We started the morning driving into the area called The Plaza of Santa Fe. This is where most of the historic and government buildings (and high end shopping) are located.
The capitol building is filled with hundreds of pieces of artwork. We loved this collage made buffalo. So this is our "proof" photo of being at this state capitol. Our number 8/50 of the capitols.
The oldest church in the USA.
The oldest home in the USA, from 1610.
The miracle staircase from the Loretto Chapel. The railings were added about 100 years ago, but before that addition the engineering of this stairway always seemed a miracle. Plus a miracle that you wouldn't fall off.
Outside of the Modern Art Museum. Most of the buildings in the Plaza area look somewhat like this.
Near the Railyard there was this trompe l'oeil mural. One of the best I've seen.
Finally wandered down Canyon Road. This is the one mile street that is all art galleries. Expensive art galleries. Lots of statues and bronze items. I liked this fellow. I think it was titled "Thinking".
Always love statues with readers.
Just some giant bears.
Not all the homes look like this. Just the people who like the style of the town.
We drove about 40 minutes north to Los Alamos. This town has a fascinating history from the 1940s. Basically this town didn't exist until the government chose it as the location to build the Atomic Bomb. We visited the Norris Bradbury Science Museum and learned all about the bomb. We also toured around historic buildings and got a real feel for the town. Dave is standing with statues of Oppenheimer and Grove, credited with the development of the bomb.
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