Sunday, April 19, 2009

April 19, 2009

Balloon Museum and Old Albuquerque

Today was free admission at the balloon museum.  Gotta go.  We were very impressed.  Glad we went and would pay to go again.  Extensive displays on all aspects of ballooning, many of them hands on.  Gondolas from several record setting ballooning events on display including first successful trans-atlantic flight and a couple others I can’t recall.  Very spartan and many were open to the elements.

  DSC00870 DSC00868 The building itself is amazing and it must be something to be here during the fiesta in October.

 

Except for the shadows this looks pretty impressive.

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We then went to the rally to see if we had won any drawings.  Nope.  There was to be a Boy Scout reception.  I signed in but there was not much going on so we left.

We bought a stepstool and an attachment for the TV antenna to improve digital reception.

Had to visit Old Albuquerque since we were here.  Lots of adobe buildings for several blocks around a central square.  Buildings filled with upscale shops.  Little more comfortable layout than Santa Fe but also much the same.

Church on plaza.

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Gunfight in Old Albuquerque

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The evening entertainment was The Osmond Brothers.  Great!

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