One of Sandy’s clients was visiting The Southwest for two weeks. She and her husband were attending a seminar in Santa Fe, and then going down to the three Hopi mesas in Arizona to visit a friend who works on the reservation.
Hopi
The client knew that we had been to this area many times, and asked Sandy what they should do and see, and where to eat.
On their own, they found La Fonda Hotel, Loreto Chapel, Taos, El Morro and Acoma Pueblo. Sandy said, among many other things, "Have lunch at La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Arizona -- and sleep over." Emphasis on SLEEP OVER.
Yes it is the same “Winslow, Arizona” that the Eagles sing about. Experienced travelers to this area always stay a night at La Posada.
Apache
The wife drove while the husband complained about traveling so far out of the way for lunch at a hotel in some small western town. But you guessed it. They were both blown away by the hotel and the food. The husband had to be pulled away to the next destination. They will go back.
Kathy and Charles of Albuquerque, thank you again for taking us to this treasure so long ago. Sandy and I have been back a number of times, and Kezia and Chris, and Tom and Eileen, have been there since. When you go, Bob's World Reader, let us know how much you loved it.
p.s. Santa Fe had a big festival going on, and the travelers kept trying to get into Tia Sophia's for lunch, but the line was always long down San Francisco Street. But did they get to Jackalope? Next time.
Also go to Canyon de Chelly. The Spaniard asked the Navajo "What's the name of this beautiful place?" The Navajo replied, "Chelly (pronounced "shay")," which means "canyon" in Navajo. So the Spanish named it Canyon de Chelly, or in English, "Canyon the Canyon."
Canyon de Chelly. Look closely for petroglyphs of Spanish Conquistadors.
