Roy and Debbie: Santa Fe Day 1

One big problem with getting up early every morning is you can't shut that off when you don't have to go to work. Couple that with the fact that our bodies are still on Okie time, we got up WAAAAAYYYYY too early today. The alarm clock on the bedside table was still on daylight saving's time, so we were looking at a clock we thought was right but was an hour ahead. Dang. But, it turned out ok. The hotel had a breakfast bar. No eggs and stuff like the Holiday Inn in Greenville, but cereals, fruit, bagels, huge waffles. We ate breakfast shortly after 7 am. The shops around the plaza didn't open until 10. Whattaya do but lay around watching tv? LOL. We walked about 4 blocks to the plaza around 9 am. That's when we discovered most shops were an hour from opening. We found an open store called the Five and Dime. Debbie found a shot glass for a coworker and we found a cool fridge magnet. Milled around several places until most of the stores opened. Not many people up and around before noon except the Native Americans selling jewelry in front of the Palace of the Governors and guys putting up Christmas decorations around the plaza. The Palace of the Governors is the oldest government building still in use in North America. We found a small plaza next to an old church, the Loretto Chapel, were several artisans set up some tables. Debbie found some stuff she liked and had a local guy, Ronald Chavarez, make some pretty stone pendants for Tara, Megan and Kelsey. Afterward, we had lunch at a cafe, The Burrito Company. Good food. That was around 12:30. We went back to the hotel and Deb took a nap while I surfed the www looking for some stuff to do. Most of the stuff closes early in the winter months, so we just took a tour of Santa Fe. Drove around for awhile and now back at the hotel getting ready to go eat dinner at a place called the Railyard. It's not far from the hotel and near the Old Plaza. Hope the food is good.