"Pat O'Connell" wrote in message
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> Alohacyberian wrote:
>> "Pat O'Connell" wrote in message
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>>> Caveat wrote:
>>>> "Sapphyre" wrote:
>>>>> and then off to Albuquerque to shop
>>>>>for handicrafts.
>>>>
>>>> Santa Fe is good for that, too. And a nicer town.
>>>
>>> SF is pretty, but the handicrafts (and restaurants) will be more
>>> expensive there than in Albuquerque's Old Town.
>>
>> But, don't you get what you pay for? I'm willing to pay a little more
>> for better quality. KM
>
> The thing is, as long as you buy genuine Indian made jewelry (the stuff
> sold in NM and AZ anyway, where the fake stuff is not allowed to be
> marketed as Indian Made) you will probably be getting the same product
> from the same craftspeople in Abq., SF, or Taos (and in AZ shops as well).
> SF shops (and to a lesser degree, Taos shops) have to charge more than
> Abq., because land and shop rents are more expensive there than in Abq.
> Shops that have particularly high quality goods but aren't in Old Town
> include Bien Mur at I-25 and Tramway, Maisel's on Central Ave. Downtown,
> and Gertrude Zachary on Lomas a short way east of Old Town. The Santo
> Domingo Trading Post in Old Town sells a lot of "old pawn" jewelry with a
> lot of age and character.
>
> Some SF restaurants are very nice indeed, but there are also good places
> to eat in Abq. and Taos, and in some small towns you've never heard of
> like Chimayo and Espanola. It helps to know a local to scout the good
> stuff out of course.
>
Well, if I'm to choose an eatery or a place to shop, I'll pick Santa Fe and
Taos any day over Albuquerque, if only for the ambience! :-) Visiting big
cities just doesn't cut it compared to the alternative! KM
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