Missed the left at Albuquerque

Hi all! So we were headed to Fenton Lake State Park in New Mexico but were re-routed to Albuquerque because of this:

This was on the shoulder, and the road into the park was relatively clear; but when we called the park, he said the roads were still a little icy. Umm, no thank you. So we turned around and headed back to Albuquerque where we stayed for a few days to "cool our jets."

While in AlBQ, we visited Old Town. It reminds me a lot of Old Town San Diego, except a little more compartmentalized. We found a lot of neat little things there. The main draw is the church. And once again, there was a funeral service. But this time, we waited until it was over and went inside!

There is a town square, so all of the shops and things revolve around it. It's very quaint. Most of the parking around the square is 2 hours. We parked on a lot for $5 for all day. It took us about 2.5 hours to walk around. But if you did shopping and things, it was well worth the $5.

So New Mexico is the Chile (pepper) capital of the world. And you can see them hanging around Old Town in the neatest of places.

And Albuquerque is the Balloon Capital of the World! In fact, each year they have BalloonFest, which is in August, I believe. That's when all the sky fills up with hot air balloons. Supposed to be real pretty (and real hot + real crowded = I'm not gonna be here). 

There were some other neat things on our walk around Old Town. We ate at a neat little place called Church Street Cafe. It is actually someone's house that has been there since the 1800s. The family still lives there, and they also use it as a restaurant. From the front, it looks small, but it actually rambles back a good ways. The guys on top serenade you as you go in (lol)!

You go walking along quaint walkways and and peek in hidey-holes in Old Town.

It was a great time walking around down there. If you get a chance to visit AlBQ, come on down! Some other cute things worth noting, then ya'll come back!😉