We spent Sunday night and will spend Monday night at a hotel in Santa Fe. Aaron does not have air conditioning in his apartment. It's August. I'm still a menopausal woman and can't stand heat. We got a hotel. Actually, this made it more comfortable for all of us. And besides......they were going to have to get up at 3:30 and 5:30 respectively. Too damn early for us.
So we found a lovely AWESOME and unique hotel that was only a couple of minutes down the street from their apartment. It was hard to find due to it being off the road a little.....but what a gem to find. It also fits our criteria of trying to stay in places that are just a little bit different from the cookie cutter hotels.
Here is the Guadalupe Inn:
This was the office area and the private residence of the people that ran the place
All the rooms were upstairs and the parking was below the building
We had the top room in the right corner. Oh and if you look closely, you can see the bellhop coming to get our bags from our vehicle......lol
The room was quaint, cozy, unique, and made us feel like we were staying in a guest room of someone's house. Even though it was not cold enough......I still had to turn on the fireplace just to enjoy the ambiance.
Even the door to our room was unique. That's it on the right hand side of the picture. It was an all wooden door that opened outwards.......the room felt totally Santa Fe.
The bathroom had French doors off of the bedroom and had this magnificent tub. I'm just sad that I never had the opportunity to use it......boo!
After a good night sleep......a Pizza Zone catastrophe (of course).....we headed downstairs for breakfast. They had homemade green chile muffins (that were so delicious) and the best orange juice ever. We sat and made our plans for the day.
First stop was to Sherwin Williams and check in with Aaron. Next stop was some fancy feed store that was brand new......they had a giant cage of tubs with baby chicks in them. Oh they were so cute!
We leisurely strolled through that store and then continued on our journey. We found a couple of other stores in the area and then realized we were starving and it was time for lunch.
Even though we had not liked Aaron's choice the night before for a meal.....we went with another one of his suggestions:
I ordered Green Chile Mac-N-Cheese......oh my goodness......the BEST MAC-N-CHEESE I have ever had in my life. It came with a giant Caesar Salad and Texas Toast. Holy crap. It was so delicious. So while I pigged out.....we plotted the rest of our day.
The decision was made to make the 30 minute drive to Madrid, New Mexico. We had no idea what we would find there.....we only knew that lots of people liked to go there.
One thing we did find there.....was the funniest sign in the world.
Madrid is actually a tiny little town that is filled with artisan shops of different and unique stuff. We had a great time checking out all the stuff. I ended up buying a pair of turquoise and coral earrings to match the necklace I had bought the day before.
We enjoyed just strolling along and spending time together.
We found a little park that had lots of these great picture taking opportunities.....however, the husband wouldn't give in and have his picture taken......so I did.
The other thing that Madrid, New Mexico is famous for is the saloon there. This is where a scene in the movie Wild Hogs was shot.
A little further down the road is the town of Cerillos. This was our next destination. Seriously....if you blink you'll miss everything in this town. We found the biggest attraction advertised and that was the Trading Post, Mining Museum and the Petting Zoo. All 3 located in one easy place.
We passed on the petting zoo and the mining museum.....but we did take a stroll around the trading post looking for something that we didn't need.
On our way out of town we found Main Street which was pretty much non-existent any longer. However, this famous street was once a movie location for Young Guns. I loved the old-time feel to the street and this quiet sleepy town. Notice that it's even still a dirt road and not paved. In fact, the whole entire town was pretty much dirt roads.
Of course, the churches in these tiny old towns are so beautiful to look at. Love it!
It was time for us to head back to Aaron's apartment.....but we made one more pit stop on the way to one of my favorite shops to pick up some souvenirs. It had been kind of a cloudy and somewhat stormy in places day, which led to it being a little chilly. Aaron built us a nice fire in his fireplace and we enjoyed scalloped potatoes, grilled steaks and grilled corn for dinner.
What a glorious and relaxing way to end Day 3 in New Mexico.......but we're not done yet. We still have one more full day to enjoy!
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