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January 28, 2007
I'll Be Quirky
We are headed to Albuquerque, New Mexico for a long weekend (quick, close your eyes and try to spell the name of that city). I need to go there for a conference for work, but since the conference ends Friday, D decided to join me and do something over the weekend. Only there isn't much in Albuquerque. There seems to be a flea market and some museums. Also, I thought New Mexico was warmer than New York. Not so. It'll be in the 40s.
It's kind of like booking a flight to a random American city and hoping for the best. Aside from an interesting landscape and southwestern-themed food and architecture, I have no idea what to expect. I looked up the satellite photo to get a general idea of things.
I started asking around about Albequerque a few weeks ago, hoping to find a bunch of people who would respond with enthusiasm and tell me exactly where to go and what to do. That didn't exactly happen, but with persistence I found someone at the Co-op who had lived there. Go to Jemez Springs, she said. Or Santa Fe or Taos (Santa Fe is only an hour away). She also mentioned UFO sighting areas (Roswell) and nuclear testing sites (why, exactly, would anyone want to visit one of those?).
Since then, we've done research, and a co-worker of D's has sent lots of information about restaurants and such. Plus, D has rented us a car and booked rooms at a lovely B&B outside of Santa Fe. And there's a Georgia O'Keefe museum that I'm excited to see. There should be opportunities for good photography, too. If you have any knowledge of this part of the country you'd like to share, please do.
Posted by csageday at January 28, 2007 12:44 AM