GET-YUR-MOTOR RUNNIN' ROAD TRIP
Astoria - Santa Fe - Death Valley - Astoria
October 23, 2013 (Day 9 of 44)
Santa Fe, NM
Miles Today: 0 / Trip Miles: 1,585
Four Kachinas Inn:
Mary and our friends Caryn, Lianna & Andrew arrived yesterday evening. We are staying at the Four Katchinas Inn — a six room bed & breakfast inn with southwest charm located on a residential street at the edge of city center. The quiet rooms are beautifully decorated and furnished in a southwestern motif. Our room has a private patio area. Breakfasts are delicious, and the owners are excellent hosts. Parking is a bit tight, but okay. (Rating A)
Today, we took a walking and public bus tour of old Santa Fe.
Photos
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Divergence
Train engines for the Santa Fe Southern Railroad & Rail Runner Express parked in the Santa Fe Depot yard. [flickr.com]
Wooden Door
Garcia Street, Old Santa Fe. [flickr.com]
Window
Stained glass window in the Loretto Chapel, Old Santa Fe. The chapel was completed in 1878. [flickr.com]
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Four Kachinas Inn:
Mary and our friends Caryn, Lianna & Andrew arrived yesterday evening. We are staying at the Four Katchinas Inn — a six room bed & breakfast inn with southwest charm located on a residential street at the edge of city center. The quiet rooms are beautifully decorated and furnished in a southwestern motif. Our room has a private patio area. Breakfasts are delicious, and the owners are excellent hosts. Parking is a bit tight, but okay. (Rating A)
Today, we took a walking and public bus tour of old Santa Fe.
Museum of International Folk Art:
The highlight of the museum was the Tako Kichi: Kite Crazy in Japan exhibit. Kiting has been a popular pastime and festival activity for centuries, Japanese kites remain a delightful and entertaining tradition. Traditional kites from Japan are made from a split bamboo framework and layers of handmade washi paper. The kites are often finished with colorful painted narrative illustrations, legendary heroes, and design elements that reflect Japanese folklore and aesthetics of distinct regions within Japan. (Rating = B)
Santa Fe Depot:
Santa Fe Depot is the northern terminus of the New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter rail line, and is located within an area of urban renewal (with shopping & restaurants) called the "Railyard". The station also serves as offices, and gift shop of the Santa Fe Southern Railway, a tourist and freight carrying short line railroad. Rail Runner service to the station began in 2008. The depot dates back to 1880 and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. (Rating = B)
Clafoutis French Bakery & Restaurant:
We had lunch at Clafoutis — an oasis of non-peppery, culinary pleasure in this land of the chili pepper. There are no quiet tables at this crowded, highly popular restaurant with a pleasant, simple atmosphere. The Clafoutis lunch menu contains quiches, salads (for example salade niçoise), sandwiches, soupe à l'oignon, croques (monsieur and madame) and wonderful looking deserts. The food was delicious. (Rating A-)
Downtown Subscription:
“Downtown Subscription” is a misleading name for this coffee house — it is not located downtown. Downtown Subscription is a place to buy a magazine or newspaper from its excellent newsstand, and have a coffee while you relax inside or on the patio. The coffee was good, but the staff was fairly unfriendly. Thanks to our friends Charlie & Drew for recommending Downtown Subscription. (Rating B+)
Cafe Pasqual's:
We had dinner at Cafe Pasqual's — named for the folk saint of Mexican and New Mexican kitchens and cooks, San Pasqual. It is located in an historic pueblo-style adobe building one block southwest of the plaza, in the heart of old Santa Fe. The dining room is lined with hand-painted Mexican tiles and murals. The southwestern cuisine was delicious. As an added plus, Pasqual’s buys from certified organic farmers and producers who do not use synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, or GMOs. Wheat-free green chile and mole sauces are offered. Some menu items can be prepared vegetarian, vegan or gluten free. My only dislike is that the space is tight. Another great recommendation by Charlie & Drew. (Rating A-)
Tomorrow:
Automobile day trip south along the Turquoise Trail to Sandia Crest (10,700 feet elevation). Roundtrip distance is 130 miles.
The highlight of the museum was the Tako Kichi: Kite Crazy in Japan exhibit. Kiting has been a popular pastime and festival activity for centuries, Japanese kites remain a delightful and entertaining tradition. Traditional kites from Japan are made from a split bamboo framework and layers of handmade washi paper. The kites are often finished with colorful painted narrative illustrations, legendary heroes, and design elements that reflect Japanese folklore and aesthetics of distinct regions within Japan. (Rating = B)
Santa Fe Depot:
Santa Fe Depot is the northern terminus of the New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter rail line, and is located within an area of urban renewal (with shopping & restaurants) called the "Railyard". The station also serves as offices, and gift shop of the Santa Fe Southern Railway, a tourist and freight carrying short line railroad. Rail Runner service to the station began in 2008. The depot dates back to 1880 and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. (Rating = B)
Clafoutis French Bakery & Restaurant:
We had lunch at Clafoutis — an oasis of non-peppery, culinary pleasure in this land of the chili pepper. There are no quiet tables at this crowded, highly popular restaurant with a pleasant, simple atmosphere. The Clafoutis lunch menu contains quiches, salads (for example salade niçoise), sandwiches, soupe à l'oignon, croques (monsieur and madame) and wonderful looking deserts. The food was delicious. (Rating A-)
Downtown Subscription:
“Downtown Subscription” is a misleading name for this coffee house — it is not located downtown. Downtown Subscription is a place to buy a magazine or newspaper from its excellent newsstand, and have a coffee while you relax inside or on the patio. The coffee was good, but the staff was fairly unfriendly. Thanks to our friends Charlie & Drew for recommending Downtown Subscription. (Rating B+)
Cafe Pasqual's:
We had dinner at Cafe Pasqual's — named for the folk saint of Mexican and New Mexican kitchens and cooks, San Pasqual. It is located in an historic pueblo-style adobe building one block southwest of the plaza, in the heart of old Santa Fe. The dining room is lined with hand-painted Mexican tiles and murals. The southwestern cuisine was delicious. As an added plus, Pasqual’s buys from certified organic farmers and producers who do not use synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, or GMOs. Wheat-free green chile and mole sauces are offered. Some menu items can be prepared vegetarian, vegan or gluten free. My only dislike is that the space is tight. Another great recommendation by Charlie & Drew. (Rating A-)
Tomorrow:
Automobile day trip south along the Turquoise Trail to Sandia Crest (10,700 feet elevation). Roundtrip distance is 130 miles.
Photos
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| Japanese Kite Tako Kichi: Kite Crazy in Japan exhibit at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe. [flickr.com] |
Train engines for the Santa Fe Southern Railroad & Rail Runner Express parked in the Santa Fe Depot yard. [flickr.com]
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| Deadman Crosswalking Crosswalk button on North Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe. [flickr.com] |
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| Smoke Shop Sign Concrete Jungle Smoke Shop on North Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe. [flickr.com] |
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| Blue Door Door in adobe wall. Garcia Street, Old Santa Fe. [flickr.com] |
Garcia Street, Old Santa Fe. [flickr.com]
Stained glass window in the Loretto Chapel, Old Santa Fe. The chapel was completed in 1878. [flickr.com]
1 comment:
Nice set of photos: it's hard not to get some good shots in Santa Fe.
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