The boardwalk in Santa Cruz is a festival of overstimulation. Noise, lights, action, commotion, junk food and kids everywhere-and it’s been that way for 101 Years!
No visit to Santa Cruz, California is complete without a stroll down the boardwalk with soft serve ice cream or cotton candy or some other nutritionally outlawed yummy that you’d never eat anywhere else. But, hey, how often do you get here? Live it up!
While in Santa Fe, we arrived at around noon only to find ourselves driving in? circles trying to find a place to park.? No luck!? No matter what you’ll pay or how carefully you follow the local maps given by the concierge, you will most likely be frustrated.
Fear no more!? There is a fairly-priced parking at the? intersection of Grant and Johnson Streets? which is roughly 1 to 2 blocks from the Georgia O’Keefe Museum.? Sounds simple enough right?? WRONG……… it wasn’t listed on any of the local maps we were given!
Downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico, is one of those magical places where time seems to stand still. No one’s in a hurry, everyone has a smile on their face and there’s something? unique around ever corner. Stroll the? historic downtown area to enjoy an eclectic? array of galleries and? eateries mixed with Spanish colonial-era heritage? and native culture.
If you don’t know where to start, here are a few suggestions:
WHERE TO STAY - Your first order of business is finding a place to stay. Try El Farolito at 514 Galisteo Street. This award-winning, downtown Santa Fe Bed and Breakfast will charm and delight you with it’s authentically-furnished adobe casitas with private entrances and patios tucked into a quiet corner of the historic area. Call Walt Wyss at(505) 988-1631 to make your reservations. This? is an? unforgettable place for a honeymoon.
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