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Old June 15th, 2004, 11:26 AM
Trevor Alt
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A friend of mine is traveling from Europe to Santa Fe, NM. She'll be
there for 3 days and was wondering what are good places to visit
around there. I know Roswell is good because the UFO stuff, but was
wondering is there are good tourist places. In other words, if you
were to be in SF for 3 days, where would you go?
And what about transportation?

Thank you much for your input!

DM
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Old June 15th, 2004, 02:21 PM
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On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:26:50 +0300, Trevor Alt
wrote:

A friend of mine is traveling from Europe to Santa Fe, NM. She'll be
there for 3 days and was wondering what are good places to visit
around there. I know Roswell is good because the UFO stuff, but was
wondering is there are good tourist places. In other words, if you
were to be in SF for 3 days, where would you go?
And what about transportation?

Thank you much for your input!

DM


Roswell is a loooong way from Santa Fe unless you like driving--about
4 hours. Santa Fe is worth a good day or so itself, with art
galleries, etc. to see. Than many drive up to Taos for a look at the
gorge, mountains, etc. Then there is not much unless you want to
gamble and see an Indian reservation or two. This is scenic country
which is it's main attraction, but be prepared for the altitude which
is well over a mile high. She will probably arrive in Albuquerque and
should rent a car there to drive up to Santa Fe, which is somewhat
less than an hour away. Then she can see the scenery and drop the car
off at the airport when she leaves again.
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Old June 15th, 2004, 06:49 PM
Peter L
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"Trevor Alt" wrote in message
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A friend of mine is traveling from Europe to Santa Fe, NM. She'll be
there for 3 days and was wondering what are good places to visit
around there. I know Roswell is good because the UFO stuff, but was
wondering is there are good tourist places. In other words, if you
were to be in SF for 3 days, where would you go?
And what about transportation?


It's a very small place. If your friend likes art galleries then she can
spend some times there. There are a number of good restaurants.

Thank you much for your input!

DM



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Old June 16th, 2004, 02:24 PM
Evelyn C. Leeper
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Default Trip to Santa Fe, NM and places to visit, things to do

Trevor Alt wrote:

A friend of mine is traveling from Europe to Santa Fe, NM. She'll be
there for 3 days and was wondering what are good places to visit
around there. I know Roswell is good because the UFO stuff, but was
wondering is there are good tourist places. In other words, if you
were to be in SF for 3 days, where would you go?
And what about transportation?


Nearby, there is Los Alamos and the Bradbury Science Fiction Museum, El
Santuario de Chimayo (the only miraculous shrine in the United States),
Bandelier National Monument (ruins), Los Alamos. In Santa Fe, there is
the Palace of the Governors, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of
International Folk Art, and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. In
Albuquerque, there is New Mexico Museum of Natural History, the
Albuquerque Museum, and the National Atomic Museum on Kirtland Air
Force Base.

Most of this assumes a car.

--
Evelyn C. Leeper
http://www.geocities.com/evelynleeper
Most of us, when all is said and done, like what we like
and make up reasons for it afterwards. --Soren F. Petersen





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Old June 17th, 2004, 10:41 PM
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A lot of it depends on your friend's interests. If she's primarily
interested in galleries, then she won't even need a car. She can take
the shuttle from Albuquerque to a hotel in Santa Fe, then use the
in-town shuttles to see galleries near the Plaza and on Canyon Road.
If she's more adventuresome, she may want to drive up and possibly
visit a few of the outlying attractions, such as the Galisteo Studio
tour in October, with a cocktail at the newly-remodled Galisteo Inn,
all about 30 min south of the Plaza, or a trip down the Turquoise
Trail, to visit the funky towns of Cerillos and Madrid, 30-45 min
drive S of the Plaza.

Or she can visit the Shidoni Foundry and the nearby glass works and
gallery in Tesuque, then stop at Bishop's Lodge for a cool drink. All
that is 10-15 mins north of the Plaza.

I really can't recommend the trip to Taos, unless she just wants to do
the drive and sightsee the small towns like Chimayo, Truchas, etc. Or
if she want to visit the Pueblo, or drive up to the bridge that
crosses the Rio Grande Gorge. As far as a Plaza and galleries, Taos
is more like a themed shopping mall.

Anmother thing to consider is when she's coming. If it's the weekend
of July 24-25, that's Spanish Market; and the weekend of Aug 21-22 is
even more busy because that's Indian market. There's still room at
the Holdiay Inn out on Cerillos, and at the Hotel Plaza
Real on thos dates.

I agree that the VLA is interesting, but if you're only here for 3
days do you want to spend one of them driving down there, or to
Roswell, for that matter.?

sOn Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:26:50 +0300, Trevor Alt
wrote:

A friend of mine is traveling from Europe to Santa Fe, NM. She'll be
there for 3 days and was wondering what are good places to visit
around there. I know Roswell is good because the UFO stuff, but was
wondering is there are good tourist places. In other words, if you
were to be in SF for 3 days, where would you go?
And what about transportation?

Thank you much for your input!

DM


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Old June 19th, 2004, 02:21 AM
Trevor Alt
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Thank you much for all your input!!!
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Old June 23rd, 2004, 02:46 PM
Jon
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Default Trip to Santa Fe, NM and places to visit, things to do

A friend of mine is traveling from Europe to Santa Fe, NM. She'll be
there
for 3 days and was wondering what are good places to visit around

there. I know Roswell is good because the UFO stuff, but was
wondering is there are good tourist places. In other words, if you
were to be in SF for 3 days, where would you go? And what about
transportation?

She'll be flying into Albuquerque, from which she can get a shuttle to
Santa Fe to the N (1 hour). But if she wants to go to Roswell (~250 km
to the southeast) she'll have to fly or take the bus. Either way, if
she only has three days total in NM, a trip to Roswell will take all
of that; Santa Fe's not doable. Bus travel in the US is horrible, but
it's only 250 km, so she could survive it. And Roswell has, at least,
three UFO landing sites, so she'll have to visit all three, or find
out which one is the 'real' one. On a three-day trip though she'll
really be spending a lot of her time traveling if she tries to see
Santa Fe & Roswell. And without personal transportation (a rental car)
in either city, her options are limited. But the Santa Fe area has a
lot more to see in and around the city.
 




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