We spent the morning wandering briefly through downtown El
Paso and in the El Paso Museum of Art, based on the recommendation of the
Lonely Planet guidebook. It was time well spent. The city center is a
surprisingly pleasant melange of old and new Southwest architecture and we plan
to return, today, Saturday, so I can play with the camera, which I did not take
with us. The museum has a superbly chosen collection which, like the downtown
architecture, showcases the art of the city.
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| Sharon was captivated by the work of Ricardo Chavarria |
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| Both of us were charmed by the work of Gaspar Enriquez |
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| This exhibit invited viewers to participate, I figured they needed an old Jew. |
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| Just a taste of the city's rich architecture, more en la mañana |
From there we met up with two friends locally, Steve Halper
and Carlos Kaplan, in Steve’s shop. We had lunch, talked life and pens, and I
came away with a couple of new acquisitions.
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| Steve had the ballpoint to make my first year arco a set. Who could resist? |
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| Over the years Wall Street sets have come and gone, will this one stay with me? See image of me above. |
Tomorrow we revisit downtown and will go out to the historic
Magoffin House and will probably finish the day with a tour of historic
neighborhoods. Both of us are taken with this city.
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