Dia de los Muertos

Autumn is here

Balloon Fiesta

State Fair

The New Mexico State Fair ran for a little over two weeks this September, bringing an array of quilts, pies, farm animals, vintage cars and QVC hosts to Albuquerque.

My first visit was with a bunch of people from work, which turned out to be really great because of how excited they were about going.  The clutter of souvenier and greasy food stands, along with the masses of people and other oddities was surprisingly satisfying.

Watching Valentine’s Performing Pigs skateboard and sink basketballs was definitely one of the highlights for me.

Home Sweet Albuquerque

While we made it to the Land of Enchantment on day four, we didn’t reach Albuquerque until our fifth day.

It took us a couple days of driving around the city to get fully acquainted with the different neighborhoods. We stayed in Old Town and while we ended up going out to a few overpriced, mediocre restaurants, we found a great Mexican supermarket where we bought beer and snacks.

We went to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center for lunch and it was easily the best meal I’ve had in ABQ so far. The museum was really great, exhibiting information and artwork from each of the pueblo communities in New Mexico. We also got to see a group of Navajo dancers perform three different dances. They shared with us their gourd dance, sash belt dance, and a dance to honor veterans.