Joan on the Road...of Life

We spent the afternoon walking old downtown Santa Fe then stopped at the Blue Corn Cafe for chips, dip and beer topped off with some Hagen Daz. Here are a few shots of the area. While most buildings are low adobe shops there is a variety of architecture.

The Capitol Building is an unpretentious, low, circular (Indian style) building. It is filled with Indian artifacts, pottery, and western art. The city was established as the Capitol in 1610.

The Plaza or town square serves as the focal point of downtown. This also was established in 1610. The great passtime seems to be finding a shady spot and watching the world go by. The monument is to the Federal soldiers who helped remove the Indians.

This is one of the streets bordering the plaza. At the end is St. Francis Cathedral. This is shoppers heaven. We bought a graduation gift here for Hilly. The interesting thing is that many of the storefronts open into long malls and galleries where several buildings have been gutted and rebuilt.

What a surprise it was to step through a door and see this ultra modern minimall!

On another side of the plaza, leaning against the long adobe building, artisans display their wares laid on cloths on the sidewalk.

We resisted the turquoise jewelry, leather jackets, beaded belts, cowboy boots and hats. We have no more room for clothes. The only thing we have room for is what we can eat...so we did.