Re: Holiday in Albuquerque

[P3D Alexander Klein <klein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

P3D Keith Wilson  <100303.2573@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> In a couple of weeks time, I'm going to spend two weeks on holiday in the are
> of Albuquerque, NM.  I hope to be making good use of my Realist, and I'd like
> check on the results before returning home to the UK. 
> 
> Also, does anyone know where I might find stereo goodies in the area?  I'm
> interested particularly in ViewMaster and TruVue, although I can be tempted b
> almost anything else stereo if the price is right.  (Oh dear, now the truth's
> out - I'm a collector as well as a user!!!)

They sell some View-Master Reels at the White Sand's Nat'l. Monument Souvenir
shop (O.K. - it's not "quite" in Albuquerque ... "only" about 250 miles 
southeast of Albuquerque on Hwy. 70. They have a US-Immigration checkpoint
just a few meters away from White Sands Nat'l. Monument when you come from
Las Cruces - so have your passport handy!!!!

> PS:  Earlier in the year, someone on the list sent me info about NM for a tri
> was going to make in March.  I didn't forget my promise to get back to them, 
> I had to cancel the trip as my wife broke her ankle.  When things got sorted,
> I'd lost the post.  Sorry!

You may also want to have a look at the National Atomic Museum, which is
located inside Kirtland Air-Force Base. Yes, you can get inside, even as
a non-US citizen (I'm German).


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