DAY 26 & DAY 27 – From Hobart to Brisbane to LA to NYC
août 13, 2023
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Après un autre petit déjeuner copieux sachant que sur la route nous ne pourrions prendre qu'un déjeuner très léger de mandarines et bretzels avec du fromage (déjeuner très chic !).
Le trajet de Santa Fe à Taos sur la High Road est de 105 miles. Vous pouvez le conduire en environ deux heures sans arrêt. Mais cela nous a pris beaucoup plus de temps car nous nous sommes arrêtés pour voir des sites et prendre des photos, bien sûr !
Chimayó is a U.S. National Park American Latino Heritage site, nicknamed the Lourdes of America for its famous healing miracles. The Church, El Santuario de Chimayó, attracts 300,000 pilgrims a year seeking cures from the holy dirt (called el pocito) that’s located in a small room inside the church. Even before the Spaniards arrived in the area, the Pueblo and Tewa Indians considered Chimayó to be a healing site. The short slideshow below represents a sample of interesting art in the small village.
We stopped at a small village called Las Trampas which is considered part of the American Latino Heritage. The village of Las Trampas was settled by Spanish families in 1751 and was built within a defensive wall with low buildings packed around a central plaza. Within the village is the San José de Gracia Church considered one of the most-original and best-preserved examples of Spanish Colonial architecture in New Mexico.
Les autres villages et points d'intérêt historiques étaient plus difficiles à voir pendant l'hiver, mais encore plus difficiles pendant une pandémie. Au lieu de cela, nous avons continué notre chemin à travers la forêt nationale de Carson. Il y avait de la neige dans certains endroits. Ce serait formidable de revenir en été pour faire de la randonnée parmi les pins, les genévriers et les mesas.
Surprisingly, we found easy parking in Taos, had our light lunch in the car before walking the historic part of town. Taos Pueblo unfortunately remains closed due to the pandemic so we were not able to visit it. The Taos Plaza was not much to see except for some stores. We could see that the pandemic has been hard on the town with the lack of tourists.
We decided to take a slight detour Northwest of Taos to see the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. The Bridge is considered the seventh highest bridge in the United States. We parked and walked to different locations around the bridge and on the bridge itself to take pictures. Here again, we took our time capturing some artistic photos. Quite impressive to walk on the bridge… and it vibrates as cars drive past! Luckily, we don’t have vertigo!
Il y avait des marchands de Taos Pueblo qui vendaient des bijoux artisanaux, des statues sculptées sur bois, des couteaux, etc. Je me suis acheté deux cadeaux de Noël – deux colliers.
Finished, we drove through Taos once more to head back to Santa Fe. Right outside Taos, we stopped to see Rancho de Taos, a village which was original established in 1725. On the small plaza, there are some really old structures, but the original Native American Village (over 300 years old) can no longer be seen, except for a couple of buildings.
On the plaza, we visited the San Francisco De Assisi Mission Church, another Natural Historic Landmark, dating back to the late 18th century. We read that this particular church was painted by Georgia O’Keeffe and photographed by Ansel Adams.
Then as night was falling quick, it was time to drive back to Santa Fe on the Low or River Road, winding through small farming communities of the Rio Grande Valley.
Back in Santa, Fe, we decided to head straight to a restaurant called Jambo Café in Santa Fe.
Jambo Café est un mélange de cuisine nord-africaine avec des saveurs swahili, indiennes, arabes, caribéennes et européennes. Lauréat de nombreux prix, Jambo Café a figuré dans les Diners du Food Network et dans divers magazines de cuisine.
La nourriture était très savoureuse, fraîche et tellement différente de ce que nous sommes habitués. Nous avons adoré toutes les épices utilisées dans les plats que nous avons choisis.
Le chef Ahmed Obo est originaire du Kenya et a créé un restaurant très réussi. Il est venu à notre table pour nous dire bonjour et débarrassé la table.
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