Wednesday March 20

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Today we picked up our rental car (a Toyota Corolla) and headed down to the Plaza in Santa Fe.

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A sidewalk near the Plaza.
St. Francis Cathedral.
The Plaza looking towards the Plaza Restaurant.
The following pictures are at the Palace of the Governors.

 
 
 
 
 
Here is the back court yard of the Palace of the Governors.
 
This is a room where there are some old newspaper tools.

Here is a cabinet of type faces.

 
More press tools.
 
The back courtyard again.
This is the front of the Palace of the Governors.
St. Francis Cathedral.
 
The spiral staircase in the Loretto Chapel.

The spiral staircase that was built without nails, dowels, or visible support. Legend claims it was built by a mysterious carpenter who answered the prayers of the Sisters of Loretto.

 
The alter at the Loretto Chapel.
Here is a block of candles.  For 50 cents you can light a candle in remberance of someone you know.  I lit the first (from the left) candle in the bottom row for my grandfather.
 
 
The candle I lit (without the flash)...
...this one is with the flash.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The front of the Loretto Chapel.
 
I brought my tripod out with me.  Here's the moon...
Here's the moon with Orion to the lower left of the moon.
 
Here's a close up of Orion.
Close ups of the moon at different shutter speeds.
 
 
 
 
 
The Santa Fe skyline at night from the front porch.
A couple of houses across the road from Dave and Michelle's house.
 
The front of their house.