Penn&PekinUSA: February 2007

At the Old Town, Albuquerque.

There's a plaza and market like in Santa Fe, but the style is more contemporary and the goods is cheaper.

Bye Santa Fe, Albuquerque...see ya next time.

We went to have a traditional mexican food at a famous one over there, the El Pinto.

See the food and the traditional decoration in the restaurant.

No..don't eat it.

In the middle of the snow.

Next time, we plan to come with ski suite and instrument.

On the way back to the downhill station.

At the tram station on the top of mountain. Very beautiful scenary

This turns to be a popular ski area because the other side of mountain has lower slope and fills with beautiful pine tree.

This is the ski track maybe for the intermediate skilled ones.

At Albuquerque, Sandia peak tramway

This is a nice ski area and resort in New Mexico, We saw many people coming to ski here. We have to take a tram up to the peak of mountain.

At tram station with To and Auey.

Inside the tram car. Not a big one (I think it's smaller than the one we took at Palmspring).

St. Francis Cathedral at night

Dinner after long walking day

In front of a store in Santa Fe plaza

A glass of Magarita will be good for this cold weather (around 30 F)

Starbuck at Santa Fe decorated in Mexican style, nice!

Santa Fe Plaza, there are many gallery and mall and many cozy goods to see.

Inside St.Francis Cathedral, so splendid.

Outside Loretto church, unfortunately, we cannot come in because there is a wedding ceremony that day.

We went to the Museum of Fine Arts, a cool one. There is a guide tour introducing us to know the local famous artists and their works. Mostly Georgia O'Keefe and Gustav Bauman. Very impressive.

Santa Fe is in New Mexico. Both (old) Mexico and New Mexico gain famous from their Chilli. It's much bigger than Thai chilli but we're sure that its taste is milder than Thai chilli.

Santa Fe trip

At Houston airport with our Thai friend, having chinese food as dinner

At Albuqueque sunport, a boutique & pretty one.

St. Francis Cathedral and Palace of the Governor

Flea market in front of Palace of Governor. There're many local handmade costumes made from bronz, copper, turquoit. Looking like Ba-ka-din market in Thailand!!