However, on Wednesday we took a 2.5 hour walking tour of downtown which focused largely on the last 400 yrs of the area’s history. Interestingly, the Indian peoples there were never taken from their land and put on reservations so they still live in pueblos surrounding Santa Fe. We barely scratched the surface of what there is to see and do in Santa Fe.
Wished I had brought along Willa Cather’s novel Death Comes for the Archbishop in book-on-CD form to listen to in the truck. It is based on the life of Jean-Baptiste Lamy, bishop of Santa Fe from 1851 to 1888, and partially chronicles the construction of the beautiful but rather French looking Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi which we saw. I was particularly disappointed to learn, however, that the Georgia O’Keefe museum was closed for the month.
Did enjoy a wonderful lunch at The Shed, a local restaurant favorite featuring Southwest food. The restaurant is housed in a hacienda dating form 1692.
Looks like the weather was heavenly.
ReplyDeleteWe've had 2 days of no rain, with a little bit of sun peeking thru.
Even I, who enjoys cool & clouds, has been wishing for a bit more sun.
Ah well.
Hope your travels go well.
Barb