Blogs from Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, North America - page 20

And so the journey begins as we drive off into the sunset - yes, I know that scene generally ends Westerns, but it was kind of necessary, as we are starting off going west. The first stop on our trip is Albuquerque, where I had spent a month in the summer of 1999 working at UNM for my Aunt and Uncle helping out with their vegetation and biomass mapping of the area. Bethany and I are both glad to be starting the trip this way, though, as she had not been to New Mexico in quite a few years and I had little chance to see the more touristy things like Santa Fe 9 years ago. It was also a great chance to drop in and see the Nevilles and Bennets, particularly as we were coming ... read more

Am Freitag, 14.03. gings ab zu einem weekendtrip nach Albuquerque. Wir (Ursi, Wassim aus Frankreich und ich) besuchten Elisas Familie, die dort wohnt. Elisa zeigte uns ein wenig von der Stadt, dann gabs Abendessen und dann sind wir noch auf einen Berg gefahren, um Albuquerque bei Nacht zu sehen. War toll! Am Samstag musste Elisa auf eine Hochzeit gehen. Wir beschlossen, einen Tagestrip nach Santa Fe zu unternehmen. Wir wollten ein Mietauto nehmen, aber Elisa bot uns an, ihr Auto zu nehmen. Somit ersparten wir uns eine Menge Geld! Ich bin gefahren - hatte meinen Internationalen Führerschein mit. In Amerika Auto zu fahren ist zwar gewöhnungsbedürftig, aber nach 1-2 Stunden hat man sich daran gewöhnt - und es ist im Grunde wirklich simple, wenn man ein paar Regeln befolgt. Am Abend beschlossen wir dann, von Santa ... read more

Obfuscator writes: The day began with a fairly late departure from Socorro. We had grand ambitions though, which were not to be thwarted. 50 miles west of Socorro is the Very Large Array, an array of 27 huge radio telescopes that act together to make an even more powerful radio telescope. Lots of Sci-Fi movies have filmed at the VLA, so it's quite recognizable. What's not immediately apparent is how big the thing really is. Each dish in the VLA has an 82 foot diameter, and weighs 230 tons. Shockingly, they're built to be mobile. The array has variable design along the railroad tracks they've built. It's always in a Y-shape, but the diameter can be as little as just over a mile, or as great as about 25 miles. The spacing of the dishes apparently ... read more

Hei der! Fredag kveld forlot jeg Denver og satte kursen soerover igjen. Billetten var god til Taos i New Mexico. En idiot av en bussjaafoer forsinket oss med 2 timer, foer han viste daarlige filmer med max volum hele veien. Jeg var sliten og sur, og siden en ikke har lov til aa snakke til sjaaforen under reisen, demonstrerte jeg ved aa plugge inn orepropper. En idiot nr 2 prover deretter aa fa kontakt med meg, hvorpaa jeg gestikulerer vilt for aa vise at jeg ikke horer noe. Til slutt maa jeg ta ut proppene og be han slutte aa plage meg (jeg var selvfolgelig veeeldig hoflig da jeg sa dette). Ti minutter etterpaa blir han kastet av bussen. Greyhound begynner aa gaa meg paa nervene... Klokka er 2 loerdag morgen og bussjaforen svinger av for ... read more

Departure Day Finally Arrives! Albuquerque: After a late night and busy morning doing last minute preparations and packing, we finally left for a 2:00 PM flight from ABQ Sunport on Northwest Airlines. Minneapolis/St Paul: Had a 4 hour layover at Minneapolis/St Paul International Airport. Passed the time getting something to eat, looking in shops, and walking the length of most of the terminals! Then we caught our 9:30 PM flight to Amsterdam on Northwest/KLM. ... read more