Santa Fe & vicinity - Day 10

We headed to downtown Santa Fe in the morning. The weather was pleasant in the 70's. What more can you ask for in August. We walked around downtown, visited the state capitol building, the oldest church building in US (San Miguel Church), and stopped at the Lorretto chapel's miraculous staircase.  The downtown adobe building were so unique and beautiful and added great charm to Santa Fe.

We headed north to Chimayo to have New Mexican cuisine at Rancho de Chimayo. They had great food and it was so authentic that we fell in love with the restaurant. The prices were reasonable as well. Our next stop is Albuquerque.

We drove to Albuquerque through I-25 South and checked into the Marriott in the uptown area. Albuquerque reminded me a lot of Reno with mountain around and with streets that resembled McCarran Blvd and Virginia St. The city sits in a valley similar to Reno.

Of course for dinner we had to try New Mexican cuisine again. We ate at El Pinto restaurant in Northern part of town. The food was little pricey and I felt that the Sante Fe restaurants were way better. We headed back to the hotel after dinner. Today we are headed to Las Cruces.

Highlights of Day10

• Downtown Santa Fe adobe building
• Rancho de Chimayo Cuisine
• Albuquerque downtown and historic route 66
• El Pinto New Mexican Cuisine