Friday, June 4, 2021

Day 449

The biggy for today was visiting Georgia O'Keeffe's home in Abiquiu. Right next to our Abiquiu Inn was the Georgia O'Keeffe Welcome Center out of which one could tour her home and studio in Abiquiu. And as luck would have it, they just reopened tours this week (from COVID). New Mexico is still a little more shutdown than Colorado, but not enough to slow us down much. This was her winter house (her summer house was at Ghost Ranch). We were in Santa Fe by mid-afternoon where we first stumbled onto the Railyard area and had lunch at Opuntia Cafe (opuntia = prickly pear cactus) with a view of the RailrunneR train! While the rest rested in our Santa Fe abode, Jamie took a little walk to the Loretta Chapel which contains a "miraculous staircase" seemingly built with no visible means of support. It is pretty amazing. At the recommendation of Vickie's friend, John, we dined at Harry's Roadhouse; an exceptional experience. And despite threatening weather, we thoroughly enjoyed outback on their patio (with personal heaters built into the umbrellas over each table). From mole to Buddha Bowls to watermelon margaritas to sour cream coffee cake (just like Lynn's grandma made), the meal was really fun. To close out the day, we strolled around the Santa Fe Plaza in the heart of downtown. It was still pretty busy well into the evening. And Jamie, quite uncharacteristically, jumped at buying a leather vest. We managed to get to the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (hopefully we can go in before we leave town). All of today's pics start here.

Living room.

Entry to the interior courtyard.

Main door with a "hobbit" door.


View from the kitchen.

Dining/Living room (from other side).

Studio.


RailrunneR in Santa Fe.

Miraculous staircase, Loretta Chapel.

Happy Anniversary at Harry's Roadhouse.

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi


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