Eat lunch at The Original Garcia's Kitchen at the edge of Old Town. Was a great spot for local color and good, reasonably priced New Mexico style food. Jan had carne adovada, which is pork chunks slow cooked in red chiles.....very good, but alittle on the spicy side. Ted had beef brisket tacos, which he could add his own spice level to.
Historic Old Town has been the heart of Albuquerque since the city was founded here in 1706. Today, historic Old Town Albuquerque is the city's cultural center, with seven museums and more than 100 shops, galleries and restaurants.The settlers organized their new town in the traditional Spanish colonial way, with a central plaza anchored by a church. When the original adobe church collapsed after the long, rainy summer of 1792, they rebuilt, and in 1793 San Felipe de Neri church was completed. Today, this adobe church with walls five feet thick is the oldest in
Albuquerque and its white towers mark
Old Town from a distance.
Jan, one of many "turistas" in one of the many shops!
The day we were in the Old Town Square there was a Chile tasting competition taking place. Albuquerque is home to the famous red and green chiles! The question you need to be able to answer ...do you want RED or GREEN??
Jan is front of "sitio para turista" (tourist trap)
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