Santa Fe & Albuquerque (or, part two)

The service at the National Cemetery is the last of the memorial services, and so we have time to explore a bit of Santa Fe before we are due back in Albuquerque for a family bbq at Normie's home. We drive and park near the center of downtown Santa Fe in the middle of galleries, shops, markets and some cool sightseeing opportunites,

including:

Loretto Chapel and it's Miraculous Staircase

I told everyone I had seen it on "Unsolved Mysteries"!

Santa Fe sights

Family dinner at Normie's house - Albuquerque, NM

Normie with Abbie and Harriet

(Normie is to Grandma Ann what CD is to

my kids - a very special favored auntie)

Porter and Jack, first in line

Final activity of the evening is the highly

anticipated Swimming in the Hotel's Indoor Pool,

and goes right up until bedtime

(I think my eyes are still burning from the chlorine,

and I didn't even get in the water)

Sightseeing Albuquerque - Saturday

phases of the moon

Grandma with her kiddos

Our rental cars seated 10 between the two of them.

Remember, there are 12 of us.

Saturday afternoon with the hours we have left before our flight leaves

we head downtown to Old Town Albuquerque so the girls can do some

highly anticipated shopping, and those of us who are interested can go to the

Albuquerque Rattlesnake Museum

Our last stop is on the way to the airport,

for lunch at that Albuquerque institution,

Blake's Lotaburger

then its time to load up our Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300

race back to the airport to catch our flights

and head home.

See you later Outer Turkey!