GastroTidbit - Peter Piper Pizza, 2601 N Main, Roswell, NM 88201

He had...
She had...
pizza

This was really good pizza for a chain. The manager was very nice. We recommend this particular restaurant.





http://www.peterpiperpizza.com

New Mexico Museum of Space History - Alamogordo, NM

Since it was raining on Sunday morning, we went to the space history museum. It had very interesting exhibits. Holloman Air Force Base, near Alamogordo, was the location where they used chimpanzees and humans to test the effects of speed on the body in preparation for space travel. It started raining as we were viewing the external exhibits so we did not get to see the site where the first chimpanzee in space, HAM, is buried.
















http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/

GastroTidbit - Waffle & Pancake Shoppe, 950 S. White Sands Blvd, Alamogordo, NM

He had...
Pancakes with eggs over hard

She had...
Pancakes with eggs over hard, bacon, and hashbrowns

Although the Comfort Inn provided a complimentary breakfast, we decided to try the Waffle and Pancake Shoppe. The building definitely looked like it once was a Waffle House.

Trinity Site 10.04.2008 - White Sands Missile Range, NM

Although not our original intent, this was to become the highlight of our vacation. We had been considering a trip to NM for about 2 months. Then, one fateful night I (Adriana) found a site on some chamber of commerce page that talked about the Trinity Site. Looking closer, I found out that the site is only open twice a year, with 10/4/2008 being one of those days. Needless to say, that sealed the deal. We HAD to go to NM in early October.

What is it? It is the test site of the first atomic blast.

There are two permanent fences around the site. At the outermost fence, there was an information booth, 2 souvenir tents, an area to purchase food, and port-o-potties. It was a long walk from the outer fence to the inner fence.

I had to admit that I was caught up in the tourist thing - vying with other people to get a picture of the obelisk and not stopping to solemnly reflect on what that fateful day meant to the future at that time and to the present future. If I ever return, I will stop, look around at the surrounding mountains, look up to the sky, and imagine what it looked like at that point in time and how the atomic age officially started.

In addition to the obelisk, there was the "Fat Boy" and a permanent shed. I had read that somewhere there was a window to the original crater, but I could not find it. FYI - the ground your feet are touching is not the original crater. It was filled is with dirt for obvious reasons.

We were not concerned about any threat of exposure to radiation.

















http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_site
http://www.atomictourist.com/trinity.htm

GastroTidbit - Blue Corn Cafe - 133 Water St., Santa Fe, NM

He had...
Quesadillas with Portobello mushrooms - "Christmas"
"Very good; preferred the green chile over the red."
rating: 4.5

She had...
Lunch enchiladas - "Christmas" with Calabacitas
"Very good; liked that the side of beans are whole, not refried; liked the "Christmas" option (i.e., both red and green chile sauces served on the side; red chile was very intense "
rating: 5.0

Santuario de Guadalupe - Santa Fe

We really were planning on looking at the Santa Fe River and then we happened upon this church. A friendly gentleman at the Cathedral had told us about this church, so we just had to take a look! Note the door-within-a-door.

Photography was not allowed within the church. It was minimal inside. No pews - just card table type folding chairs.

http://usa.archiseek.com/new_mexico/santa_fe/santuario_de_guadalupe.html

http://www.nmculturaltreasures.org/cgi-bin/instview.cgi?_recordnum=SANT