South to Santa Fe

We came into Santa Fe and were surprised to see a city center built using Adobe style construction. Later on we found out it is the law passed in 1958, whereby new and rebuilt buildings, especially those in designated historic districts, must exhibit a Spanish Territorial or Pueblo style of architecture, with flat roofs and other features suggestive of the area's traditional adobe construction.

The town was formally founded and made a capital in 1610, making it the oldest capital city in what is today the United States.

We visited the governors mansion, now a museum, and saw the mud bricks from 400 years ago still holding the roof up.

Buildings
like this old hotel
have changed little in outward appearance in the last 75 years.

We found a really nice RV park and have used the bus service to get into town and explore the many art galleries in and around the city center. On one road the concentration of galleries is such that it claims to outdo London or Paris in terms of art per square mile. We some rubbish but also some realy impresice and original work.

After Santa Fe we are heading to a little known National Monument called Tent Rocks






then on to Albuquerque for the big Pow Wow in late April.<