The little towns along this route have been movie sets for a number of movies. The first town we stopped at was Cerrillios which had a bar which I am sure rivals Butler's Sports Bar in NOTL. The only downside of this community is that the streets are all dirt. That's right, dirt, not gravel. Lots of stray dogs.
The next town along the way was Madrid which was a really funky / burned out hippie place. Most of the residents were just coming to and having their morning wake up coffee or bong. It featured the bar where the movie "Wild Hogs" was filmed.
We also saw a rather unique conversion of a railway boxcar into a house! Brings a new meaning to a trailer park.
When we arrived at Alburquerque, we headed to the Old Town area which featured a square surrounded by a number of shops in original buildings. Lots of interesting stuff if southwest is your decor.
We did a bit of looking through a number of galleries and shops and had lunch in a fantastic French bistro. From there, we did an outdoor tour of the sculptures surrounding the New Mexico Museum. There were many great displays and this is only one of many great sculptures.
From here we moved on to the Pueblo Nation Cultural Centre which had been recommended to us as a "must see". We were fortunate that we happened to arrive just as the weekly dance presentation was underway.
There were restrictions on photography (oops, I wasn't supposed to video the dance above) so we can't show much of what we saw but it was impressive, great pottery, textiles and depictions of the Pueblo Nation (there are 19 active Pueblos in the SW).
Our final stop for the day was the Nob Hill area through which the famous Route 66 traversed. There are a few remnants on the mid 20th century architecture still there plus a lot restaurants and entertainment for the local University of New Mexico crowd.
Yes, we stopped for a pint there....
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