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
