Taos ,New Mexico,oh,so lovely!

                                 Taos ! After a few days in  Santa Fe  it was like coming to a more

                                 manageable sized town , but still full of charm.It has all the adobe 

                                 structures needed to make you feel like you'd be on a different 

                                 continent,but no with  as stringent rules as Santa Fe.

                                 We arrived late at night , and spent the first night camping out 

                                 at Walmart ,before moving to a more reputable camping for

                                 the 2nd night. 

                                 We timed our visit to get to see a festival at the Taos pueblo ,

                                 a town  which has been continually inhabited by the Taos natives

                                for at least 1300 years,possibly longer. And that makes it the

                                oldest town in the US! They were having a spring planting celebration 

                                while we were there , and unfortunately that meant  a 'no photos 'rule, 

                                so therefore no images for my blog , very sad indeed !

                               

But in Taos we could take photos , here's some beautiful Mexican pottery
on a rooftop .Notice the blue sky ! The weather has turned warm and sunny
again , no more rain or snow for us !

Apart from learning about the native history of this area , we also went to
 see this hacienda , representing the Spanish influence in New Mexico.
The no- window wall was there to protect them from possible native attacks .

Look Kokopelli !We searched high and low for this specimen , and he is
now our newest family member .He  also needs to be present in an awful
lot of photos according to Loki, who is his closest friend.

Sylvain and I got a night on our own , and went for the most amazing meal at
this restaurant;the Love Apple  !
Anyone of you who goes to Taos have to go here !
I haven't eaten anything like it for as long as I can remember!
The restaurant is in an old chapel , and serves a somewhat eclectic menu ,
New Mexico influenced .
Love Apple was apparently the old Spanish name for the tomato.

And this is how the town gets that romantic adobe look , while keeping to
sturdier materials.......

OK, this was what made this town just a bit more special !
A  'Magic-The Gathering"  store!
Not only did Taavi and Loki spend an awfully long time in there
choosing what to buy to create the most perfect deck,.but they
 also had a tournament which had them spend a full evening there.
And that was when Sylvain and I got to enjoy that memorable meal at
the ''Love Apple".

The next day we even  had to get on the road a bit later than planned so
that Loki could receive his prize for 5th place out of 12 ,which was a booster pack.

Finally though , after quite a few hours of driving we are now settled in
at the camping by Mesa Verde National Park , in Colorado .

After a late dinner , Chicken Masala with wine , we're now off to bed
to get an early start of hiking  in the park.
Good Night!