Leaving Providence. Lovely weather, of course.
Sadly, I did not stay at this hotel. Yes, I said HOTEL. I stayed next door. This is sticking out the side of the Radisson Hotel and Waterpark. Yes, Hotel AND Waterpark. Wild.
ABQ has a dry, non salty climate so all those old cars stick around. I saw many amazing classics …
And then some cars that just BLEW my mind.
I had the opportunity to eat at some awesome restaurants this go around. I arrived a little early on my first day and got to walk all over the Central St area. Annapurna’s World Vegetarian Cafe was my obvious highlight. I was hoping to hit up 20 Carrots for a PB + Banana shake, but they were closed. Here’s my meal from Annapurna’s.
While enjoying my meal, I kept amused by reading I Drink Milk Fanzine #3. These kids do it right. Review coming soon. Peep that pic with Casali. All the way from Wilkes-Barre to Hungary and back.
ABQ has a lot of houses that all look the same. This one isn’t one of them. It’s located on Monte Vista, and I believe I caught it featured in a segment on the Travel Channel. Needless to say, it was a little over the top.
My last full day in ABQ was Friday the 13th. I’m not a superstitious fellow so I wasn’t worried at all. However, my morning free buffet was ruined by a leaky cranberry juice cup. I filled my drink and walked away from the cart without realizing the cup was severely cracked. Here’s the terrible, terrible outcome.
One last shot. I’ve never seen this before. And despite hating Dr. Pepper, I would have gladly used my free Guns N Roses coupon on this beverage. Anyone ever had one?
So that was my trip. Other highlights not pictured: gelatin free skittle, many iced lattes, Rudy’s BBQ (I heard someone accurately describe it as “vegetarian hell.” Very accurate. My co-worker at “brisquet, ribs, sausage AND chicken.” It was either 1 full pound of meat, or 1lb 4oz. I can’t recall if he got a quarter pound of chicken or half a pound. Either way, it was a ridiculous amount of food. Ridiculous), long days spent in windowless warehouse sized rooms, longer evenings and other fun stuff.
This will probably be my last trip to ABQ. See ya, dudes. I’ll miss your ayurvedic meals.