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| A Woman's Directory For Travel and Life. WAVE Journey is your one stop online resource for women oriented businesses and services around the world. Scenic Santa Fe: An Enchanted City Any Time of Year ~ continued Article by Jane Cassie |
| WAVE Journey |
| Women's Adventures, Vacations & Experiences ~ Your Journey Starts Here! |
Like most visiting newbies, we start at the
heart of it all, the plaza; a meeting ground
that predates to the early 1700’s when
the Spanish conquistadors first arrived.
Although the surroundings have certainly
been upgraded since those early days, it’s
still a popular place to celebrate,
schmooze and sell. The activities fans out
from a pyramidal-type obelisk that
commemorates the city’s rich culture and
history. Towering evergreens rim the
square’s perimeter and in shady comfort
benches provide reprieve, musicians
entertain, and local vendors display their
goods: turquoise beads, silver bangles,
splashy jewelry.
heart of it all, the plaza; a meeting ground
that predates to the early 1700’s when
the Spanish conquistadors first arrived.
Although the surroundings have certainly
been upgraded since those early days, it’s
still a popular place to celebrate,
schmooze and sell. The activities fans out
from a pyramidal-type obelisk that
commemorates the city’s rich culture and
history. Towering evergreens rim the
square’s perimeter and in shady comfort
benches provide reprieve, musicians
entertain, and local vendors display their
goods: turquoise beads, silver bangles,
splashy jewelry.
Sales pitches continue along the adjacent
breezeway of the Palace of the
Governors, where a line-up of indigenous
craftspeople hawk their treasures. I walk
away with more than my suitcase will hold.
breezeway of the Palace of the
Governors, where a line-up of indigenous
craftspeople hawk their treasures. I walk
away with more than my suitcase will hold.
oldest civic building in continuous use, was constructed in 1610. It houses an excellent
installation that spans the history of the Southwest and Santa Fe –everything from the
Spanish Colonial War to tales of the wild west when Billy the Kid and Kit Carson rode into
town. Up until this past May, it had been so chock-a-block full that eighty percent of the
collection had to be stored. Now, hugging up to this divine depository is the New Mexico
History Museum, a premier showcase that displays these irreplaceable collectibles. It’s a
timely debut, with Santa Fe’s 400th birthday bash coming this Labor Day.
installation that spans the history of the Southwest and Santa Fe –everything from the
Spanish Colonial War to tales of the wild west when Billy the Kid and Kit Carson rode into
town. Up until this past May, it had been so chock-a-block full that eighty percent of the
collection had to be stored. Now, hugging up to this divine depository is the New Mexico
History Museum, a premier showcase that displays these irreplaceable collectibles. It’s a
timely debut, with Santa Fe’s 400th birthday bash coming this Labor Day.
We check out the interior gems of this
historical haunt as well. The palace, and
historical haunt as well. The palace, and
Other museums line up cheek to cheek
with savvy shops, ethnic restaurants
and over two hundred eclectic galleries.
It’s a cultural melting pot that’s full of
intrigue. We browse through the airy
Georgia O'Keeffe Gallery and gaze at
over a hundred and forty of this master’
s incredible works, then venture
through the Museum of Fine Arts, a
Pueblo-Revival jewel that was founded
in 1917.
with savvy shops, ethnic restaurants
and over two hundred eclectic galleries.
It’s a cultural melting pot that’s full of
intrigue. We browse through the airy
Georgia O'Keeffe Gallery and gaze at
over a hundred and forty of this master’
s incredible works, then venture
through the Museum of Fine Arts, a
Pueblo-Revival jewel that was founded
in 1917.
Stone sculptures, wooden carvings and
metal masterpieces flank the tree-lined
street of acclaimed Canyon Road, and
after a short drive up Museum Hill we’re
captivated by five more forums that
would appease any factoid. The
Museum of International Folk Art boasts
the world’s largest collection of
whimsical figurines and truly brings a
small world to life, while the adjacent
Wheelwright Museum of the American
Indian totally immerses us with
indigenous culture. A scenic plaza links
the two together and provides an
awesome vista lookout of the Sangre
de Cristo peaks.
metal masterpieces flank the tree-lined
street of acclaimed Canyon Road, and
after a short drive up Museum Hill we’re
captivated by five more forums that
would appease any factoid. The
Museum of International Folk Art boasts
the world’s largest collection of
whimsical figurines and truly brings a
small world to life, while the adjacent
Wheelwright Museum of the American
Indian totally immerses us with
indigenous culture. A scenic plaza links
the two together and provides an
awesome vista lookout of the Sangre
de Cristo peaks.