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Dag 6
dinsdag 27 maart 2018 om 11:47
⛅ 9 °C
Hoogte: 1.634 m
Verenigde Staten 10056 Water Well 35.047493, -106.61468935°2’51” N 106°36’53” W
Musical Highway
27 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Couldn’t leave New Mexico without driving this brief stretch of Route 66.

Most rumble strips alert drivers they’ve strayed too close to the edge of the road with a loud, grating vibration. The grooved lines on a sleepy stretch of Route 66 near Tijeras, New Mexico have a different trick up their sleeve: They sing.

On this quarter-mile section of the highway, the rumble strips have been engineered to sound like the song “America the Beautiful.” But they won’t croon their patriotic tune for anyone with a lead foot. Drivers have to be going exactly 45 miles per hour (the speed limit) to hear the vibrations in action.Meer informatie
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ReizigerThe musical road is so cool. How appropriate that it only plays 45s.
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Bonnie BenedictHeh, heh, heh. GOOD one!
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ReizigerA most excellent last site. Adding it to our list.
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Dag 6
dinsdag 27 maart 2018 om 09:44
⛅ 9 °C
Hoogte: 1.587 m
Verenigde Staten Wellesley Park 35.079843, -106.60626635°4’47” N 106°36’23” W
Flying Star Cafe
27 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Grabbing breakfast in the Nob Hill district of Albuquerque before heading to the airport. A beautiful case filled with yummy looking pieS, cakes and pastries. If Mom were here, I know what she’d be having for breakfast.

Delicious Ranch Breakfast with yummy green chile turkey sausage.Meer informatie
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Dag 5
maandag 26 maart 2018 om 18:56
⛅ 10 °C
Hoogte: 2.146 m
Verenigde Staten Hillside Park 35.686167, -105.93248435°41’10” N 105°55’57” W
Julia, a Spirited Restaurant and Bat
26 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Green chilie cornbread with agave honey, smoked deviled eggs with pork belly dust and ancho, beet three ways salad with goat cheese mousse and ceviche tostada.
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ReizigerKiller cornbread’s!
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Dag 5
maandag 26 maart 2018 om 17:44
⛅ 11 °C
Hoogte: 2.146 m
Verenigde Staten Hillside Park 35.686043, -105.93257135°41’10” N 105°55’57” W
Staub House Lounge
26 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Happy hour! Prickly Pear Margarita for me and a Martini for Brian. Enjoyed by the fire.
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ReizigerHow was the margarita?
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Bonnie BenedictDelicious! This town doesn’t make a bad one. And they’re all made with fresh juice ❤️
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ReizigerMmmmmm!
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Dag 5
maandag 26 maart 2018 om 13:48
☀️ 12 °C
Hoogte: 2.041 m
Verenigde Staten 10226 Water Well 35.653824, -105.99704735°39’14” N 105°59’49” W
Meow Wolf
26 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
I never dropped LSD, but after a couple of hours in this interactive museum, I think I have a pretty good idea of what it was like. 😳

Meow Wolf’s first permanent installation, launched in March 2016 with support from Game Of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin, showcases the THEA Award-winning House of Eternal Return, where guests discover a multidimensional mystery house with secret passages, portals to magical worlds, climbing apparatus, and surreal, maximalist & mesmerizing art exhibits.Meer informatie
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ReizigerTakin’ notes ...
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Bonnie BenedictWe’re glad we went but would never go back. It’s really loud and is sensory overload. Add in the buh-zillion kids running to and fro...Aiyee! And we went on a Monday!
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ReizigerSheesh! But so unique.
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Bonnie BenedictVery!
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Dag 5
maandag 26 maart 2018 om 11:47
☀️ 11 °C
Hoogte: 2.133 m
Verenigde Staten De Vargas Park 35.683722, -105.94645735°41’1” N 105°56’47” W
Tomasita's
26 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Located in the old railroad depot in the Railyard Arts District. A restaurant loved by locals. Had a combination plate which included posole (hominy not the soup) and the most light, airy and flaky sopapillas ever served with honey butter.Meer informatie
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Dag 5
maandag 26 maart 2018 om 11:27
☀️ 11 °C
Hoogte: 2.099 m
Verenigde Staten 10032 Water Well 35.633299, -105.95905235°37’60” N 105°57’33” W
Tent Rock Take Two
26 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Set our alarm to get here shortly after the park opened. Had the trail mostly to ourselves for the hike up. Was getting busy on our way down. Gorgeous view. Worth the wait.
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ReizigerReminds me of Bryce Canyon a bit. Great photo of you two.
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ReizigerWow! ANOTHER place we missed. You guys are the best travel planners!
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ReizigerWould you send a copy of that beautiful closeup of the two of you. I just love it.
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zondag 25 maart 2018 om 18:46
☀️ 13 °C
Hoogte: 2.164 m
Verenigde Staten Arroyo Tierra Blanca 35.680618, -105.92543835°40’50” N 105°55’32” W
Geronimo
25 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
An amazing meal from start to finish! Beautiful presentation and perfect balance of tastes and texture. Service was impeccable without being condescending. Look forward to coming back on our next visit.

Met a lovely couple from Massachusetts. They treated us to a glass of grappa which we enjoyed over pleasant conversation. Love this town.

Fine dining in a 1756 adobe home
Warm and inviting, the elegant "Borrego House" was built by Geronimo Lopez in 1756. Thick adobe walls, kiva fireplaces and wood beams surround.

Geronimo is the recipient of the AAA Four Diamond and Mobil/Forbes 4 Star Awards. Voted Opentable "Top 100 Restaurants in the Country"Meer informatie
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Dag 4
zondag 25 maart 2018 om 14:47
☀️ 14 °C
Hoogte: 2.135 m
Verenigde Staten Santa Fe River State Park 35.686595, -105.94017435°41’12” N 105°56’25” W
Coyote Rooftop Cantina
25 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Turquoise Margaritas and chips & Queso.
ReizigerRitas. Nice!
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Bonnie BenedictRitas with fresh lime juice in endless variations. Suh-WEET!
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Dag 4
zondag 25 maart 2018 om 13:03
☀️ 14 °C
Hoogte: 2.124 m
Verenigde Staten Hickox Water Well 35.683777, -105.94798335°41’2” N 105°56’53” W
Santa Fe Railyard
25 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Much ado about nothing. Beautifully revitalized area but today just a few artisans with mediocre wears and various other shops. Imagine it’s much better on Saturdays when the rail-yard hosts Santa Fe’s local farmer’s market.Meer informatie
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ReizigerWow! First disappointment.
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Dag 4
zondag 25 maart 2018 om 11:39
☀️ 15 °C
Hoogte: 1.668 m
Verenigde Staten Peña Blanca 35.560913, -106.30145335°33’39” N 106°18’5” W
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monumen
25 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
The cone-shaped tent rock formations are the products of volcanic eruptions that occurred 6 to 7 million years ago and left pumice, ash, and tuff deposits over 1,000 feet thick. Over time, weathering and erosion of these layers has created canyons and tent rocks.

Scratch that. Park was full. They were only letting someone in when someone left. We were over a dozen cars back. Will try again tomorrow.Meer informatie
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Dag 4
zondag 25 maart 2018 om 09:47
☀️ 9 °C
Hoogte: 2.141 m
Verenigde Staten The Santa Fe Plaza National Historic Landmark 35.687408, -105.93920935°41’15” N 105°56’21” W
Plaza Cafe
25 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Breakfast before our hike. Learned today that this is Santa Fe’s oldest restaurant and has been continually running since 1887
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Dag 3
zaterdag 24 maart 2018 om 18:43
☀️ 14 °C
Hoogte: 2.133 m
Verenigde Staten Santa Fe River State Park 35.686291, -105.93979635°41’11” N 105°56’23” W
Secreto
24 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Time for a nightcap. Smoked Sage Margarita, Orange Smoked Old Fashioned and Italian Mark At Secreto Cocktail Bar. The Orange Old Fashioned was brought to us by mistake. And the waitress gave us a Jerry Thomas Smash that a table of drunken 20 somethings denied ordering. Tasty and one of a kind cocktails.

Mmmmmmm!Meer informatie
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Dag 3
zaterdag 24 maart 2018 om 17:20
☀️ 16 °C
Hoogte: 2.133 m
Verenigde Staten De Vargas Park 35.684718, -105.94550835°41’5” N 105°56’44” W
Paloma
24 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Dinner time!
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Dag 3
zaterdag 24 maart 2018 om 16:24
☀️ 15 °C
Hoogte: 2.137 m
Verenigde Staten Santa Fe 35.685486, -105.93711935°41’8” N 105°56’14” W
Santa Fe Cooking School
24 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Chilies are king in these parts. In restaurants they ask you do you want red or green chilie sauce.

Today’s class focused on Green Chilies. We made Green Chile Sauce, Roasted Tomatillo & Cilantro Sauce (my favorite), Poblano Mint & Tamarind Sauce and Corn Tortillas. MmmmmmMeer informatie
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Dag 3
zaterdag 24 maart 2018 om 12:42
☀️ 13 °C
Hoogte: 2.178 m
Verenigde Staten Hillside Park 35.689244, -105.93149435°41’21” N 105°55’53” W
Cross of the Martyrs & Fort Marcy
24 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
What a view!
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Dag 3
zaterdag 24 maart 2018 om 12:11
☀️ 13 °C
Hoogte: 2.138 m
Verenigde Staten Santa Fe Plaza 35.687464, -105.93718935°41’15” N 105°56’14” W
Governor's Palace Artist's Market
24 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
The entire north side of Santa Fe's downtown plaza is taken up by the 1610 Palace of the Governors, the oldest continually occupied public building in the United States. Its front adobe facade is completely shaded, and in this "portal," the Native American Vendors Program has been operating for over six decades. A daily lottery ensures a rotating selection of artisans from the various pueblos throughout New Mexico.

Despite all the beautiful wares, we came away empty handed.Meer informatie
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Dag 3
zaterdag 24 maart 2018 om 10:22
☀️ 10 °C
Hoogte: 2.135 m
Verenigde Staten The Santa Fe Plaza National Historic Landmark 35.689269, -105.94106335°41’21” N 105°56’28” W
Georgia O'Keefe Museum
24 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
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zaterdag 24 maart 2018 om 09:33
☀️ 8 °C
Hoogte: 2.141 m
Verenigde Staten The Santa Fe Plaza National Historic Landmark 35.687397, -105.93911735°41’15” N 105°56’21” W
Plaza Cafe
24 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Hard to decide what to have for breakfast this morning. It all sounded delicious. Will have to come back.

I had the Yogurt Parfait. Layers of yogurt, homemade walnut pepita granola with dates and dried fruit and fresh seasonal fruit.

Brian had the Carnitas Plate - two eggs and pulled pork, topped with green chile and grilled onions. Served with tortilla, hash browns and beans.Meer informatie
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Dag 2
vrijdag 23 maart 2018 om 22:21
🌙 7 °C
Hoogte: 2.132 m
Verenigde Staten Santa Fe 35.685425, -105.9367935°41’8” N 105°56’12” W
Happenstance!
23 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
We were headed back to our hotel after watching the sunset from rooftop Bar Alto and happened to run into two friends, Mike and Cindy, from our foodie tour today. They had gone seeking frito pie for a late night snack. They’d gone to a store in town which had advertised frito pie “As seen on TV” but they were already closed. They were told to go to Del Charro. We joined them for frito pie, margaritas and some wonderful conversation. What a lovely way to end our day.

And coincidentally, a fun fact we learned today on our foodie tour was that Del Charro’s Bar was used in the series Longmire. Phhhhhhh!Meer informatie
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ReizigerWow. So many tastes, so little time. I need to be sure not to read your blog on an empty stomach. Clooney, Longview, ghosts and a defrocked minister. Quite the cast of characters!!! Fun.
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Bonnie BenedictSo much to experience. And all in walking distance!
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ReizigerIn walksing distance of that incredible inn! Frito pie is such a wonderful contrast to all that haute cuisine of the day.
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Bonnie BenedictAnd it was tasty!
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Dag 2
vrijdag 23 maart 2018 om 19:01
☀️ 13 °C
Hoogte: 2.151 m
Verenigde Staten RG-29042 Water Well 35.686592, -105.93495235°41’12” N 105°56’6” W
Bar Alto
23 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
We were told by our tour guide today that this is one of the two best places to catch a spectacular sunset. We’re here to find out for ourselves.
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vrijdag 23 maart 2018 om 17:52
☀️ 14 °C
Hoogte: 2.135 m
Verenigde Staten Santa Fe 35.685401, -105.93701335°41’7” N 105°56’13” W
Kakawa Chocolate House
23 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Our 5th and final stop.

The company is focus is authentic and historic drinking chocolate elixirs that include traditional Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican, Mayan and Aztec elixirs as well as 1600's European, Colonial American and Colonial Mexican drinking chocolate elixirs. The elixirs are representative of these historic recipes and span the time period 1000 BC to the mid-1900s AD.

We sampled a variety of the elixirs and then got to choose our favorite to enjoy with freshly whipped cream in a demitasse cup.Meer informatie
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ReizigerNow THAT’s the best reason to visit Santa Fe I’ve seen yet!
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vrijdag 23 maart 2018 om 17:46
☀️ 14 °C
Hoogte: 2.134 m
Verenigde Staten Santa Fe 35.685381, -105.93676335°41’7” N 105°56’12” W
Santa Fe Olive Oil Company
23 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Our 4th stop where we sampled a variety of olive oils and balsamic vinegars.
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ReizigerBring some back ....
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vrijdag 23 maart 2018 om 17:45
☀️ 14 °C
Hoogte: 2.138 m
Verenigde Staten Santa Fe 35.685379, -105.93708835°41’7” N 105°56’14” W
Osteria D'Assisi
23 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Our 3rd stop.

Osteria D’Assisi takes pride in offering 100 percent Italian culinary treats by importing most of the ingredients from Italy. Italian food is among the most popular in the world, but what sets Osteria d'Assisi apart from the rest is their commitment to serving authentic Italian flavors as well as our passion for outstanding hospitality.” We ate in the private room upstairs that George Clooney reserves to entertain family and friends.

Fresh homemade bread
Spinach Spaghetti with Salmon Rolatine & Scallop with a Pancetta Cream Sauce
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ReizigerBeautiful!
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Bonnie BenedictBeautiful indeed. And I love hearing an Italian accent. George Clooney was a no-show. Bum!
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vrijdag 23 maart 2018 om 17:38
☀️ 14 °C
Hoogte: 2.138 m
Verenigde Staten Santa Fe 35.685379, -105.93733235°41’7” N 105°56’14” W
Santacafé
23 maart 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Our 2nd stop.

The restaurant is in an 1850s house with a courtyard. The site originally housed a church as well as a brothel in the back that was being run by one of the reverends. When it was found out, the reverend was defrocked but turned adversity into opportunity and became a politician. The well outside in the courtyard had to be covered up for fear of it being poisoned due to the brothels proximity to the church. They dug another well inside, which is now exposed in the floor of the restaurant.

Bacon Tomato Pesto Soup
Crispy Calamari w/ 4 Chile Lime Dipping Sauce
Shiitake Mushroom & Cactus Spring Rolls w/ Southwestern Ponzu
Chopped “Greek Salad” ~ Romaine, Bell Pepper, Tomato, Red Onion, Cucumber, Feta, Kalamata Olives & Classic Greek Vinaigrette
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ReizigerGreat story!
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