Albuquerque

Lisa drove down from Denver Friday night to visit. She's a trooper. She left from work at five, left Denver at 7:00 p.m. and got down here at midnight. All while nursing a cold. Saturday we went to "Old Town". Which is Albuquerque's take on the revitalized down town tourist zone. All in all it was a little underwhelming. There were several bars and some antique and thrift shops. There were a lot of homeless people and empty buildings with for lease signs in the windows. Lisa and I were both use to down town Denver which is always hoping on the weekends. Downtown Albuquerque was surprisingly empty. In the city's defense the weather was cold so maybe it was keeping people in. I've been here a few times in the past and always kind of liked it. As far as the places I've travelled it's never really stood out but hasn't been a bad experience either. It's kind of dreary this time. It must be one of those places (like Zanesville) that are just depressing in the winter. It's like the whole town is sepia. Although Lisa's visit made it the happiest place on earth (sorry Disney World).