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- From: marcia@rap.ucar.edu (Marcia Politovich)
- Subject: Re: Need info on Albuquerque
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.190433.3986@ncar.ucar.edu>
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- References: <1jvjlcINNbda@falcon.natinst.com> <1993Jan25.195242.833@athena.mit.edu> <1993Jan26.160025.18891@colorado.edu>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 19:04:33 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan26.160025.18891@colorado.edu> citrin@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Wayne Citrin) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan25.195242.833@athena.mit.edu> rnewman@athena.mit.edu (Ron Newman) writes:
- >>> My parents are considering a trip to Albuquerque in the next few weeks. They
- >>> want to find out if that is a good place to retire too.
- >>
- >>I have to say that when I drove across the US eight years ago, I found
- >>Albuquerque utterly lacking in charm or character. Most of it seemed
- >>to be a sprawling mess of suburban trash, err, tract homes, fast food
- >>joints, and highway clutter.
- >>
- >>I suggest skipping it entirely. Poke around nearby Santa Fe and Taos instead.
- >>They still have a distinctive culture, and most of their historic character
- >>intact.
- >>
- >
- >I think that's a bit harsh. First of all, the original question was whether
- >Albuquerque was a good place to retire to, not a good place to visit. Second,
- >I've visited Albuquerque a couple of times, and my impression was that it was
- >pretty livable. Around the university, there's an area with a decent collection
- >of cafes, bookstores, and bars, and there's a decent selection of restaurants,
- >particularly Mexican restaurants. I would guess that homes are pretty
- >affordable. Sure there's urban sprawl, but the determined person can avoid it.
- >
- >Wayne
- >
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-
- A note I might add to this -- I challenge anyone to get a good
- photo of Taos Pueblo without power lines or tv antennas. It's
- not as quaint and pristine as you want it to be (in other words -
- people really live there and they live real lives, not as
- museum pieces...)
- -- mkp
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