse countries than the US. No problemo!! At least that's what I thought. As soon as dear Allison ...
Wood and Stone
... on the road as a family; days and scenes like this certainly make it all worthwhile!! Then we simply drove on to Albuquerque, got some dinner groceries and checked into a very reasonably priced hotel for a couple of nights of catching up on sleep and ...
Resting and touring locally
... and loaded up the kids with new books to read. After picking 5 books each, we were on our way to Old Town Albuquerque and The American International Rattlesnake Museum. Eli, Tim and Lily, especially Eli, cruised around the museum and looked at all of the ...
Gettin' our kicks off on Route 66...
We wanted to give the New Mexcican fare a fair (har har) chance. So we tried again at Cervantes, in Albuquerque. We chose the chili stew and chili con queso. The "stew" was just wet sauce, like what you get on a wet burrito or enchiladas. Instead of it ...
Back to Albuquerque - Van's Winter Resting Place
Spent a few days putting the Van to sleep for the winter... We will leave it here in Albuquerque for the winter. Albuquerque is a great town - beauty, events, theater. Dad has chosen a great new ...
Day 72 - Santa Fe To Albuquerque Via Madrid
... at the bus we had our lunch before hitting the road again, heading out of the city and into the mountains, south towards Albuquerque. The scenery was stunning once again and the temperature was hot! Our route took us through Madrid! Quite different to the ...
Back to the tent life
... to a new campground. Our plan was to stop at Trader Joe's for another supply of water and food and then head northwest from Albuquerque and light out for Mesa Verde National Park and the Four Corners, the only place in the USA where 4 states meet at a ...
Jemez Nat'l Forest and Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
... Forest and Albuquerque-October 6-11, 2008 We left Fish Lake and headed for the annual International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On the way we drove the scenic route through the Jemez Mountains and national forest in northwestern New ...
Quirky Albuquerque and American diner food
On the way to Albuquerque, I found a little motel to book for the 3 of us. We pulled up and the lady upgraded us to a 'pool-side' room. This was a room with two queen-sized beds which had one door opening to our car and the other opening to the indoor ...
Alba-coy-kee
Albuquerque is a nice town. It's set between the Rio Grande and the Sandia Mountains. The city has been here since Spanish colonial times and has a lot of history. Down town has a nice theater and restaurant area with an "Old Town" ...
Heading north.
I love my life! Driving north on the Interstate when I look up to the left. There I see a helicopter doing an aerial refueling off a refueling tanker jet. You see that happening in movies with fighter jets, but seeing it happen right in front of you with ...
One week away (sneeze)
... to prepare is my brain. I'm going to be away from work for a whole month, in a place that is sunny and warm as Albuquerque is getting progressively darker and colder. Often I think I'm ready to switch my brain into vacation mode, but if I did that I ...
Santa Fe, Albuquerque NM today.
Santa Fe, Albuquerque NM today. It's so different & beautiful in a special way. This is destination #1. Is it my new home? Added note: I liked Santa Fe and the surrounding area. Albuquerque is nice too, but very big, very fast ...
Happy Thanksgiving! Only two weeks (and a day)!
... Sydney area A few days in Melbourne (on our own here) A few days in Adelaide and the Barossa Valley Fly to LA and Albuquerque So there you have it. We'll be with family most places (with the notable exception being Melbourne, where we'll be staying ...
Homeward Bound ... One Last Site to See
... this is a privately owned attraction, they can charge whatever price they want. We did enjoy the view of the crater and the museum associated with it was very good. Continued on to Albuquerque for the night. Nothing more to report. ...
The 1,800 Mile Drive
... or 200 miles. It's been quite hot during the trip - close to 100 degrees. But as we drove into Albuquerque, had a good rain and the temperature dropped about 30 degrees. Quite refreshing after the heat. The highway patrol has been ...
Still at Albuquerque
St. Patrick's Day. Happy birthday to my beautiful Dad in heaven. Staying in again today. Have a bit of a snuffley nose, hope I am not getting the flu. Could just be Hayfever as there is a lot of wind today with lots of pollen flying around. Mainly ...
Piolin and Caravan for Freedom
... with complaints of brisk treatment by security of the many fans who joined the caravan. Meanwhile, the rally in Albuquerque was turning into a big hit. People were coming from all over in support of the caravan and the cause. ...
Day 7: Amarillo, TX, to Albuquerque, NM.
... turkey (another house favorite). The restaurant proved to be a great pick. While eating, we also noticed that numerous Albuquerque Police Officers were coming in for dinner. This has to tell you something....that the food was good... and ...