| Page Views: 1,429 Last Visit to Albuquerque: - | A day in Albuquerque by atufft - last update: Jan 11, 2006 |
It was much colder in January than we though | Albuquerque Old Town Plaza |
We drove from Super 8 Motel down to the Old Town and ate a Mexican meal, and then wandered about the plaza window shopping. |
| Old Cathedral in Albuquerque |
|  | The mission building architecture is compelling I learned that the church on the square is not the original building, but it has some age and interesting architecture. The wooden structure capping the towers are unusual for mission architecture. |
| Adobe store fronts around old town plaza |
| | The adobe store fronts are partly authentic Unlike the old town of some other city's such as San Diego, the original square is intact and some of the buildings resemble an earlier period. Some adobe work still lingers from the days when this was a route 66 town. |
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| Pros: | "Interesting old town" | | Cons: | "cold in winter, not a winter retreat as was thought for someone from California" | | In A Nutshell: | "Albuquerque is a busy city that is worth a stop on the way through" |
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jumpingnorman Thu Mar 26, 2009 05:32 UTC
We'll pass by Albuquerque when we drive to Santa Fe this April ... Road Trip! Hope you're doing okay, Alan...Norman :) | TheWanderingCamel Wed Jul 11, 2007 18:15 UTC
Chili outdoor lights from Albuquerque - a little bit of NM to take downunder - were fun. Navajo weaving and Zumi basketware satified my love of traditional crafts. leyle | kymbanm Thu Jan 12, 2006 00:44 UTC
Great start to your ABQ tips! I'll be back to see if you have more to say about my current hometown :) |
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