We explored the rich history of the area...we visited a pottery shop which displayed a variety of decorative pottery made by different Native American tribes.
Sante Fe is recognized as one of the most intriguing urban environments in the nation due largely to the city's preservation of historic buildings and a modern zoning code that mandates the city's distinctive Spanish-Pueblo style of architecture based on the adobe (mud and straw) and wood construction of the past. Some of the historic buildings we visited were the Cathedral Basilica of St Francis of Assis and and the Loretto Chapel which boasts of the miraculous stairway built by an unknown visitor. The unique spiral stairway is an architectural wonder since it did not have any support beams..the original had no handrails...that was added later.
Sante Fe is a cultural mecca with numerous art galleries and museums such as the Georgia O'Keefe Art Museum, and lots of restaurants and boutiques.
Santa Fe was also the home of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory of the University of California. Loacted at the original office, there is a plaque dedicated to the men and women who made the first atomic bomb.
After a busy day of sightseeing, we enjoyed an incredible meal at The Shed.....and were treated to some fabulous margaritas
which were paid for by some wonderful business men who got a kick out of our name! Lee and I just love meeting and talking with new people.....you never know who you will meet along the way!
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