3 The Day in Santa Fe

We slowed the roll and slept in today. Shirley, Kay and I took the scenic New Mexico Hwy 14 north to Santa Fe. We passed through several interesting looking towns but didn't stop as our focus today was Santa Fe. We kept saying we could return if we had a free day. We didn't get a chance to go back.
Santa Fe was busy. We split up so each of us could do our own thing. Shirley checked out the shops. Kay went to the Plaza to do some sketching. I headed for the capitol building.
New Mexico's capitol is the only round US capitol building, aka Round House. There was a quilt show in the entry which had absolutely beautiful quilts. What impressed me most about this capitol was the displays featuring New Mexico artists' photographs, paintings, weavings and other textiles on the walls of every hallway.
We all met Patrick and Judy at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. Our intention was to enter and possibly take photos of the inside of the church. As luck would have it, the cathedral was closed for the day so we went onto the Loretto Chapel with its "Miraculous Spiral Staircase". Apparently, the miracle of this staircase is there is no center pole or side supports. Engineers is the group today disagree that it is an impossible feat.
Our group split up so Shirley and I did more exploring. We found the Oldest House in the US then on to San Miguel Chapel. We returned to the capitol so Shirley could see the quilts and arts. Finally, we ended the day by getting a very good New Mexico Mexican dinner at La Fogata, recommended by Patrick. Two thumbs up!Read more