Santa Fe

Stayed in Santa Fe last night and roamed around a bit this morning. Santa Fe is one of those distinctive cities like San Francisco or Charleston...if you were plunked down in the middle of it without knowing any landmarks, you would know you were in Santa Fe. Everything is done in the Spanish Mission architectural style, from old, historic buildings to shopping malls to new homes. The colors are warm earth tones...it's a comfy spot.

This is the Palace of the Governors. It's been a functioning building since 1610...pretty old for the new world. It's a museum today. The Palace is across the street from the Plaza, a nice place to hang out and watch the city go by. It's rather quiet now...few tourons. The Palace is home to many Native American vendors who sell stuff. Don't know how long they've been there. They were there 20 years ago...maybe 200.