Here they are! We had such a GREAT time. We stayed in a little Casita, which was a 1 bed / 1 bath little home with a full kitchen, living room, 2 gas fire places & a hot tub on the patio. Even though we were in our own place, it was sort of "B & B style" in that there was a man & woman who owned and operated a bunch of these quaint little Casitas right off the Plaza.
We actually flew into Albuquerque, rented a car ...
& drove up to Santa Fe. We spent Saturday doing sight-seeing ... my favorite was the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum which was just around the corner from where we stayed! You can read more about the Museum here & here.
We also loved the tour of the Governor's Palace & getting to see the inside of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi. [The outside was all under scaffolding]
We spent the rest of the day just walking around & of course we had to track down a sports bar that would have the Mizzou game on! After the Tigers won, Kyle & I played a few games of pool before going to dinner.
Sunday we drove up to Taos. We took "the High Road" up there, stopping in Chimayo to see the Sanctuaria Chimayo. Wow. What a cute little church. We stopped by the gift shop where we had the pleasure of meeting Father Roca who will be 91 this July. He had preached at the church for about 40 years before retiring, but he still goes there every day. He was a RIOT. Such a sense of humor, so charismatic.
Once we were up in Taos, we drove to see the Rio Grande Gorge. Wow. I'm a bit afraid of heights ... and it was a huge drop. It even made Kyle a little nervous!
We then walked around the Plaza in Taos before hitting "the Low Road" back to Santa Fe.
Monday morning we drove back to Albuquerque to catch our flight. The drives were so scenic, I took dozens of photos. What a gorgeous place.
