We had decided last night that we would do a historical walk around Santa Fe. It was a beautiful morning and a really lovely walk with loads of interesting information. There are buildings here dating back to the early 1600's which is very old for America. In 1912 the city mandated that all buildings be built in either Adobe or Pueblo Revival styles so it really does all look very Southwestern. There is a beautiful plaza with shops, hidden plazas, cafes and restaurants in all directions. Andi isn't much of a shopper so I've decided to come back sometime.
We then headed over to a camera shop we saw last night which had the camera bag Andi has been looking for. It's pretty cool as it goes over one shoulder to your back and when you want your camera you can just pull it around to the front without taking it off. Positioned at the front it also makes a great place to put your elbows to steady your shot. Well chuffed with his purchase we headed off to lunch.Lunch was at the Rooftop cantina - Andi had duck quesadilla which he reckoned was a fantastic idea that someone should have thought of sooner. I had a steak salad with really nice sliced pickled onions in it! Yum! We sat at the bar which runs around the edge of the rooftop looking out over Santa Fe - lovely!
Next we headed up to Museum Hill which has 5 or 6 museums which would easily take a day to go through but decided that we would instead go over to the Georgia O'keefe museum which is the one I really wanted to go to. I absolutly loved it as I've been a big fan of her work since I was quite young. Andi wasn't so impressed but we had a nice time none the less. For those of you who don't know who she is you can see some of her work at this shop
Done with Santa Fe (for the time being - I'll be back - I loved it) we headed off to Sandia Crest tramway which is the longest aerial tramway in the world - 2.7 miles with a 3000 foot elevation. Spectacular views and some good chuckles from the people who had obviously waited in the bar for the tram and thought it was a roller coaster ride.
Next we headed up to Jemez Springs where we are spending the night at the very lovely Canon del Rio. Not surprisingly this town is known for it's hot springs. The clerk at the local general store told us we could go to the one where you pay - or to one of the free ones that the locals go to. He was even so nice as to draw us a map to them - and to tell us which one we were least likely to get Giardia at. Not sure we'll be taking him up on those!We had dinner at the local pub which was certainly a cultural experience. Andi was amazed at the people dancing around the jukebox. The food was pretty good - I had prime rib with a baked potato that was cooked to absolute perfection. Yum.
Back to our beautiful room to try to catch up on all these posts! I'm still working on the pictures - maybe tomorrow - our last day of this wonderful holiday.
