Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Santa Fe - Settling In
A little get-away is what we need, maybe somewhere warm, how about a state I've never been in, how about a place I've always wanted to go... that's how we came to plan a trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico. My grandparents and mom lived there in 1946 on McKenzie street, just a few blocks from the historic downtown plaza. My parents dated, became engaged, got married, and made their first home in Santa Fe. And they became pregnant with me, their first baby, in Santa Fe. Lots of reasons to go to Santa Fe, walk the streets, remember all the stories, and listen to whatever my parents might tell me while I was there where they started out life as a married couple. So off we went and from the moment I stepped off the plane (in the second smallest airport I've ever been in, second only to Whakatane, in New Zealand), I felt the warmth and beauty that is Santa Fe. First things first, we settled in at the "Old Santa Fe Inn" on Gallisteo Street which is a few short blocks from the center of the historic downtown area.
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Yes, I'd stay there again in Room 19, the lone room on the corner, upper floor, with the nice fireplace. Also, I liked the hot breakfast that was included in the room price.
"Listen to what my parents might say..." Yes. Their spirit is there; it is where it all began for us, their descendants, and for them.
The hotel looks so cute! Love the adobe fireplace.
I did really feel my parents and grandparents presence in Santa Fe. Looking through the front door, walking those streets, etc. And the hotel was cute, but I thought Chimaya was much more picturesque and charming. I think that is where we will stay next time. Because we know there will be a next time.
Oh, and the fireplace was awesome.
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