The French Connection: Santa Fe, Capital of New Mexico

Santa Fe, Capital of New Mexico, situated at 7,000 feet with a population of around 50,000 is an utterly charming city. With a strict building code since 1930's no building is over three storys and must be built in the peublo adobe style. The city is filled with wonderfull galleries, jewellery stores and gorgeous upmarket boutiques. It is an artists paradise and one street, Canyon Road, is said to have the highest concentration of artists in the world. It is a fantasy world of art galleries of all types, boutiques and restaurants.

A $1 day bus pass took us to and from our RV park about 7 miles from town. An hour city tour enlightened us with the history and highlights and a free shuttle bus took us to any place we had missed. We had lunch at the recommended "Shed", dining on Chicken Enchilada with beans and posole` (corn hominy), and Taco plate of green chilli & turkey, and chicken, both with green and red chilli on the side (getting used to the chilli and it's pretty good).

Jill has hit the bead shops and has had a lovely time with beautifull purchases from the wide range on offer. There wonderfull designs here especially the native American beading. She will have a lot of beading to do when she gets home!