New Mexico – Travel Photo Diaries

NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES

New Mexico seemed like it was set in a different country altogether, whenever I saw photos of the place. Stepping out of the plane and into the Albuquerque airport, you can already sense the heavy Native American influence in the architecture and decor. We stayed there for five days, five nights and made sure it coincided with the famous Albuquerque International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta! The first day of the festival, we were up at 3:30am to get there in time before traffic, and at 7am, mass ascension of the balloons happened. What a sight to see.

But what made the experience even more memorable was that, as the balloons were high in the sky surrounding us all, my boyfriend of four years proposed to me! Ahhh! We are so excited to be joining the #marriedlife club and to experience our own wedding planning journey, which includes finding a wedding photographer! Haha.

The rest of the trip, we explored downtown Albuquerque (and some Breaking Bad spots), Santa Fe, Roswell, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and White Sands National Monument, all while on Cloud 9.

(excuse the iPhone snapshots above)