What's
The Attraction?
September in Albuquerque. The days are becoming cooler,
crisper and perfectly comfortable. It is less than a week from the Albuquerque
Balloon Fiesta, an event I eagerly await.
As I write this entry, five hot air balloons slowly sail past my window.
Two land in the field behind my home. Aaaah, where else can you get that
experience but in Albuquerque!
A fellow I conversed with recently made the comment that "Albuquerque
is what Denver was twenty years ago." He was reflecting on a sense
of authenticity in the culture of Albuquerque. It is the real thing, not
remodeled, upgraded, gentrified, and "Disneyfied". The everyday
folks that give this city its soul and history are still here. The culture
feels handmade, not manufactured by faceless corporations. That is true
Albuquerque style! |