Howdy from Santa Fe..
Miracle of miracles, nowadays even hotels originally built in the 1930's have high speed internet access. And so I'm sitting in the lobby of the El Rey Hotel, overlooking what was once Route 66, writing to you from the beauty of Santa Fe.
We arrived in Santa Fe about noonish local time after an easy trip from Midland via SouthWest Airlines. The weather is gorgeous, really warmer than we had anticipated. However the mountains behind Santa Fe have a beautiful crown of snow, which when accentuated by the golden glow of the turning leaves on the cottonwood trees makes the scenery all that we hoped for.
Our room wouldn't be ready until 3 p.m. so we drove the short way into the heart of town near the plaza and had a leisurely lunch in one of our favorite eateries, The Plaza Cafe. I had a regular sirloin burger while Julie had some scrumptuous quesidilla's with fresh squash, onions, "pulled" chicken, corn, sauteed mushrooms and a heavy dose of fresh garlic. A treat for which she is paying. She's down the road purchasing some Pepto as I relate these facts to you. We browsed some of the shops and galleries near the plaza and had a nice chat with my friends at Andrew Smith's photography gallery.
Santa Fe seems more crowded than usual so, after the late lunch, we may not "do" any of our regular restaurants tonight, but dine on some lighter fair. We'll be up early tomorrow for our trip down the road to Galisteo. I'm looking forward to some great photo op's!! Hopefully more reporting from the road tomorrow.
Miracle of miracles, nowadays even hotels originally built in the 1930's have high speed internet access. And so I'm sitting in the lobby of the El Rey Hotel, overlooking what was once Route 66, writing to you from the beauty of Santa Fe.
We arrived in Santa Fe about noonish local time after an easy trip from Midland via SouthWest Airlines. The weather is gorgeous, really warmer than we had anticipated. However the mountains behind Santa Fe have a beautiful crown of snow, which when accentuated by the golden glow of the turning leaves on the cottonwood trees makes the scenery all that we hoped for.
Our room wouldn't be ready until 3 p.m. so we drove the short way into the heart of town near the plaza and had a leisurely lunch in one of our favorite eateries, The Plaza Cafe. I had a regular sirloin burger while Julie had some scrumptuous quesidilla's with fresh squash, onions, "pulled" chicken, corn, sauteed mushrooms and a heavy dose of fresh garlic. A treat for which she is paying. She's down the road purchasing some Pepto as I relate these facts to you. We browsed some of the shops and galleries near the plaza and had a nice chat with my friends at Andrew Smith's photography gallery.
Santa Fe seems more crowded than usual so, after the late lunch, we may not "do" any of our regular restaurants tonight, but dine on some lighter fair. We'll be up early tomorrow for our trip down the road to Galisteo. I'm looking forward to some great photo op's!! Hopefully more reporting from the road tomorrow.
