La Posada

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I talked to Sheila from the reception desk at La Posada Hotel this morning. She is originally from West Roxbury and even went to school with our Boston Mayor Tom Menino. She referred to him as Tommy. Or Tawmee to be exact. I asked her to send me the list of the 14 day trips that you can do from there. Some were the Hopi Mesas, the Painted Desert, Canyon de Chelly and even the Petrified Forest. Monument Valley was on there I think.

La Posada was included in "World’s Best Places to Stay" in Conde Nast Traveler - the Gold List, rated # 1 for design and dining.    

“Favorite Hotels in the world: I'd highly recommend the historic La Posada in Winslow, Arizona.” - Los Angeles Times.    

"Wow, I murmured in awe, as I walked into the lobby of La Posada Hotel” - Albuquerque Journal.

“It was like traveling back in time to Shangri-La . . . Colter had designed the greatest railroad hotel of them all."  - Arizona Highways.

He was referring to Mary Jane Colter, who also designed the hotels at the Grand Canyon and even that Indian Watchtower at the eastern end. Everyone needs to go to La Posada. “The resting place” in Spanish. Kathy & Charles, did we introduce you to it? Ha ha . . .

Well I was standing on the corner of Winslow Arizona  

Such a fine sight to see.

It's a girl my lord in a flat bed Ford

Slowing down to tell me her life's story

. . . or something like that. By the Eagles. Do you know they are, or were, “Eagles” NOT “The Eagles?” It is true. I would never lie to you.

I am four hours into the making of our southwestern New Mexico vacation photo albums. I am up to the gold, almost ghost, town of Pinos Altos. Tall Pines. Eight million dollars in gold came out before it ran out. William Randolph Hearst's dad owned it. He was quoted as saying, "He came to Silver City for the silver, but ended up with the gold."

Tomorrow Billy the Kid's Mother’s grave, and Bayard, and the desert hot springs, and the Mexican Jalisco Café. Then on to Winslow. It is going to be a fine album.

We showed it to Tom & Eileen last night at El Sarape. It was one of the Days of the Dead, Friday evening. Every year we bring candles and photos of relatives who have passed on. We Catholics, of course, refer to it as All Saints Day. The place was packed and the food was magnificent as usual. Well, why not? It is a Mexican Restaurant in Braintree Massachusetts.

We had tons of leftover Halloween candy, so Sandy thought we should bring it to Pepe. Wow was he happy! Patron was present, and warmly welcomed us. We always bring him hard candy from the Super Mercado on Isla. The one in Centro. Sometimes we see Luis Tiant at El Sarape, but not this time. He of course is Cuban, but his esposa is Mexican.

Rogelio sends his warm regards to you. Do you know that he speaks Port-ooh-geese ALSO? He was waiting on Bethany's Mom & Dad, who sat across from us. They refused to share their sangria. I invited them to the next Fourth of July pool party regardless.

La Posada was rated #3 in the United States for bargain hotels by Trip Advisor, the biggest travel-rating web site in the WORLD.

Sandy and I highly recommend room #241. For $143 this room is a steal.  We have stayed in the $109 rooms and they are nearly as nice.

The Turqouise Room at La Posada was rated as the SECOND best hotel restaurant in the ENTIRE United States. Did you catch that? SECOND BEST in the U.S.  YCMTSU

Excuse me , por favor, while I microwave my fajitas de pollo from last night.

Rosanne & Ryan of Phoenix, are you listening? Rock Springs Cafe on the way up for lunch and pie?

Todd & ???  Instead of Florida? Fly through Phoenix instead of Albuquerque and drive up.

- Roberto Francisco Tocino