Albuquerque

Sunday, April 26

Day 19

Woke up to great breakfast of egg scramble with bacon, green chilis, cheese, and watermelon and toast.  We took off toward old town and made it in time for Mass at San Felipe de Neri at 10:15. The church was started in 1706! The current church building, built in 1793 is on the National Register of Historic Places. It was Good Shepherd Sunday and we were reminded that we need to keep listening for the voice of the good shepherd, one of the reasons to go to weekly Mass, which reminds us of why we go to Mass when we are traveling.  

We walked around some shops in the old town and then had a great lunch at . It had a cream of green chili soup with chicken and Jack had a brisket and sausage sandwich with BBQ sauce. We then headed for the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History. It was a lovely way to spend a rainy afternoon. We learned a lot about the people of New Mexico and the history of Albuquerque.

 After that, we drove to University of New Mexico. We happened upon some of the Gathering of Nations ceremonies. We thought we had missed all of that as the newspaper said it was over on Saturday. I am sure this was smaller than what went on Friday and Saturday, but it was still a treat to see some beautiful Native American ceremonial dress. 

 We went out for a New Mexican dinner at Sadies which is known for their Hot food. It was great, Red and green chili sauce. Yummy. Back to Pat and John's for blogging and emailing..