Virtual Walkabout Santa Fe's Old Town a Quality Time Post

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Spending some Quality time in Santa Fe's Old Town. In getting there one discovers the city was laid out before the advent of the automobile. (the Garmin GPS really came in handy)

Thanks to my sister Sara we had an excellent place to stay. Everything is within short walking distance of Garrett’s Desert Inn

For all of you  US 66  fans  prior to 1937  this route used to run through Santa Fe. Now for a look at the Plaza. This is a spot for residents and tourists.

  The Plaza is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, and is the heart and soul of the city. The Santa Fe plaza Obelisk is now politically correct. "To the heroes who have fallen in various battles with savage Indians in the Territory of New Mexico."but a word was removed so it now reads: "To the heroes who have fallen in various battles with Indians in the Territory of New Mexico."

This is a bad place for a Hunger Strike because the food is outstanding. Make sure to try some sopaipilla

The Plaza is a playground for many tourists  (bring money) interested in Spanish, Native American, and Mexican cultures, including music, design, jewelry, art and dance. READ MORE. Moving on..

Santa Fe is at least the third oldest surviving U.S. city in the 50 states that was founded by European colonists.

Next, the intrepid wanderers checked out the..

Two mysteries surround the spiral staircase in the Loretto Chapel: the identity of its builder and the physics of its construction. READ MORE

The Gothic Revival-style chapel was patterned after King Louis IX's Sainte-Chapelle in Paris; a striking contrast to the adobe churches already in the area.

Just down the street…

Kateri Tekakwitha is the first North American Native American woman to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. Read More

“Pope Benedict XVI declared the cathedral a Basilica, an honor given to very few Catholic churches around the world, based on historical importance, antiquity, and the artwork contained inside.  The church certainly ranks high in historical significance: the parish was formed in 1610, ten years before the pilgrims landed in New England.”

A must see is The Museum of Contemporary Native Art. The Museum is home to the largest collection of contemporary Native art in the world and the Museum Store is a premiere shopping destination. We are now nearing the end of our walkabout just one more shop to check out then some famous Southwest cuisine.

Try the the huevos rancheros special with black beans and green chile sauce (tasty potatoes) and the stuffed sopapilla - all fantastic.

Joe Todd & Linda say,”Thanks for stopping by.”

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Big Skies…Big Land…Our Western Skies

Arizona,Utah,Colorado,New Mexico for Sky Watch Friday

“Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.” Abdul Kalam

“The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” Rabindranath Tagore

“Go forth under the open sky, and list To Nature's teachings.” William C. Bryant

“The sky is an infinite movie to me. I never get tired of looking at what's happening up there.” K. D. Lang

“This continent, an open palm spread frank before the sky.” James Agee

When you visit the West and if you look real close you just might see some of these folks.

“Onward from vast uncharted spaces, Forward through timeless voids, Into all of us surges and races The measureless might of the wind. In the steep silence of thin blue air High on a lonely cliff-ledge, Where the air has a clear, clean rarity, I give to the wind...my pledge: “ By the strength of my arm, by the sight of my eyes, By the skill of my fingers, I swear, As long as life dwells in me, never will I Follow any way but the sweeping way of the wind.” Published in On Desert Trails with Everett Ruess, G.J. Bergera & W.L Rusho (Eds.

"There is a muscular energy in sunlight  corresponding to the spiritual energy of wind."  Annie Dillard 

“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome dangerous, leading to the most amazing view…
May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.”  Edward Abbey

 

“They cannot scare me with their empty spaces
Between stars – on stars where no human race is.
I have it in me so much nearer home To scare myself with my own desert places.”
Robert Frost

Big Skies…Big Land…Our Western Skies

Arizona,Utah,Colorado,New Mexico for Sky Watch Friday

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