Getting to experience how other people in the United States live has been one of the things that Jack and I have enjoyed the most during our almost six months on the road. It isn't always easy, especially for me. As anyone who knows me would agree, I'm not the most relaxed person in the world. I'm getting used to being on the road although it is harder than I thought it would be. Every part of the country has a different energy and we've learned to adapt. From the fast pace of New York City, to the laid back vibe of New Orleans and now to the oldest state capitol in the country, Santa Fe, we've tried to live like the local people do and adjust to their ways of doing things.
Santa Fe has a completely different kind of feel than any of the places that we've stayed these past few months and our rental house seems to exemplify that feeling. It's an adobe home in an older part of Santa Fe that has no central air conditioning or heat. To enter the home, you go through beautiful wrought iron gates that close in front of a large double wooden door.
There is a small courtyard with a fountain and tiled walls outside of the front door.
A screened wrought iron door closes over the painted front door. The painting has something to do with feng shui but I'm not sure about the meaning of it.
The living room is heated by a fireplace and has a ceiling with large log beams called vigas.
The doors to the guest bedroom, bathroom and closet are all painted and the guest room has local art hanging on the walls. In fact, there is art everywhere
throughout the home. There are lots of spiritual images and bright colors.
I especially love the kitchen. The kitchen has another fireplace and has French doors that open to a second courtyard. It's a cheerful place to cook and to eat. There is a giant island that is part storage shelf and part counter top. I like to sit at the counter and sip a glass of wine while I watch Jack cook.
At the end of the house is the master suite. The bedroom also has French doors that open to the patio but it has been too cold to sleep with them open. All of the doors and windows in the house have decorative wrought iron bars over them that lock, I guess because the windows are so low to the ground, unlike the homes in the Midwest.
The bedroom has a gas fireplace, a loveseat, a stereo and a television in it. It's almost like a little apartment. Jack and Coco and I watch t.v. or read there in the evening. The bathroom Master Bathroom has no heat (I can't imagine what that would be like in Winter. Yikes!) but the floors are heated.
We love being in this little home and don't feel the need to be out and about all of the time because just being in the home is restful, like a mini-vacation. If we do want to get out and see people we are about two blocks away from the Railyard District which has at least ten restaurants, lots of shops, and a Farmer's Market. There is a walking path a block away and hiking trails are just a ten minute drive. Jack and I feel lucky to have found this little casita and are grateful that the owner chooses to share it with renters through VRBO.
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