Santa Fe

     Well our plan worked. After the madness downtown Saturday, we went to Taos on Sunday. Part two of our grand plan was to arrive early Monday morning and secure a parking spot. Worked like a charm and we had off street parking near the plaza and museums we wanted to visit. If you have never been here, parking is at a premium and hard to find. As expected the lot was full when it came time to leave.

 First stop was the Lorretto Chapel, a place we have visited before. More about it can be found HERE. Seems we learn something new on each visit, today no exception. Having beat the crowds getting the desired photos easier.

The staircase is a stunning piece of craftmanship, the fact it was done so long ago does make it miraculous. It and the rest of the sanctuary came close to being destroyed. What a terrible loss that would have been.

    Next up on the list was the New Mexico history museum. This included the Governors palace. More details HERE. 

A very informative visit with exhibits on a variety of topics.

Of course no visit to Santa Fe would be complete without some views of the iconic plaza.

Today concludes our exploration of New Mexico. Tomorrow we make the drive to Amarillo. Nothing really on the schedule for there just food and a bed. After on night in Amarillo, we make our return to the Settles hotel in Big Spring. One night there then back to home on Thursday. On a positive note I scored some great southwest themed fabric for a quilt I have planned.

gather ye rosebuds while ye may.