Started in: Albuquerque, NM
Ended in: Cuyamungue, NM (outside Santa Fe)
Total Distance: Driving: 94.3 miles, Tram Car: 5.4 miles
Full disclosure, we were booking a hotel and we accidentally booked a hotel at a casino 15 miles outside of Santa Fe. Not intentional, not really that great, but the hotel did have a great shower.
Earlier in the day, in ABQ, we went to a nice breakfast place called Farm & Table (I'd recommend a reservation. We had a short wait). The breakfast was great, but and it was here learned that red and green chile was a thing that everyone in New Mexico knows and loves... it's basically just red and green salsa(?), where the red is smoky and the green is spicy. I had a waffle and eggs, R had Enchiladas & Eggs. Both delicious. The space is also really great, sitting next to a farm (and some type of fowl ventured real close to our table. I thought it was delightful, but if you're bird-adverse, you'd probably dislike it). Afterward, we stopped by an estate sale (nothing great there... there was a box of underwear though). We then had to get some coffee/put up this blog. So we stopped at Java Joe's. Who would've thought that this random coffee place (which also sells beauty products and features live music) was also a set on Breaking Bad... Tuco's offices that Walter White blew up.
We visited the Sandia Peak Tramway on Bilkus's recommendation, went up and down and then left for Santa Fe (it should be noted, the tramway was beautiful, but much was closed at the peak, we weren't ready to hike up there, and the ride was $25 per person).
In Santa Fe, we drove around a bit. The town looks like an old Spanish mission, especially around the St. Francis basilica. Our dinner was at Maria's New Mexican Kitchen and the food was too delicious. R and I both felt very full. I had some Enchiladas with red and green chile (Christmas as they put it), and R had vegetable tamales. The chips and salsa, too was great and the sopapillas were delicious but too much. We then head back to the casino, did not go to the blackjack tables (gar...) and got ready to head to our first National Park in the morning.