On a whim Elijah suggested we get a hotel in Santa Fe and hole up for a couple of nights. He found a hotel that looked nice about 15 minutes out of town and had an unusually affordable rate for the area. I decided to give it a try. It turns out to be a Hilton casino and hotel. The casino is very inconspicuous though we can still smell it even from the other side of the very large hotel. The boys and I think that it is likely the hotel was affordable because the really fancy out door pool is closed for repairs.
The first thing I did after putting the kids to bed was to take a long hot shower. Due to random circumstances I hadn't managed to get a shower since Sacramento. It was one of the best showers I've ever had in my life. The huge walk in tiled shower made the experience extra luxurious. It's now the second night of our stay and I've already had three showers, guess I'm making up for the previous lack.
The kids and I roamed the hotel to see what there was. The entire hotel is decorated in very nice contemporary Native American art. We discovered a woman named Roxanne Swentzell whose sculptures made us laugh. Making Oneself was my favorite piece. We also found the indoor pool which was fun, but not as fancy as the outdoor one.
At the end of the day when Elijah finished his work we drove into Santa Fe and checked out the Santa Fe Plaza. There were people playing really good music for free and lots of people sitting around the plaza listening or dancing.
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| Sleeping in the Plaza While We Listen To a Band Play "Summertime" in Spanish |
We ate at a nice little diner right next to the plaza that says it's been open since 1905. The food was really good and the service was very nice. Hannah decided it would be the perfect time to have a horrible tantrum. We actually had to take her out of the restaurant and give her a talking to. After everything calmed down we ate our really good southwestern style Mexican food. It was just as good as Los Arroyos, but Eli said it tasted very different.
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| Both Boys Are Working On the Same Word Puzzle |
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| Elijah's Tired, He Almost Rejected Ice Cream Afterwards |
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| Eli Was Getting Mad At Me For Taking His Picture |
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| Hannah Swears She Ordered French Fries With Her Quesadilla |
Tomorrow we are going to go back to that part of town and check out some of the museums.
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