Going there for a wedding this weekend and making a 4 day weekend out of it. Anything cool to do? Any must sees or great eats? Good place to watch the Noles game? I'll take anything as at this point I'm going in blind.
Anyone know anything about Albuquerque ?
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Los Pollos Hermanos. Be sure to ask for the blue special.
Actually looked into Breaking Bad famous spots. Walts house is a legit address so will probably drive by that at take a pic. And yeah, Bugs took a wrong turn. Anything else? Yes, will have a rental car with insurance so plan on treating it like a rental.
They don't like it when you ask them about breaking bad. And for gods sake don't go throw a pizza on that poor person's house. Apparently that happens all the time.
The Sandia Peak Tramway looks pretty cool. I had a trip planned there earlier this year that was cancelled, but Sandia was on my to-do list.
hottest mexican food I ever had.....balloon fest.. That's all I know about that place.
The tramway is pretty cool. Also if you have time go up in a balloon. It's a blast.
This.
Ate at one place only while there (Cecilia's). Tiny hole in the wall and the carne adovada was incredibly spicy. Fireman's burrito was ridiculously huge, could probably split between two people.
Side note, probably shouldn't eat there before a flight.
The New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque puts on a very good rodeo, & has decent concerts. And check out the horse racing. There are Indian Casinos around too. And be sure to try the sopaipillas in the New Mexican restaurants.
I went to New Mexico about three months or so ago and had a great time in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Roswell and White Sands. I'll have to look up the names of some of the restaurants I went to although you can't go wrong with the general rule of getting a breakfast burrito or huevos ranchero for brekkie, a green chile burger for lunch and high end New Mexican food for dinner (infinitely better than TexMex and CalTex in my opinion and maybe even better than the Navajo influenced "Mexican" you get in Arizona).
I did really enjoy hiking to the top of Tent Rocks and going through the little tight slot canyon there as well as taking the backroad in and hiking to the top (the tram wasn't working) of Sandia Peak for sunrise. And of course White Sands makes for absolutely amazing pics.
I did really enjoy hiking to the top of Tent Rocks and going through the little tight slot canyon there as well as taking the backroad in and hiking to the top (the tram wasn't working) of Sandia Peak for sunrise. And of course White Sands makes for absolutely amazing pics.
Jinx, I just said that but got distracted by a phone call and didn't finish my comment until after you posted about the green chile burger. 5 stars and maybe the best "regional" burger anywhere.
Yep going back and forth from Santa Fe and Albuquerque we came across a couple of roadrunners on....whatever the side road with all of the old "ghost towns" is called not the main highway. From memory I think it was called the turquoise trail but don't quote me on it yet.
The Unser family lives there. Between the three of them ( Bobby, Big Al, and Little Al ) they won nine Indy 500s.I think there is an Unser car museum there.
Yes, it's on the west side of ABQ.
Go up to Santa Fe. I grew up there and still miss it. Unlike most other places in the U.S. The food is amazing...and NEW Mexican food is not the same as Mexican food. Red and green chile are incredible. Carne adovada (red) is my favorite, followed closely by green chile stew. Carne adovada breakfast burrito at the Pantry is a don't miss, and green chile cheeseburgers should be on the list too. Margaritas at Maria's are great.
A word of warning: consider the altitude when drinking. Booze will affect you faster if your body is accustomed to living at sea level.
A word of warning: consider the altitude when drinking. Booze will affect you faster if your body is accustomed to living at sea level.
Thanks for all the info guys. And the tip about booze, hadn't thought of that. FSUTribe, where would I go to hike up the Sandia Peak for sunrise? Is there a park or place to park and start?
Sandia Peak is 10,600'. That's a 4000' climb from an already 6500' base. Good luck.
You can either drive all the way to the tramway (coming from the northeast it's a pretty narrow dirt road so that was a little frightening. Starting South and driving north it's all asphalt and even four lanes in part.) which is pretty close to the top or stop at a few pull off parking lots and do more hiking.
Here is some more info already typed out.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopi...ve_to_Sandia_Peak-Albuquerque_New_Mexico.html
I did the short 3.5 roundtrip mile hike to the crest starting pretty #*^* high to begin with. I would say its a pretty difficult hike for a Floridian as it's at a surprisingly high altitude and the week before I went there some 17 yo girl fell off the same trail and plummeted to her death. Having done it, she must have been goofing off as I didn't find it particularly scary and dangerous it's mainly a pretty smooth slope on a well traveled trail, BUT.....there's not a lot of oxygen at 2.5-3 miles up for us flatlanders.
http://www.explorenm.com/hikes/CrestTram/
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopi...ve_to_Sandia_Peak-Albuquerque_New_Mexico.html
I did the short 3.5 roundtrip mile hike to the crest starting pretty #*^* high to begin with. I would say its a pretty difficult hike for a Floridian as it's at a surprisingly high altitude and the week before I went there some 17 yo girl fell off the same trail and plummeted to her death. Having done it, she must have been goofing off as I didn't find it particularly scary and dangerous it's mainly a pretty smooth slope on a well traveled trail, BUT.....there's not a lot of oxygen at 2.5-3 miles up for us flatlanders.
http://www.explorenm.com/hikes/CrestTram/
No problem. I'll take some time tomorrow or the next day and scan through my facebook to find the names of the places I went to in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
As far as booze, there's some nice vineyards near Albuquerque in Gruet, St. Clair and Casa Rodena but the best winery we stopped at in New Mexico was Tularosa near Alamagordo/White Sands. The wineries in New Mexico and Arizona are pretty underrated in my book, I liked them better than most of the wineries east of the Mississippi outside of a few in Shelby NC, two near Dahlonega GA, Renault in NJ and quite a few in Niagara on the Lake and Twenty (maybe Forty?) Bench outside of Toronto. Arizona does some absolutely amazing dry old vine Zinfandel and New Mexico surprisingly does a lot of good French varietals to go with Zin and most surprisingly....really good sparkling wines. http://nmwine.com/wineries/wineries-map/0
There is also some decent breweries in the area in particular I liked Second Street and Blue Corn in Santa Fe and Marble in Albuquerque.
Probably a 2-3 hour drive from Albuquerque, but the Painted Desert / Petrified Forest National Park is a pretty cool place. I stopped there last year on my drive to Pasadena and really enjoyed the scenery.
Sorry I'm just now seeing this thread, I live in Albuquerque. Others have already covered many things so I'll just focus on the quoted part... I have to toss out that I think Santa Fe is incredibly overrated though, JMHO.
There actually aren't a lot of great places to watch CFB here, because literally no one here cares about it. That said, there is a bar called "Spectators" that used to be where the Seminole club of ABQ gathered to watch games. I don't think the club is still active, but its a decent bar that will definitely have the game on, and an off-chance of running into a few other Seminole fans out in the middle of the desert. The bar itself isn't anything special, so don't expect some amazing sports bar that will provide a memorable and breath-taking experience that you've never had before.
The bar is in an outdoor shopping center type thing, tucked away in a corner, so if you are driving there and pull into a large parking lot with a grocery store, CVS, gas station, and other random stores, then you're in the right spot. Head to the back corner and there you go.
http://www.spectatorsabq.com/
If you do, don't take I25, take Hwy 41or is it 14?
and go through Madrid (pronounced Mad Rid) and Cerrillos, two old "ghost towns" that are coming back to life. The Mine Shaft Tavern in Madrid is a good place to stop and grab a bite or drink. Mary's Bar in Cerrillos is a quaint little place, maybe a step down from a dive.
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Good point, if you weren't aware there are straight up casinos all over the place here, if gambling is your thing. I don't know if they operate like Vegas so you might have to pay for drinks even if you're sitting at a table and playing, but don't quote me on that. A fairly nice casino is Sandia Resort & Casino on the north edge of town. There's a rooftop bar as well that has a nice view over the city.
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