Quality Suites Albuquerque

So, I'm off on my Paris/Italy adventure. My brother and sister-in-law had their flights postponed by the airline for 24 hrs......so I'll spend tomorrow on my own in Paris. I've scheduled a photography "class" for the afternoon so I'll get that out of the way before my family arrives on Saturday.

I awoke this morning at 5am with the intention of making it to the airport by 5:30 for a 6:30 ...

... with Devon and John. By now, the idea of making it back to Atlanta by Thanksgiving was out of the question. I had stayed in Albuquerque a week longer then expected, but I never would have had the chance to make new friends and find the real beauty of New Mexico. A stark beauty that only reveals itself for short times throughout the day. If your paying attention, you can find beautiful things where you least expect.

Leaving the winter home, Sharon came for a week vacation and to drive with me back to Madison. We drove to Bosque Del Apache via a few missions. Spent the night at the RV park for the birds and got up really early to see the birds fly ...

... in the Jewish world of Miami before suddenly moving onto a church set up. Anyone would think I was that Bob Dylan fellow, one moment a Jew, the next a Christian and then back to being a Jew again. This London Jew though was not going to flirt with the Gentile way of life. No, I like my hands the way they are thank you and I don't want to have take pieces of nail out of them just to continue being one of the bearded brothers. As far as hostels go it was ...

I was in Times square in NY taking photos about the crowd crossing the street then i went straight to the airport, get a flight to Albuquerque, there, i picked up a rental car and drove 8 hours to Monument Valley in Arizona, so, exactly 24 hours after time square i was standing in a desert, with for only company a lost dog...actually i appreciated the difference.

Hey everyone, I am 6 days away from flying to Israel and have yet to really start packing or getting ready. But, my plan is to start doing that soon. Hopefully while in Israel I will be able to visit Haifa, Beersheba, the Dead Sea, Netanya and Tel Aviv. If any of my travelblog visitors have any suggestions of places that they think would be cool for me to check out, leave me a comment.

I get to the airport in Albuquerque at 4.30pm. my flight is at 6:30pm..I quickly hit the mens room
and eat 8 gelatin capsules of dried, powdered ( fine), peyote. within an hour of consumption
I'm through security and sitting with my laptop and the peyote kicks in."...Woah Mescalito !!!!
..please let me maintain and not have a major freakout here in the airport....just let me maintain and get me on the plane!!!!".....once on board it's smooth sailing...lol

... 25 to save us $1 for each future admission. We also purchase our $50 parking pass for the week. They carry more souvenirs here, as well. Our suite has a kitchen, so we make a hearty brunch before a much-needed nap. Then it is off to Old Town Albuquerque to see the town square. The city is 300 years old and retains a few old buildings, most notably the San Felipe de Neri Church from 1793. Dinner is at a restaurant called "Spuds" which specializes in baked potatoes with various toppings.

... on that stop. When we got there I got off, ran on 9 hour dead rest legs to the ATM possibly pulling my groin in the process. I got cash and ran back only to find them out of bean burritos. Oh, and I sat on the train for 40 minutes...totally didn't have to run.

... I know this statement will make me enemy number one of any Geologist, but if you’ve seen one piece of petrified wood, you’ve seen them all. Actually, that’s not an entirely true statement. There are variations in each piece of wood (different colors, different striations, etc.). But, to the casual observer like myself, there really isn’t much difference to note. So, it tends to get a little monotonous.

My feet felt ...