So I have fallen in love with Santa Fe, New Mexico. This city and its surrounds is truly beautiful and a sprinkling of snow just adds to it. The place is chock full of arts and culture. Art galleries of all persuasions; jewellery artisans everywhere; and Indian culture on every corner. The architecture is perfect too; adobe style can be found in all the residential and public buildings. Even the shopping complexes are in adobe style and this just creates a personality and character that is unique. We had a couple of days in Santa Fe and were fortunate to be able to enjoy the Christmas Eve Farolitos Festival in Canyon Road. Farolitos are luminous brown paper bags of candles and sand. They line the roof tops and streets throughout the city. Just beautiful. It started to snow Christmas Eve while we were out walking so for us that was just perfect.
In the surrounding hills, you will find fabulous little villages and culturally significant sites. As well as an atomic research facility (Los Alomos) and ghost towns.Put Santa Fe on any trip to the US if you can - its not to be missed.
