Day 4: Santa Fe

Final stop for the day was Santa Fe, upmarket resort town and one of the oldest cities in the States, thanks to its Spanish ancestry. The Palace of the Governers still stands on the plaza in the centre of town, surrounded by art galleries - over 250 in all - in fact, there is not much else in the streets around the Plaza other than galleries, restuarants and a few high class hotels - great if you suddenly need a painting of an Indian Brave or some "interesting" modern art.

Actually, I was a bit dissapointed - perhaps because Santa Fe has an almost iconic quality, but getting there and realising it is a bit like a Disneyland for rich grown ups was not what I was expecting.

However, it did have the Georgia O'Keeffe museum, full of paintings of flowers and skulls which was, fortuitously, free entry on a Friday evening!

Here is an example of one of Santa Fe's elegant courtyards A funky shop (selling tourist tack)

The Palace of the Governors - built in about 1600, this is the oldest public building in the US (and quite a nice little museum too)

The Museum of Fine Art, in a typical adobe style.