Santa Fe you are amazing.... (Taos, Chimayo: living, restaurant, to move)
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I think the best way to appreciate Santa Fe is to drop all expectations, and not bring preferences with you that relate to the place you're leaving. So for those who think they need greenery, or jazz clubs, or whatever, realize that Santa Fe is a unique place with its own special features, and appreciate it for what it is, instead of comparing it to "back home".
Sure, I love greenery, the ocean, and certain types of music. But I didn't come to Santa Fe for any of those (good thing, haha!). I came because of the richness of Native American culture the city and its surroundings have to offer, and I wasn't disappointed. I love the adobe-style architecture, the emphasis on the arts, all the creative people in town, Native culture, and the Hispanic history and nature of the place. If you're ready to immerse yourself in what the city and environs have to offer, you won't be focused on what they don't have to offer. If you can't do that, you may be better off not moving here. I think that applies to just about anyplace.
We have been visiting Santa Fe every two or three years for the almost 16 years we have been married. Mostly around Indian Market, but at various times including just before this last Christmas.
In fact, we will be there in two days on a house-hunting trip. We made the decision to pull up stakes and move our circus there while visiting (and touring some houses) last August. We now have a solid offer on our house here in Asheville, NC, so the process continues, now with a full head of steam.
Santa Fe has always been a special place for us.
Mule, we live outside of Asheville but after numerous visits to NM we are thinking about a move in a few years. Let us how you like it and good luck with your relocation...I'm jealous!
Mule, we live outside of Asheville but after numerous visits to NM we are thinking about a move in a few years. Let us how you like it and good luck with your relocation...I'm jealous!
Will do. I am sitting in the Atlanta airport as we speak, waiting for the connection.
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Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth
Oh, and I forgot to mention that when you get here, be sure to try huevos rancheros with black beans. Not everyone services it with the black ones.
That sounds right up our alley. Thanks!
Incidentally, the Native American culture i sprobably the underlying driving force for us, and is what has kept us coming back. Santa Fe is beautiful, but there are a lot of beautiful places. It combines that beauty with an interesting culture. I've lived in all four time zones, the midwest, desert, coast (west) and rain forest (both Virginia and Asheville). Every time we have been to Santa Fe, it has touched us in some way.
CptnRn: Did you get a chance to see Cochiti Lake? It's located about 20 minutes south of Santa Fe. Popular for wind-surfing, sailing and fishing. Also, about an hour and a quarter north of Santa Fe is Storrie Lake, an 1100 acre Lake which also has boating/sailing, fishing, etc.
So you might want to keep your sailboat!!!
Yep, this is a special place alright; glad you "got it".
"Thought to have been first cultivated in Mexico and Central America 7000 years ago, the black bean is now a staple of many cuisines across the Americas, from certain parts of the USA to Mexico, Cuba, and other Latin American countries. In Spanish they are called frijoles negros. Another common name for them in English is black turtle bean."
Black beans have been popularly used in Latin American cuisines for thousands of years. Today they are most commonly found in Mexican, Brazilian, Dominican, Cuban, Cajun and Creole cuisines. Black beans are from the Phaseolus vulgaris legume family, a plant that is native to the Americas.
(Maybe not all points are agreed upon, but you get the idea)
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