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The Balloon Fiesta runs for nine days, and we knew we wanted to attend at least one or two days there, as well as visit Santa Fe (the capital), and make a trip to Taos. Our first visit to the Fiesta was on Saturday, October 6. On Monday, October 8, we drove to Santa Fe, checked in to a Super 8, and spent a couple of days touring Taos and Santa Fe. Taos is a fun and artsy tourist town, and in the winter (so I’ve heard), a great place to ski. We spent Tuesday in Taos, and Wednesday touring Santa Fe, including a visit to the Capital building and trying to see as many of the highlights as we could manage in one day. We really enjoyed our visit to Santa Fe. The capital building is round, built to replicate the Zia sun symbol, which is the symbol on the New Mexico state flag.
While in Santa Fe, we also visited the St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral / Basilica. That has to be one of the most beautiful churches I have ever been in. The woodwork, art work, stained glass, and statues were gorgeous! We also visited the Loretto Chapel, which is no longer a part of the Catholic Church, but now a private museum. This is the chapel that has the mysterious stair case; you might have seen this on television. Here is the link: http://www.lorettochapel.com/ We also toured the Georgia O’Keefe museum, an artist typically associated with the American Southwest. After returning to Albuquerque, we spent one more day at the Balloon Fiesta. The last two days we were in Albuquerque, the hot air balloons from the Fiesta were actually floating directly over our 5th wheel and landing in our RV park! It was awesome, to say the least!!
Next stop: Roswell, New Mexico on our way to Carlsbad Caverns.
While in Santa Fe, we also visited the St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral / Basilica. That has to be one of the most beautiful churches I have ever been in. The woodwork, art work, stained glass, and statues were gorgeous! We also visited the Loretto Chapel, which is no longer a part of the Catholic Church, but now a private museum. This is the chapel that has the mysterious stair case; you might have seen this on television. Here is the link: http://www.lorettochapel.com/ We also toured the Georgia O’Keefe museum, an artist typically associated with the American Southwest. After returning to Albuquerque, we spent one more day at the Balloon Fiesta. The last two days we were in Albuquerque, the hot air balloons from the Fiesta were actually floating directly over our 5th wheel and landing in our RV park! It was awesome, to say the least!!
Next stop: Roswell, New Mexico on our way to Carlsbad Caverns.
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