The Rest of Our Trip

My husband is an early bird so we got up in Alburquerque and went to the Sandia Hotel and Casino for their breakfast buffet. It is one of the best we have found.Especially if you like Mexican food.After breakfast we headed toward Santa Fe.We had heard about a church with a beautiful staircase that was famous and had a great story behind it, so we wanted to see it. It is the Loretto Chapel and it was beautiful. I will tell you the story behind it. It was built in the 1800s. It had a loft for the choir but no way to get to the loft from the inside. They had carpenters come in to see if they could built a staircase but they all said no, it would take up to much room in the chapel. The sisters started praying for guidance and on the 9th day, a man showed up on a donkey with a hammer, carpenters square,a saw, and tubs to soak the wood in. This beautiful spiral staircase has no center support and is not held from the sides. When the job was done the carpenter disappeared without seeking payment. The whole chapel was beautiful. Here are a few pictures.



After we left the church we went through some of the gift shops and art galleries before leaving.
We then headed toward Bandalier National Park. We had to do alot of walking to see the cliff dwellings but it was great.I even got brave enough to climb up into one. I hate heights so about half way up I kept thinking I was crazy but I did it.


When we left there we headed toward home. We spent the night in Durango Colorado and then made it on home the next day. We had a great time and cant wait for the next trip.