Old Town Albuquerque and a bright sunny day.

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       Today a nice tour to Old town Albuquerque.

         Pretty cold last night, the forecast said going down to 28f but when I got up at 5 am the water hose was frozen and was 18f. hmm, no problem we had some water in our tank as always. Just never know when things like this will happen or the water in a park is shut down. I disconnected the water hose and set in the sun an hour or so later all thawed out. The water taps are heated so that was no problem.  And when I opened our front window curtains noticed this guy across from camping in a tent! And he was not a young fellow either! Hmm, not for us thats for sure, mind you there was a time when I did that kinda stuff, long time ago.

nope not for us anymore

so cold the green leaves were falling off the
trees this morning

         Suzie got her shower and we headed into Historic Old Town Albuquerque.   About 20 minutes west of here arriving about 10:30 am. Sun shining blue cloudless skies and a light breeze. Perfect weather for this excursion. We were here 7-8 years ago but wanted to check it out again, just cause we can. 
         The buildings and area is nice and a wonderful day for fresh air and walkabouts. Mostly a tourist trap with stores selling overpriced souvenirs, jewelry and art galleries. Lots and restaurants too. We check out a few shops but nothing much we needed or wanted. 
          Was a fun walkabout, memories of Mexico, kinda.. Not the prices thou. 

town square

San Felipe di Neri Church 1706

this  guy has been waiting a long time

          At the Candy Lady we sampled a few things and bought 2 Tiny Grand Mariner truffles. 

        Then we walked around the Albuquerque museum some nice sculptures near the entrance, but we had no desire to pay the $4.00 to tour though it, looked to fancy for our liking.

Nice courtyard with a gas fireplace sitting area

         The other shop that interested was Old Town Olive. Now that was fun. We sampled many different Olive oils and final broke down and purchased one that we both loved, Tuscan Infused Olive oil (A delicious blend of herbs, sun-dried tomatoes and garlic infused olive oil. Ise it on everything from salad dressings to marinades. Sprinkle with grated Parmogiano Reggiano cheese and a few twists of freshly ground pepper for an irresistible bread dipper). It was a bit pricey but we had packed a lunch today so that we could splurge a bit on this very tasty-healthy treat. 

so many choices, could have spent a fortune here, but...

this one is amazing

          Eventually we headed back east up the mountain to our campground. Glad we were here early was getting crowded by the time we left.

Sandia Peak Albuquerque,
we took the tram many years ago 

turned off 1-40 to take route 66 back to camp

           Back home by about 1:30 this afternoon, it was still a wonderful sunny day and allowed us to enjoy our e-readers in the warm afternoon sun for a while and a walkabout as well.

love the clear blue skies

          Then before we know it time to whip up supper. Fired up our Weber Q to preheat and made another tasty salad, tonight for a change that wonderful Tuscan infused Olive oil for a dressing, Wow what a very nice treat. Grilled a couple Turkey Garlic sausage and what a tasty meal we had.

        Then disconnect our water line tonight, just in case and a nice sunset we missed over the peak behind us.

         What a fun day we had, fresh air, new scenery and sunshine, does not get much better, well warmer would be nice but that will come with time.
         Hope you enjoyed you day too and glad that your dropped by.

Check out the interactive map below to see where we have been this Fall and Winter..