Albuquerque is celebrating its 300th birthday, and, truly, it doesn't look a day over 250.
After checking into the campground & eating some lunch, we pulled up stakes & drove into Albq. We wanted to find the hotel we'll be staying at for the conference & make sure we could park the RV there.
The Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town is unbelievably pretty. Huge spaces, indoors & out, alcoves with padded seating, exposed wood and iron, pergolas, fountains. For pictures, check out http://www.buynewmexico.com/HERITAGEHOTELS/hotelabq/hotelabq_home.html.
After our successful visit at the hotel, we walked around Old Town for a while. This is the original "downtown" of Albq, before the railroad came through & created a new town center. The old adobe buildings are still there, as is a pretty green "square" complete with gazebo. All around are shops, cafes & restaurants. Some sections are two stories, with bridges & alcoves creating shady areas to sit, sip & people watch.
We found a place were Kimi & Shaun got temporary air-brushed tattoos! Kimi got a cute little flower design that imitates a charm on an invisible necklace. Shaun chose a cool red bodied, black winged dragon that now resides on his left calf. We made sure to take pictures, since they will wear off over the course of 5 days or so.
Back to the campground...the kids are so excited for the conference! Patience, patience...
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