The Magic of Santa Fe, NM

Fine Art Museum

San Franciskus statue in front of the Cathedral in Santa Fe

A modern version of San Franciskus - I call him "the happy Franciskus"

No flash allowed in the Cathedral!

The first Native American to be promoted a Saint,
her name was: Kateri Tekakwitha, 1656 - 1680

A close up detail shot of the sculpture

The entrance to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

The Mission San Miguel

"The Lensic" - a Performing Art Center

The oldest house in the U.S. is in Santa Fe

The Dalai Lama Center

One of all the many galleries in Santa Fe

An other colorful gallery

You can buy everything tasteful in Santa Fe, it has not to be just art :)

The place where all the Natives are selling their beautiful jewelry

At the Plaza are also other vendors selling their art work...

Like this photographer we met and had an interesting small talk with him about...yes, about what?.... photography, of course :)

Dave got hungry - but the restaurant was NOT good and I don't recommend it for many reasons! Ask me why first before you're planning to go there, I'll tell you the story! :)

Again, the architecture is just beautiful!

We rather would have gone for a Pizza in this colorful pretty Pizzeria!

Inviting decors for shopping also in the streets

Window shopping - I LOVE turquoise!

Colorful red hot Chili peppers, also pretty for decorations in the house

Hi my friends,

I hope you'll enjoy my small collection of photos for this post :) Santa Fe is beautiful, it's magic, yes! I would go there anytime again and I would even stay the whole summer. I have enjoyed every single hour there!

Today we arrived in Colorado already. The landscapes were again beautiful and amazing! The weather is great and warm, also here. I'll show you pictures for sure :)

Thanks for all the wonderful comments from yesterday!

Susanne and David

Santa Fe's Architectural Style

We were exploring today the whole Down Town of Santa Fe and came home with many nice impressions, not so great experience in a restaurant, visiting the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, stepped into all the Churches :) - and with for sure 200 photos more in my archives...LOL... :)

This town is so beautiful and so photogenic - it's a feast for every photographer to go around with the camera! I'm showing you now only this picture of the special architectural style of the houses here, that's what Santa Fe is well known for it. As soon as possible, I'll show you more.

Thanks also again for all your kind comments to my last post yesterday, my friends! We will be on the road again tomorrow, heading North a little bit. I'll let you know where we will be, stay tuned with me - see ya later!

Susanne and David

From Amarillo TX to Santa Fe, NM

Coming from the East, Tucumcari - on Route 66 - was yesterday and it is today a great place to stop

New Mexico's long and endless roads to the West (I-40)

An old and still functional gasoline station in New Kirk in New Mexico, located on the real old Route 66

Beside the gas station was a little small, tiny post office where we had to bring a big order to send out to one of our good customer

"Be beware of the - sleeping - dog"

in front of the souvenir shop and gas station! He not even opened his eyes :)

Pretty little Chapel on Route 66 - it is no more used for sure: the walls were broken and no windows and doors left and the tower looks close to the one in Pisa, Italy :)

Little houses on the rail road line from Tucumcari to Santa Fe

Look these roads...!
It's I-84 from Santa Rosa to Santa Fe

I love these streets!

Still snow covered mountains in the Sangre de Christo region

Finally we arrived in a warm and sunny Santa Fe, the Capitol of New Mexico.

Hi my friends,

We made it to beautiful Santa Fe! It's summer here, nice and warm - a good feeling after many days of fog and cold in Amarillo! We will go out soon to explore Down Town, to see everything as possible and to see the Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams Museum, for sure. I will show you some photos tomorrow, as always :)

I wish you a wonderful day!
Susanne and David