Beauty is most certainly in the eye of the beholder.
What makes something beautiful is not what you see with your eyes but what you feel in your heart when you look at it. The same can be said of people. Santa Fe has stolen my heart!
As luck would have it, the best deal that I could find for accommodation in central Santa Fe was the Hilton Hotel, which I found through Hotwire. This certainly set the tone for my stay.
I arrived in Santa Fe at 2.30pm yesterday which gave me enough time to settle in; have a shower; and hit the town for a walking tour.
Sam stayed behind to enjoy the amazing bed.
There is something so peaceful about Santa Fe and I felt it from the moment I arrived.
The historic area around the plaza is not very big so it is easy to see all the sights in a few hours. Planning policy restricts the height of buildings to four floors and on-street advertising is strictly controlled. This allows you to enjoy the beauty of the old buildings without being bombarded with advertising. It is simply wonderful!
I have included a few photos of some of the main sights. It will give you a flavour of the sights but I will add more photos on my Facebook page.
The town centre is of rich with art, sculptures and local traders selling their goods. I really took to the sculptures and if you have ever visited my home you would know I love baskets. Mine are of course African baskets but they are so similar I couldn’t help but smile. Here are a few examples of the above.
It was a little early when I finished sight seeing to have dinner so I popped into Starbucks for a coffee and to use the Internet. This is where I met Dominic, a guy around my age from Philadelphia. I ended up joining him for dinner but as he spoke I realised that my and Dominic’s realities are so far removed. I appreciate that I have only been in the U.S. for 6.5 weeks but my experience of the people has been wonderful. The way Dominic described his home it’s a war zone. Listening to him speak I realised once again that we create our own realities. If you see the world, and the people in it, as bad then that will be your experience of it but if you see the best in people then that is what you normally get from them.
I love the way that I see the world!
Mel & Trinity 