Got to go with friends to Albuquerque for the Balloon Fiesta. It was a lot of fun! We left home at night and drove and drove and drove until we got to the Acoma Pueblo the next morning.
We took the tour of the "Sky City" and saw the church and dwellings. It was interesting and a combination of the old and new. After the tour we headed across the highway to the Sky City Casino for some lunch and gambling, not necessarily in that order...
Friday night saw us have dinner with friends at the Kirtland Air Force Base Club and out to the Isleta Casino. Many penny machines, and I learned how to lose money at many of them, such as Xanadu, Seaside Fries, Bedazzled, and Double Diamond Deluxe.
The Balloon Fiesta started early Saturday morning with the Mass Ascension. Due to low winds, many balloons ascended and we saw many up close. The lines to get to the park were looong, and so were the lines to get out of the park.
Saturday afternoon was beautiful, with a hike on Sandia Peak and a trip to the quirky Tinkertown Museum.
This is a wall of bottles at the museum. There are many rooms with miniatures mostly hand made by as a hobby of Ross J. Ward. Check out http://www.tinkertown.com/
Saturday night took us to authentic New Mexican food and the Isleta Casino again. I found a loose Xanadu machine and cashed out $92.00 That put me a little bit ahead for the trip, gambling wise.
Up early Sunday morning for the trip down I-25 to I-10. We saw the second ascension of balloons as we drove south. A fun weekend!
