Museum day today. First the Turquoise Museum. We enjoyed the museum (tons of information about everything turquoise), including some of the clever ways Fake turquoise has been made over the years, some beautiful jewelry and other art and tons of turquoise (the real kind) showing off the amazing variety of colors. We probably spent as much time taking with the owner (who created the privately held museum) as we did looking at stuff. Then to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. First lunch. Their cafe is known for a modern take on traditional foods, though it seems lines between Indian food and New Mexican food aren't so clear. Anyway we had a feast with three kinds of stew (red, green and pozole), plus a Jemez enchilada, a salad with fried cactus and bread pudding. We're having more of it for dinner! After lunch, a dance performance with some dancers from the Acoma pueblo. It was a "buffalo dance" though for this performance there was no buffalo--but there was an antelo...
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