A Week in New Mexico (Weeknotes

Here’s what happened during the week of November 4–10, 2024.

Albuquerque Trip

We spent the week to exploring Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was another stop on our “places we might want to live in retirement” tour, and gave me a new state for my “Where have I been?” page. We rented small house in the northeast part of the city, worked during the day, and explored the city in the afternoons and evenings.

It was unusually cold while we were there and several inches of snow fell. Although the city’s best experiences all seem to be outside, the weather didn’t stop us completely. We managed a few excursions, including

🌵 A short hike in the Sandia foothills, while it snowed

🚡 A ride up the Sandia Peak Aerial tramway to an elevation of over 10,000 feet

🌶️ A visit to historic Old Town

🎨 A day trip to Santa Fe

We ate at some really good restaurants, including

🌮 Church Street Cafe made me a Chili Relleno convert.

🌶️ El Pinto served up some amazing ribs marinated in Hatch chilis.

🧄 The Shed was good, but not worth the long wait. And they serve garlic bread with everything, which is just weird.

🌯 Garcia’s Kitchen is like Mexican Denny’s. Not trying to be anything fancy, just good food.

It was time well spent.

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