Monday we all kind of did our own thing, W & Pam went to Cimarron, NM, to visit Philmont Boy Scout Ranch. Carol and I did laundry (yes I did help), then we went downtown and later had a wonderful dinner at Harry's Roadhouse, another must when you visit Santa Fe. Bill & Metha also went downtown. While we were downtown our first stop was the Nambe store, we now have a new 8 place setting of dinnerware. Very attractive, unique and will go well with our kitchen. Afterwards we stumbled around the Plaza and then stopped for dinner at Harry's Roadhouse on the original Route 66. I highly recommend the Turkey meatloaf......delicious!
Tuesday we journeyed to Chimayo, NM. to visit this quaint little 200 + year old village and to visit the "Santuario de Chimayo". I can't describe the feeling and peacefulness the I felt the first time I visited "El Santuario". I could have stayed there all day. "Since 1813 El Santuario is the key to all good". It has been a place of worship from the beginning, a place to pray, to thank, to ask, to meditate and to experience peace of mind as well as of body. It is called the "Lourdes of America". I'll always return here whenever I'm in the area.
After we left Chimayo we journeyed to Taos. Driving the high road through the mountains and villages we arrived to find out the Pueblo was closed. Somewhat disappointed are spirits were lifted with lunch at a local "cantina" in the Taos plaza. After wandering the plaza and visiting Kit Carson's home we headed back to Santa Fe.
Today we'll be getting things ready to leave and I would like to drive up to Pecos National Monument.
EL Santurio de Chimayo
Flowers that were growing on the old gates to the yard
A place to worship, to pray, to meditate..........peacefulness.
Pam & Carol at the gates.
An alley behind the Taos plaza on our way to the Cantina.
The Alley Cantina
Kit Carson's home, this is actually the courtyard and only part of the home where he and his Spanish wife raised 7 children.
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