AZ, UT, NM Road Trip
Paul J. Lossner
Albuquerque, New Mexico:
From Santa Fe, New Mexico, we returned to tour the Native American and Hispanic influenced City
of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Albuquerque had a very clean and themed downtown area, but did not
appear to have too much going on in the downtown area. The surrounding area was beautiful, with
desert mountain views in many directions. I will definitely return during the yearly Hot Air
Balloon Festival in the fall. Like all cities there were good and bad areas, but all in all I
liked the city. Albuquerque is where AMC’s Series Breaking Bad is set with its drug cartels
and gangs. I have been informed by several that you need to watch where you go and keep and
eye on your surroundings as things can get dangerous at any time. Being from Atlanta, another
dangerous city, this is just other day to me. There are several things to see while in the
Albuquerque Area including the Bandera Volcano and Ice Caves (not open during our visit),
Albuquerque Aquarium, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, the National Atomic Museum, along with
many others, however being early Sunday Morning and our tight travel schedule only one local
stop was made: the Petroglyph National Monument highlighted on the following web page…
Paul J. Lossner
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