Saturday, April 18, 2009

2007 February and March

We took a trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico late February 2007 to visit Mary's sister and her family. On our way there we stopped in Amarillo, Texas for a meal. We emailed ahead of time to Arnold Burgers. When we arrived, our order was just about to be assembled.



That's our burger on the right!

This is how it was served:



Yes, it had to come in a pizza box! It's a 12 inch burger...and they make bigger, up to 24" I believe. They will also make shapes, one of them being a burger in the shape of the state of Texas. Here is their url: www.arnoldburgers.com

We also bought some "Burger cookies"!



Closer look:



The cookies are vanilla wafers, one half of an Oreo and then colored frosting. They were pretty good!

Anyway, Mary and I ate part of the real burger and packed the rest into our cooler. That evening, when we arrived at Mary's sister's home in Albuquerque, we shared the remainder with Mary's sister and three nieces as well as Mary and myself! Yes, it was more than we two could handle ourselves!

It sure was good!

Here's Arnold Burgers:





They almost look too "scary" to eat there, but the inside is clean and the burgers are very good!

On our way back home to Dallas from Albuquerque, we stopped in Amarillo, Texas yet again! Just about two miles west of the city is the Cadillac Ranch:



A little closer:


Yup, they're real Caddies! Each one is a Cadillac from a different year - but I can't remember what years! Stanley Marsh, the local eccentric and owner of the local Helium plant (he's a millionaire), owns this pasture and he and a local art group created the Cadillac Ranch. Mr. Marsh is also known to post signs (they look like real street signs) all over the city, even on residents' properties, that have off beat sayings on them. He's also responsible for the following:

Just a couple miles south of Amarillo, in a cow pasture out in nowhere, we saw this:





Uh huh, Amarillo is unique! There are a few other places in Amarillo we want to visit. When we do, we'll post the pics here.