Santa Fe to Taos

Today we leave Hacienda Las Barrancas and head to Santa Fe to go to the Spanish Market. It is one of the biggest street art festivals. The Market is held in the Plaza and surrounding streets. Most of the art is "folk" and lots of the same...saints painted on wood (retablas), leather or pounded into tin. We did find a cross with a bear totem that we bought. Vicki found a nice glass piece for her necklace.

Around noon it started to rain, so we had lunch at the Cafe on the Plaza and then headed up to Taos where we will be staying at the Little Tree Bed & Breakfast where we stayed in 2006.

It rained most of the way up to Taos. Our first stop was at the Gearing Up bike shop where I got some ride suggestions.

Arrived at Little Tree. They have hummingbird feeders all around the property and there are many, many, hummingbirds buzzing around. We have never seen so many hummingbirds in one place! There is a feeder outside our window and the hummingbirds can be watched from the bed. Very cool.

Had dinner at El Meze. The restaurant is a fusion of New Mexican and Moroccan food. We dined on appetizers - fries, blue cheese stuffed olives and hummus, downed with some good wine. All very good. For dessert we shared a lemon mousse neopolitan with raspberry sauce. The wait staff was great. The evening was most enjoyable.