Cincinnati Street Art is amazing! Having viewed Street Art in quite a few Cities recently, I realize that our City is very artistic. I now have a drop down category on my blog entitled “Tourist in my City” because I … Continue reading
We got a late start today…left the rental at 9:45am…had breakfast in Santa Fe at the Zia Diner…nice place…good food! We parked in the free public parking lot situated about 4 blocks away from the “plaza”. The native Indians sell their jewelry/pottery under the portal of the Palace of the Governors Museum. Since I’ve adopted the mind-set of “Collect Experiences…Not Things”, I was a good girl and only bought a shirt and some essential oil lotion on the trip!
This is the oldest house in Santa Fe…we took about 5 minutes and walked through it.
I went into this Cathedral…
There are some outdoor statutes and galleries around the plaza area…
This is the work of Bill Worrell…
a local artist that my traveling companion, Kathy, is friends with. They are his signature “Shamans”!
We were invited to John Farnsworth’s house/studio. We met online through my blog, which I think is pretty cool! He’s also a local artist, who has a great spirit and personality! His home was located only about 5 minutes from where we were staying.
That evening we went dancing at La Fonda…I wasn’t feeling great…probably the drinks in Durango the night before…and the altitude!
We went to the Santa Clara Corn Festival today. The Indians from that particular Pueblo dress in their traditional garb and do dances. There is drumming and it is a spiritual occasion. It was a hot day and I didn’t have an umbrella…so I baked a bit. We were there for about 5 1/2 hours…whew! You’re not allowed to take photos…in fact I witnessed the security guards taking away a couple of the attendees cameras. Kathy had met one of the Indian women who invited us to have lunch, so we located her home and enjoyed dining with them.
After cleaning up at the rental from the hot and dusty day, we walked along Canyon Drive, where all of the upscale art galleries are and enjoyed the variety of creativity that is alive in Santa Fe. You’re not allowed to take photos inside…so I took them of the outdoor works of art…
As we were walking from gallery to gallery…something beautiful to look at everywhere…I looked up at this tree and found more beauty!
That evening we went to the famous outdoor “Santa Fe Opera“. We had standing room tickets, but since they didn’t sell out, they let us sit down. The backdrop of the setting sun was gorgeous. This particular opera, “Wozzeck”, wasn’t very good…but I enjoyed it anyway!
If you want to keep costs down and get some exercise when visiting downtown Seattle, park at Amgen Co. There is a free public lot right next to the sea wall. It’s about a 40 minute walk to Pike Place Market. We got an early start and arrived to the market around 8:15am, as the vendors were setting up.
I got a photo of the “famous” fish throwing guys! The guy next to me threw the fish to the guy on the right.
The monorail was fun to take over to the Space Needle. Since it was a cloudy day…I didn’t want to go to the top.
This is a large art piece near the bottom of the Space Needle.
On the walk back to the car…I took photos at the Olympic Sculpture Park.
This is a metal tree…
It ended up being a $7.50 day…purchase of donuts at the market and the monorail charge!
We grilled steaks back at the house for lunch and took a nap. Discovery Park is only a 10 minute drive from the house, so we took a nice 2 mile walk on the trails.
I was told this is a weather Doppler radar.
Sherry Lachelle Travels 