Yay, I had time to take a weekend getaway, sorely needed. Main reason was to see Willie Nelson at the Route 66 Casino on the I40 just west of Albuquerque. I was nervous that it might snow and I would never drive down the highway by the Rio Grande, even to see Willie. But the weather gods were with me, both coming and going. Freezing cold but sunny. I had a front row seat, but it was waaaay over to the side, in front of speakers and a Christmas tree. But still I had a pretty good view of the man, who was playing with Asleep at the Wheel. A fabulous show as usual.
I decided to spend a couple nights in Albuquerque since I usually just pass through there. Found a great cheap but super nice motel near the Old Town area, called the Monterey Non-Smokers Motel on Central SW. Proprietor was super nice and had a little old blind doxie. Very sweet. And it was just a couple block walk to Old Town where I spent all my time. Even had a personal tour of the Plaza. The guide knew so much Stuff! Did some Xmas shopping, picture taking. Oh, speaking of which: I had my camera with me at the concert but then realized I had left the media chip at home, so no pics of Willie, boo. Sunday evening a friend joined me for dinner at La Placita, a really old building that now houses a restaurant but used to be the Armijo Home. Had a nice dinner in a nice atmosphere, but got to admit, the tacos were not as good as the ones from the "taco wagon" in Winters, CA.
Monday morning found my car just about encased in ice, and this was just Albuquerque! So I found a cool diner to have breakfast, where the waitresses call you dear and the first song I heard as I sat down was "Little Old Lady From Pasadena! Great trip.
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