judith

barbara, you have picked a wonderful city to visit. the area around the city is exciting also. ghost ranch, backed up to the hills georgia o'keefe painted, abiquiu where she lived, all the indian ruins and pueblos, the indian jewelry market on the town square every day, the giant flea market just north of s.f. by the opera on weekends, the farmers market in town on sats., my favorite museum, the museum of international folk art. also unbelievable views no matter where you look. i love santa fe, which is truly the city different.

roco

I am flying into Albuquerque on 8/16 and then hoping to arrive very early morning on 8/17 for INDIAN MARKET. I pulled out last year's SANTA FE magazine and read all about Indian Market and now I am REALLY excited.

Yesterday, while searching the internet for Santa Fe info, I came across a really great site:

www.collectorsguide.com/cgi-local/event.pl.

You give them the dates you will be there and check what sort of events you are interested in (artwise) and they print out a day-by-day list of what's happening!! This includes all musueums, galleries, opera, exhibitions, trade shows, etc. Invaluable!

Thanks to Dick for warning me about the starting time of Indian Market. I do not check into my timeshare until 4 p.m. that night, so I have no idea where I will sleep Friday night, but it will arrange itself.

If, when you visit Santa Fe, you know for sure you want to re-visit, pick up a copy of classifieds for Sunday and you will see lots of people renting cute little places close in for a whole lot less than a motel. Also, explore on foot and look for small casitas that may or may not advertise (why pay for the ad?)

navaho joe

After some thoughtful consideration, I've decided not to talk about Santa Fe.

Pat

I'm going to Santa Fe for a week in July and am looking for suggested places to stay. Not crassly commercial, mid-range, ideally with a pool but not necessarily, and could be a drive outside of downtown. Any suggestions? Thanks

Jayne

I go to Santa Fe every summer. There's always something new to discover. Here are some favorites:

Restaurants: Marias, Plaza Cafe, Guadalupe Cafe

Shopping: The Flea Market on the road to Taos

There's also a Farmers Market on Tuesday and Saturday mornings. Can't remember the exact location, but it should be easy to track down.

Candy: Senior Murphy's candy store is close to the Plaza and has really good caramel apples.

Side trips:

There's a western movie set town on the Turquoise Trail, rather off the road. We saw it on a trail map, and there was a small sign posted on the side of the road. We drove out there and they were working on a western. We watched and then paid a fee for a personalized tour of the place. The caretaker was really friendly and told us all kinds of interesting stuff. The set was originally built for some old Jimmy Stewart movie in the 1960s.

Jayne

I forgot to respond to the post asking for a lodging suggestion. Check out El Rey Inn. It's on Cerrillos and is a unique, charming place to stay. The prices are reasonable and include a continental breakfast, complete with flavored tortillas -- my personal favorite. It has a really nice pool, too.