On to Santa Fe

Before receiving some difficult news, we had promised photos from the penultimate stop on our great summer adventure: Santa Fe, New Mexico.  And so that's where we'll pick up our reporting!  Like Taos and Chimayo, Santa Fe had architecture and views unlike those we'd ever seen on the East Coast!

While we took plenty of time to soak in the sights that Santa Fe has to offer, we also soaked in some of the other things the city is known for, including culture!

After visiting the Georgia O'Keefe museum, which was fantastic, we took advantage of free admission (and tested out the city bus system) on a visit to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.

We also experienced some fantastic New Mexican food at Casa Chimayo, which is a terrific (and not particularly touristy) restaurant not far from the main plaza.

Do we look red because of the umbrella above us, or because we're slowly combusting from the spicy food?  Hard to say, really.  What's easy to say is that chiles rellenos are AMAZING!  Wow.

We also uncovered many other interesting things during our time in Santa Fe, including an absolutely enormous Farmer's Market...

...and Jackalope, a quirky sort of multicultural flea market next to our hotel that offers everything from a petting zoo...

...to glass that is blown on site...

...and pretty much anything else you could possibly think of.

All in all, we had a pretty nice time in Santa Fe, but it was soon time to return to Colorado.  That's why our fourth (and final) installment in this vacation wrap-up series will bring you a whirlwind tour of Manitou Springs.  It's tiny, awesome, and the New York Times describes it as a "hippie Mayberry."  Intrigued?  Tune in next time!