Let's not forget a really awesome Tram ride up (10,000 + feet) to the top of
Sandia peak (I believe it's the second longest in the world?), and when at
the top, a great restaurant where you can view a spectacular vista, as well
as planes circling below you waiting to land at the airport (very cool), and
some nice hiking trails.

ABQ is one of the top cities on my families "When we stop contracting, we
want to live here" list.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Woods [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 4:13 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: HPWorld 2002, (was McCormick Place - 2 thumbs down )
>
> At  01:34 PM 8/30/01, Wirt Atmar wrote:
> >You could add Albuquerque to that list. It is a pretty city with an
> >interesting past and has excellent air travel facilities. Indeed, I think
> >Albuquerque has one of the most attractive airports in the US. Further,
> >Albuquerque is a rather compact city, so nothing is very far from
> anywhere
> >else, even though 80% of the population of New Mexico lives in
> Albuquerque.
>
> IMNSHO, the Albuquerque "SunPort" is also one of the most convenient
> airports I've ever had the pleasure to use (and not all airports fall into
> that category  ;).  Other advantages to Albuquerque:
>
> High desert climate makes it warm and dry... but not like most of
> Arizona... Daily temperature ranges here this month have typically been
> 60s
> to 80s.... with a few days in the ninties.
>
> Santa Fe is only a 45 minute drive up I-25 for people who can't find
> enough
> tourist or shopping sites in the Albuquerque vicinity.
>
> Albuquerque has more restuarants per capita than any other city in the
> US.  (Or so I've been told.  I've never seen anything to substantiate the
> claim... except that there are places to eat everywhere one can go in
> town.)
>
> One can drive just about anywhere in the Albuquerque major metro area in
> no
> more than about 20 minutes (maybe 30 or 40 minutes if crossing town at
> rush
> hour).
>
> Mexican food and red and/or green chiles are available everywhere you
> look.  (Green chiles are addictive but fortunately they're available
> *everywhere* in town...  Even McDonald's and almost all the rest of the
> usual cast of national chains have green chiles on the menu.  If it
> weren't
> for enchiladas, fajitas, tacos and such... the "green chile cheeseburger"
> might be the national food of Albuquerque...  and "green chile
> cheeseburger
> pizza" is another tasty standard.  ;)
>
> I'm sure there are other advantages (and perhaps even a disadvantage or
> two), but I think that's enough for now.
>
> -- Jeff Woods
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