Eva
and Maria in the square in Santa Fe. The monument at right is the point
where the Sante Fe Trail ends. Some of the oldest buildings in
the United States are here, including the oldest continuously occupied
Church, Chapel of San Miguel por Barrio de Analco (right).
The
other old church is St. Francis Cathedral, built in the 1860's.
The whole city is a wonderful mixture of Spanish and
Native American pueblo style buildings with a few European buildings
thrown in as well
At
right is the one of the altars inside of the St. Francis Church, and
at
the left is the Staircase of the Loretto chapel. An amazing all
wooden staircase with only itself as it's support.
The nicest thing about Santa Fe is that the entire
town seems to have cooperated in preserving the character of the city.
Everything is built in an adobe style. Even the modern buildings -
Wal•Mart, McDonald's and gas stations - are all built of faux adobe.
Monika has decided that this is the prettiest Am
erican
city she has seen yet.
It was difficult to find good southwest food in the
city.
I guess it is trendier to eat French food.
They did have plenty of hot peppers though
