Foodie Heaven

Trip Start Feb 20, 2006
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Trip End Feb 28, 2006


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Saturday, February 25, 2006

Here in Santa Fe, foodies like me converge. Breakfast is no small affair. I head to Cafe Pasqual's to try their sweet tamale with beans, hot chocolate, and huevos with fried bananas--certainly not my usual breakfast nosh.

Well satiated, I head to the Loretto Chapel, which is supposed to be designed after Sainte Chapelle in Paris, one of my favourite churches in Europe. While the dimensions were similar I was a touch disappointed: while it was pretty and bright, it didn't have the grace of thin arches and colourful light that comes from the large windows covered with stained glass that one would see in the parent chapel in Paris. Nonetheless, I appreciate that this is New Mexico and the feat of building the chapel in this harsh environment is noteworthy.

I wandered down Canyon Road, window-shopping by the art galleries and popping in to a few to chat with an artist or two.

The Palace of Governors remind me of the Spanish rule in years past. It feels more like South America than U.S.A. in this building.

Next on the agenda was the highly acclaimed International Folk Art Museum. I'm not really a fan of folk art but found the fabulous displays and compactness of the museum quite enjoyable. While there, I ran into a private tour where one of the visitors was related to the artists of many of the objects from the surrounding pueblos.

Last stop for the day was the small but fascinating Georgia O'Keefe Museum. While the number of displayed tableaux was limited, it's variety gave a good sense of the different styles and periods of her career.
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