El Paso, Texas  News Year's Weekend 2018

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The infamous Rosa's Cantina, 3454 Doniphan Dr, El Paso, TX 79922. Jan. 2018.
A favorite part of our visits to other places is trying the local food. Marty Robbins stopped at Rosa's Cantina when Doniphan Drive was the main highway out of town, in the community if Smeltertown, and incorporated into his ballad El Paso. It's really just a  bar with bar food, but with a cool history.

Aaron Sanchez on Food Network says the brisket machaca at Kiki's is the best thing he ever ate. It is dang good! I also tried an enchilada combo with one red, one green chicken, and one mole. Also excellent!

Gussie's Tamales & Bakery has been in El Paso since 1973. It has cases of daily baked Mexican pastries.

 PictureDinner at Kiki's Restaurant & Bar, 2719 N Piedras St, El Paso, TX 79930. Dec 2017.
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Having a morning snack at Gussie's Tamales & Bakery, 2200 N Piedras St., El Paso, TX 79930. Dec 2017.
SUN BOWL  The main reason we went to El Paso was to watch Arizona State University play in the Sun Bowl. Unfortunately, they didn't win.
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The entrance to UTEP, home of the Sun Bowl. I was surprised at how pretty the campus is. A large part of the campus employs Bhutan-style architecture; a strange site in the desert. Dec 2017.
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The sun setting on El Paso, and ASU's season. The Sun Bowl Stadium was built in 1963, but has been well-maintained. It's kinda like a time warp walking into it. Dec 2017.
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Chamber of commerce weather at kick-off. Dec 2017.
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Outside the stadium. Dec 2017.
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As the sun started to fade, the jackets went on. Dec 2017.
Border Sights Tours of El Paso (915) 533-5454. Excellent personalized tour by a retired gentleman named Rudy. The tour lasted a little over three hours and was full of interesting stories and facts. When he found out I like trains, he added in the old railroad depot.
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Scenic Overlook Park, on the appropriately named Scenic Drive. Dec. 2017.
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Locomotive #1 of the old El Paso & Southwestern Railroad, which was assigned to the Bisbee run, is on display at the Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso, 400 W. San Antonio Ave., El Paso. Dec 2017.
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Scenic Overlook Park. Dec. 2017.
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Outside the 1905 Union Railroad Station, which is now an Amtrak depot. Dec. 2017.
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Inside the 1905 Union Station. Dec 2017.
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Our tour guide, Rudy, inside the old Union Station. Dec. 2017.
Wyler Arial Tram 1700 McKinley, El Paso, TX 79930  Karl Wyler built a broadcast antenna and platform on top of Ranger Peak for his NBC television station in 1959. Due to its inaccessibility, a tram had to be installed to construct the antenna. The single span is 2400-feet long, and rises 940 feet. For $8, the public can now ride the tram to the top.
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El Paso and Juarez at night. Dec 2017.
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This is one of the original 2-person trams from 1960. Dec 2017.
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On the top deck, with 360-degree views. Dec 2017.
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Lower deck with electrical equiptment. Dec 2017.
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Inside the tram. Dec 2017.
MISC.
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Gufo de Milano, 5001 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX 79912, serves excellent fresh gelato under the direction of Sergio Moreno. Sergio learned to make gelato while living in Switzerland, and decided to locate his shop in El Paso.
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Great American Steakburger, 2220 N Yarbrough Dr, El Paso, Texas 79925, is one location of a small local chain. They serve steak and other grilled items. Their burgers are made of ground premium steak, and are delicious.