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Review of Tomme Restaurant in Santa Fe. The weather is turning colder yet in climately mild Santa Fe, New Mexico you can still stroll the streets in the evening, do a bit of window shopping and, when you get chilled, stop in for a world-class meal at a downtown restaurant.
When you’re visiting Santa Fe, New Mexico in the fall, you’re bound to look up and notice patches of blazing gold color in the surrounding mountains. You might not think you can take time to explore these golden treasures. But what is amazing is that the drive up the mountain to the Ski Basin is only 15 miles from downtown Santa Fe. And along the way, you can explore the beauty of those golden hills.
What happens when you renovate a downtown Santa Fe hotel and mix in the flavors, art and traditions of a culturally rich northern New Mexico rural village? Apparently you end up with Hotel Chimayó de Santa Fe. It’s what’s new and hot in downtown Santa Fe while retaining the all-important historic and cultural influences which make Santa Fe, well… Santa Fe!
Santa Fe is into parades and processions. Given the smoothness with which the Historical Hysterical Parade flowed along on Sunday, Santa Fe knows how to put on parades efficiently and safely. The more than 100 floats and vehicles involved in Sunday’s Historical Hysterical Parade, which started right on time at 1 p.m. and wound through the streets of downtown Santa Fe for exactly two hours, was a delightful show of community spirit. Visitors would enjoy the spectacle as well. It’s a great family outing.
The annual Desfiles de los Ninos, a child’s parade turned pet parade, is a staple of the Santa Fe Fiestas celebrations. September is an ideal time to visit this northern New Mexico city. It is the turn of the seasons… not too hot and not too cold. You’ll enjoy a small town parade with some pretty creative entries. After all, Santa Fe is “the City Different” and home to artists, writers and movie stars.
Many have seen the inspirational sculptures of Native American artist Allan Houser. Installations travel all over the United States and individual pieces can be found in the Smithsonian Institution, many prestigious museums and personal collections. Visitors to the Santa Fe area can tour his studio and sculpture gardens.
