Day 12 - 4/28/06 - Albuquerque NM

We liked this area and motel so much that we decided to stay another night. Last night we ate at Cracker Barrel, for a touch of home. We've been pigging out on Mexican cuisine so much that I may not be able to eat at Taco Bell again. There's a big Indian Powwow in Albuquerque now and we were lucky to get a motel room. We spent about 5 hours downtown this morning where many of the area's activities are clustered. Started out with the NM Museum of Natural History (see dinosaur picture) and it was fabulous. Loads of school kids were there making good use of the interactive exhibits. Then went across the street to the Albuquerque Art Museum, which had lots of sculpture including a goofy guy outside who apparently needed a goofy companion. Right next to the art museums was a place called Old Town, which is about 300 years old and has lots of gift shops and restaurants. We had some of that good Mexican cuisine there. Dorothy explored the gift shops (damage not too bad) while I kept the park benches across the street from floating away. The San Miguel church shown in picture is part of Old Town. Albuquerque was great and we're heading south in the morning.